PD Ports Freeport success as start of new chapter in region’s renaissance

Family-owned Essex based haulier Hammond Transport has recently taken delivery of a new fleet flagship, a New Generation MAN 26.510 TGX 6×2 tractor with the range-topping GX cab, and it’s is already proving a huge hit with drivers and the many fleet admirers. The new Truck, a real eye-catcher in… Read more »

In response to the news yesterday (3 March 2021) that the UK government will extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food goods – also known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods – which were set to expire after 31 March 2021, Logistics UK’s Policy Manager for Northern Ireland, Seamus Leheny, comments:  “Extending the current grace periods for the movement of SPS goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is vital to… Read more »

TECHNOLOGY specialists HaulTech have achieved record growth throughout 2020 and have appointed a new sales director to help the organisation continue its growth trajectory. The Staffordshire-based technology provider has seen its foundations further cemented and sales increased during what had been a record-breaking 2020 for the business despite the impact and challenges brought about… Read more »

One of the first customers in the UK to take delivery of the newly launched 2021 spec Isuzu Grafter 3.5 tonne rigid, with the 6-speed automatic gearbox specification, are Cornwall based hot tub and spa supplier OC Spas from Hayle. Replacing an existing 15 plate Isuzu Grafter that has been… Read more »

Measures included in the Budget provide a strong foundation for economic recovery, according to Logistics UK, one of the UK’s biggest business groups. But while there are many positive decisions – including a freeze in fuel duty and extension to the furloughing scheme – we need to see greater investment in training programmes to help fill the growing vacancies in the industry.     Alex… Read more »

DX, a leading provider of delivery solutions including parcel freight, secure courier and logistics services, unveiled strong trading figures in its half year results announced today, and £4m of further investment over the next six months as it completes a £10m investment programme started in 2019. Revenue increased by 7%… Read more »

Most truck drivers will spend an entire career on the road without getting an opportunity to pilot a vehicle as exclusive as the Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1 – no wonder newly-qualified Sonara Ferreira thanks her lucky three-pointed stars every time she takes a stint at the wheel of her company’s… Read more »

In response to figures released last week from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that show unemployment is at its highest rate since 2016 at 5.1%, Elizabeth de Jong, Director of Policy at Logistics UK, comments: “The logistics industry is in desperate need of workers to fill a variety of… Read more »

By upgrading from its previous Isuzu 7.5 tonne fuel oil tanker to a brand-new Isuzu 11 tonne tanker, Kinch Fuel Oils Ltd are benefiting from much greater additional payload using a truck that can still access the many tight and restricted customer locations throughout Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Despite increasing the… Read more »