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Further strikes at the Port of Liverpool th...
Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool – one of the UK’s main freight ports serving trade to Ireland and the US – have announced two weeks of strike action – after rejecting a pay offer
Palletline Logistics goes from strength to ...
Palletline Logistics, part of Palletline the UK’s leading force in palletised network freight distribution, has reached new heights following the completion of recent acquisitions. Headed by Managing Director Paul Elson, the business now has a total
Brigade Electronics launches Brigade Van
Brigade Electronics – a market-leading provider of vehicles safety systems – has launched Brigade Van: a new product range featuring a variety of vehicle safety solutions that are specifically designed for the van market. According to
Anne-Marie Trevelyan replaces Grant Shapps ...
Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been appointed Transport Secretary in Liz Truss’s new Government. She replaces Grant Shapps who had held the post since July 2019. Anne-Marie Trevelyan had previously been international development secretary but lost her place
Road transport prices reach new highs for 2...
The average price-per-mile for UK haulage vehicles rose by 1 point this month, to 117.8 points in August, after showing signs of falling midway through the month. This follows the trend of previous years: there hasn’t
Continental Digital Solutions sees ContiCon...
When Continental was seeking a UK-based customer to trial its new ContiConnect 2.0 platform, bulk haulage firm, G.Webb proved to be the perfect fit. A long-time beneficiary of the Continental Digital Solutions range, the company had
Rapid Response selects DAVIS to automate li...
Fast-growing Rapid Response Medical Group, one of the UK’s leading emergency ambulance services, has switched to licence checking with the award-winning DAVIS platform from Licence Check, the country’s top ranked licence checking operation, to automate all
The Government needs to immediately reduce ...
New research, released this week, showed that 96 percent of UK drivers would support a call on the Government to implement a reduction on tax fuel. It’s a step that new Prime Minister Liz Truss may
Queen Elizabeth II
It is with great sadness that all of us at Fleetpoint learnt of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s death. Born in April 1926, she became Queen Regnant in February 1952 and later held her Coronation on the
Young drivers are concerned at cost of EVs
A new study into EV adoption in the UK, published today on World EV Day by a consortium of the UK’s leading automotive experts, has revealed that despite the current adoption being geared towards older drivers, young drivers
