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‘Industry and Government must work together to beat haulage driver shortage,’ says the Transport Committee – echoing the message from the Freight Transport Association.   FTA had highlighted the shortfall of over 45,000 HGV drivers and has long been calling on Government to support the industry in solving the issue.   The… Read more »

British Gas has enjoyed more than a year of improved traction and mobility across its 13,000-strong commercial vehicle fleet, thanks to Michelin CrossClimate tyres. The company – Britain’s largest energy provider – swapped its tyre policy to Michelin’s unique summer tyre with winter capabilities in mid-2015. The move came after… Read more »

E-commerce delivery experts ParcelHero say Amazon’s launch of its revolutionary ‘Uber’-style Amazon Flex App in Birmingham this month will transform home deliveries. The UK launch, first revealed in yesterday’s Financial Times, means car owners can deliver Prime Now/Same Day items directly to customers’ homes using the new App. ParcelHero’s Head of Public Relations,… Read more »

TomTom Telematics has today announced a collaboration with Sage, the market leader in cloud accounting software.   By combining TomTom WEBFLEET and Sage Live, the collaboration will deliver real-time accounting for companies with fleets of vehicles. WEBFLEET, the award-winning TomTom Telematics fleet management service, is used by small to large businesses to… Read more »

The Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Jones, had disqualified the “shadow director” of a Wolverhampton business who deceived enforcement officers because he had already been banned by the Environment Agency. The industry regulator ruled that Shane Fletcher was the controlling mind of Fletcher Metals Ltd, which operates from Chillington Industrial Estate. In… Read more »

Economists and experts globally are struggling to predict what the full outcome of Britain’s Brexit vote, but leading bus and truck manufacturer MAN is backing operators with a new deal to help see them through uncertain times. Simon Elliott, Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus UK, recognises the importance… Read more »

Delays experienced by motorists heading for the Port of Dover this past weekend, highlight the need to look at the ‘bigger picture’ to provide facilities for all – says the FTA today.   Drivers’ queued for up to 14 hours on Kent’s roads over the past few days as they attempted to clear additional French security checks… Read more »

Paragon Software Systems has experienced strong growth in the first half of 2016. The company has seen increasing demand for its routing and scheduling solutions both in the UK and internationally as transport operators look to reduce costs, improve service levels and boost operational performance. This has resulted in a… Read more »

Warrens Warehousing Group has taken delivery of its first consignment of Dry Liner box trailers from Krone which, says the company, will join its 200-strong European trailer fleet and carry bread and cake products for a number of leading supermarkets. Manufactured in Herzlake, Germany, the Dry Liner is designed to… Read more »