Twenty Ford & Slater apprentices are set to take on their second head-to-head charity truck pull event, taking place on September 1st, 2019 at Bruntingthorpe Airfield. Last year fourteen apprentices from across the Group put their strength to the test, pulling two 7.5T DAF CF trucks the length of the… Read more »
Fowler Welch driver trainers deliver HGV training in Tanzania
Two Fowler Welch driver trainers, Paul Hughes and William Robertson, have completed a fortnight’s placement at Transaid’s Professional Driver Training project at the National Institute of Transport (NIT) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. A core part of Transaid’s road safety work, the project aims to harmonise driver training best practice… Read more »
Pall-Ex pledge to support Armed Forces
Pall-Ex has pledged to support ex-military personnel with jobs, training and fundraising after signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The logistics giant has demonstrated its commitment as an ex-Forces employer, by providing roles and access to training and qualifications at its hub in Coalville, Leicestershire. In addition to signing the covenant,… Read more »
Pedal power carries big-hearted Mercedes-Benz Vans cyclists to a new charity triumph
The Mercedes-Benz Vans ‘chain gang’ have done it again, pedalling the gruelling 62 miles between Manchester and Blackpool to net another cash windfall of more than £20,000 for Cancer Research. Their magnificent effort in Sunday’s (7 July) sponsored cycle means that over the last three years riders representing the brand… Read more »
Leyland Trucks riders peddle home to raise £16,000
More than 110 novice riders and cycling enthusiasts from Leyland Trucks raised in excess of £16,000 for St Catherine’s Hospice and a number of other Lancashire charities, after covering a combined 8,000 miles in their 2019 Factory to Festival challenge. This year’s annual event saw riders take on one of… Read more »
FareShare opens new warehouse in Kent to provide 480,000 additional meals to people in need each year
FareShare has relocated its Kent Regional Centre to new premises which will enable the warehouse to provide an additional 480,000 meals to vulnerable people each year. Thanks to funding from Asda, FareShare Kent has relocated to a new, larger warehouse in Ashford Business Park, which is twice the size of… Read more »
Truck driver Phil puts motoring skills to good use on his blood bike
A TRUCK driver who wanted to repay the NHS for helping save his partner’s life after she was twice diagnosed with breast cancer has put his motoring skills to good use by becoming a ‘blood biker’. Phil Sharrock, 53, who works for Wrexham-based McCarthy Distribution, is a volunteer rider for… Read more »
Yodel colleagues tackle the Cumbrian Challenge for charity
In May, 13 colleagues from parcel carrier Yodel took on the peaks of Cumbria, raising thousands of pounds for military charity, Walking With The Wounded. Over three days, colleagues from across the Yodel business joined serving military and reservists on a series of walking challenges through the Lake District for… Read more »
TIP’s ‘Fat Bottomed Boys & Girls’ ride again – Portuguese Man o War Tour!
For the sixth year running, TIP Trailer Services is supporting a 50-strong cycling team from the UK and Irish transport industries to raise monies for two deserving charities, including the Stoke-based Donna Louise Trust and the world-famous Christie’s cancer hospital in Manchester. Having raised over £250,000 for charity in the… Read more »
Transport company ‘saves the day’ for children’s charity
Transport company ATL Haulage Contractors Ltd has come to the aid of children’s charity Over The Wall by agreeing to deliver all the equipment and resources required to run its camps around the UK. Over The Wall is a provider of free residential camps for children with serious illness… Read more »
