Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to receive an accreditation in both workshop and engineering best practice. Audited by FTA, the business organisation representing the logistics sector, Glasgow City Council passed a series of inspections to achieve IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) accreditations for… Read more »
Port of Tyne achieves Continuing Excellence Award for second year in succession
Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has retained its Better Health at Work Continuing Excellence Award for the second year running. Established to recognise the efforts of employers in the North East and Cumbria, the Better Health at Work Award highlights the importance of a healthy… Read more »
IVECO wins prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 for the IVECO S-Way
IVECO has won the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 for the IVECO S-Way in the Automobiles/Vehicles Category of the Product Discipline. Recognised as a symbol of design excellence, the annual award competition is organised by iF International forum Design GmbH, one of the oldest independent design institutions in the world…. Read more »
DAF Apprentices shine at annual graduation and awards event
Daniel Rayfield has been crowned Apprentice of the Year 2019 at DAF Trucks’ annual graduation and awards event; this year at the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport. Daniel, from DAF Dealer Harris DAF, has now completed his third and final year of the market leader’s highly-regarded DAF Apprenticeship Programme –… Read more »
Excellence in Technology & Innovation award win for VehoGroup
The winners of the Wales Transport Awards were announced at the end of 2019 at a gala dinner in the Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel, where VehoGroup were awarded the Excellence in Technology and Innovation Award for their asset management and compliance technology, Vehocheck. Chief Technology Officer for VehoGroup, Lukas… Read more »
UK’s Marcus Kemp awarded ‘DAF International Dealer Salesperson of the Year’
Marcus Kemp, Key Account Manager for DAF Dealer HTC, has won first prize at DAF Trucks’ prestigious International Dealer Salesperson of the Year awards. The Europe-wide event, which culminated in a gala ceremony in Eindhoven, saw top DAF salespeople from across Europe vying for the overall title. Representatives from 14… Read more »
TPN driver receives an award for saving a man’s life
A TPN driver who works for Halifax-based Claude Hellowell recently received a commendation for saving the life of a man intent upon suicide on Halifax flyover last spring. 27-year-old Dan Binns, who has been a truck driver for 18 months, was returning to base after collecting palletised freight from local… Read more »
World’s best-known freight operator wins FTA special recognition award
FTA, the voice of the UK logistics sector, has named the world’s best-known logistics operator as the recipient of an FTA Special Recognition Award, in acknowledgement of the organisation’s promotion of excellence in freight management and distribution. Delivering one million tonnes of presents to 1.6 billion homes in a 24-hour… Read more »
MAN eTGE and MAN eTGM win “European Transport Award for Sustainability 2020”
“Transport” newspaper has presented the European Transport Award for Sustainability for the fifth time. Every two years, the awards give recognition to companies and products from the commercial vehicle industry which combine economic success with social responsibility and environmental protection in a special way – and whose sustainable actions lead… Read more »
Celebrating women who are transforming the Transport & Logistics industry
The 2020 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards, launched to celebrate inspirational women reshaping the industry, is now open for nominations until 10 February. The awards celebrate the crucial positions women hold in transport and logistics, showcasing progression, accomplishments and increasing avenues of opportunity within the industry. Since the inception… Read more »
