Britain is a nation of confident drivers who enjoy being out on the roads – but most of them would not consider driving for a living, according to new survey data from Lanes Group Careers. Although nearly two-thirds of Britons mostly feel happy behind the wheel and do not… Read more »
Licence revocation for operator who underestimated the importance of undertakings
Traffic Commissioner says regulatory action inevitable for non-compliant operator. A recent public inquiry saw an operator have its licence taken away for not putting enough importance on the undertakings it agreed to when applying for the operator’s licence. The operator had vehicles stopped on three separate occasions – each time they… Read more »
Maritime named Road Haulier of the Year at Global Freight Awards
Maritime Transport was named Road Haulier of the Year by readers of freight publication Lloyd’s Loading List during its Global Freight Awards last week. More than 500 freight forwarders, shippers and industry experts gathered at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel to attend the prestigious annual ceremony, which recognises achievements in… Read more »
Fortec Distribution joins forces with WCG to introduce students to logistics
The Fortec Distribution Network has joined forces with WCG to help deliver a new initiative to give students an insight into logistics and the good careers available within the sector. Key members of its management team delivered their first training session to two groups of students at the Rugby campus… Read more »
Yodel unveils revolutionary automated sortation facility to handle out of gauge parcels
UK independent parcel carrier Yodel, has announced the launch of a bespoke semi-automated sort, designed to revolutionise the handling of large, out of gauge and delicate parcels. The new state of the art system, dubbed Merlin, has been installed at Yodel’s Wednesbury sort centre and is capable of processing… Read more »
Flagship Vessel arrives to mark start of 2M Asia-Europe Service at DP World London Gateway
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller arrived at DP World London Gateway today, the first vessel on the AE7/Condor service to call at the port. The flagship Maersk Line vessel, which is 399 metres long and able to hold 18,270 twenty-foot equivalent container units, berthed on the River Thames in the early… Read more »
Logistics company fined after driver suffers crush injuries
A Newport-based logistics company has been fined after a driver was crushed by a full pallet when his lorry was being unloaded. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how on, 5 May 2017, an employee of Freight Movement Limited was seriously injured when a pallet loaded with 920kg of cardboard packaging toppled… Read more »
Volvo Trucks provides autonomous transport solution to Brønnøy Kalk AS
Volvo Trucks has just signed a landmark agreement with Brønnøy Kalk AS in Norway to provide its first commercial autonomous solution transporting limestone from an open pit mine to a nearby port. The solution for Brønnøy Kalk AS consists of limestone being transported by six autonomous Volvo FH trucks on… Read more »
Portsmouth International Port to Lovedean Substation
August saw our Teams complete the second of our National Grid Super Grid Transformer projects in a three week period. This time our Team, fresh from delivering Cellarhead Substation, hotfooted it to Portsmouth. As part of a substation upgrade programme to supply homes, hospitals, schools and businesses in the area,… Read more »
No Deal is not an option for transport
No Deal is No Option, according to the business group representing the logistics sector, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), in reaction to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the Department for Transport’s implementation of Brexit released today (28 November 2018). This report states there is a significant and growing… Read more »
