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Transport Minister hails start of COP26 electric bus tour from London to Glasgow
Transport minister Trudy Harrison MP (Mon 18th Oct) has signalled her support for a unique electric bus tour from London to Glasgow to celebrate low…
Alcohol and drug misuse – is it time to test your workforce?
The full implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will take many more months, if not years, to play out. One of the many worrying consequences is…
Driver shortage: Government extends cabotage rights
The Government is hoping to ease pressure on the country’s supply chains caused by the driver shortage by temporarily extending so-called ‘cabotage’ rights. The Department for…
Scania has launched a three-axle LNG tractor unit
Scania has further extended its portfolio of dedicated gas-fuelled trucks with the introduction of a 6×2/2 LNG (liquified natural gas) tractor unit. Equipped with a…
Are women the future of trucking?
Jodi Smith is a Class 2 truck driver for JMS Powered Access. She has been driving trucks since 2016 and is an advocate for female…
Nottingham transport firm joins Palletways network
Haulage operator, D&D Transport in Nottingham, has joined Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network and part of the Imperial Group. The…
Octopus Electric Vehicles rolls out Jaama Key2
Octopus Electric Vehicles has implemented Jaama’s Key2 asset management software to manage the day-to-day running of its EV salary sacrifice and business contract hire fleet.…
BIFA set to play key role at Multimodal 2021
A major new attraction at the forthcoming rescheduled (19-21 October 2021) Multimodal Exhibition and Conference will be the British International Freight Association’s Freight Forwarders Village,…
Simplytrak vehicle tracking system praised by police
Simplytrak’s vehicle tracking system is helping to fight the war on rural vehicle crime in The East Riding having partnered with North Yorkshire’s Rural Crime…
Supply chain taskforce must trigger action
The RHA has given a cautious welcome to the government’s decision this week to set up an industry taskforce to advise on the UK’s supply…
London ranks as top smart city in the ‘Cities of the Future Index’
Through analysis of mobility, technology, business and environmental data, London ranks as the no.1 most intelligent and future-proof city for cities with a population of…
Pall-Ex Group adopts what3words for more efficient deliveries
Pall-Ex Group has announced its partnership with innovative addressing system what3words in what is a sector first for the pallet network industry, with the technology…
New collaboration puts two UK tech firms in the EV pilot’s seat
Two UK technology companies have joined forces to bring accurate range prediction and optimised fuel efficiency to the electric vehicle market through the development of…
Improved fleet utilisation becomes a top priority
Improving fleet utilisation was cited as one of the top three priorities in the next 12 months for more than half of the UK fleet…
Yodel creates more than 4,300 roles as it gears up for Christmas
UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has announced that it is looking to recruit 4,311 new colleagues as the business prepares for what is expected to…
Green light for Sunderland battery manufacturing plant
Sunderland City Council has approved plans for the UK’s first at-scale battery manufacturing plant at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) The £450m battery manufacturing plant…