Dairy products giant Müller is testing whether solar panels and kinetic energy can replace diesel engines to power its fleet of refrigerated HGV trailers. The company has teamed up with Sunswap to trial the delivery of fresh milk using refrigerated trailers that are totally battery and solar-powered. The solar and battery-powered Sunswap system, per trailer, […]
Transport and logistics firms could be missing out on top talent due to complicated application processes, new research has found. Business management software specialist The Access Group, has published its Recruitment and Resourcing Index, after analysing 20 industries to find out which ones offer candidates the best experience when applying for new jobs. The lower […]
Wise Logistics has taken delivery of three S.CS Freepost trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to help speed up its loading times and reduce repair and maintenance costs. The Northamptonshire general haulage firm said it has a long-standing relationship with Europe’s leading trailer manufacturer and was keen to add the new pillarless curtainsiders to its fleet having […]
Palletways member Ge-Be Transport has invested more than £5m into new headquarters in Swaffham, Norfolk, as part of a strategy to diversify the firm’s services and meet the growing demand of the business. The new 435,600sq ft site will allow the family-run firm to offer warehousing and storage services for the first time, alongside the […]
Somerset-based haulage company C&D South West has promoted Charles ‘Sam’ Hammond to operations director after seven years of working in the family business. C&D have been operating for over 35 years and are now under the third generation of leadership with siblings Lorna, Cayla and Sam all working for the family business. Now Sam Hammond […]
The RHA is calling for greater government clarity on moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, to prevent delays and avoid damaging Northern Ireland’s economy. The Windsor Framework replaces the Northern Ireland Protocol and introduces new processes designed to better manage post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of […]
FORS Gold operator Kilnbridge Construction Services is introducing the Webfleet Video solution across its fleet of 140 HGVs and vans in a move aimed at reducing its fuel costs and CO2 emissions. The move will enable Kilnbridge to monitor its fleet’s journeys and help the company reduce fuel consumption, cut carbon emissions, improve driver behaviour […]
Bromwich-based delivery firm PGS Group has opened a new depot in West Bromwich and has launched a recruitment drive as part of plans to grow the business. The new 80,000sq ft site is PGS Group’s sixth depot, giving the business a total footprint of over 650,000sq ft of space in the West Midlands. PGS is […]
The UK government is to delay full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union for a fifth time, pushing the start date back another three months to January 2024. The latest date for implementation of these border controls was set for 31 October this year. However the government has announced today (29 August) […]
The average age of directors and founders in the warehousing and distribution sector is significantly lower than in transport and logistics, according to research by Approved Business Finance. The research used data from Companies House to analyse the average age of 2,000 founders, chief executives and MDs in the UK’s biggest businesses across 20 different […]