FedEx is thought to be in preliminary talks to acquire rival parcel delivery service TNT.
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National rental company Burnt Tree Vehicle Solutions has added 100 factory-bodied DAF LF45 trucks to its 8,000-strong fleet.
DHL Exel Supply Chain has created a series of courses to help companies in the UK improve their health and safety records and reduce costs.
The findings from PRTM’s latest Global Supply Chain Trends Survey indicate that “by 2010, the need for greater supply chain flexibility will overtake product quality and customer service as the major driver for improving supply chain strategy”
FedEx has started trials of Iveco’s diesel-electric hybrid Daily.
Volvo has signed a contract with finished vehicle logistics software company Vehnet to install its iTracks yard management system at all its sites worldwide.
Argos distribution workers are set to go on strike in a dispute over pay.
ITM Power, the electrolyser and fuel cell development company, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered car and refuelling station, designed to help cut fuel costs for drivers and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
Kuehne + Nagel has ordered a further 205 trailers from TIP Trailer Services following the recent completion of its first order for 155 curtainsided trailers on a seven-year long-term lease.
The government’s decision to scrap rate relief on empty industrial property and phase out the Industrial Buildings Allowance is likely to be “damaging” to the logistics industry, according to UKWA chairman Derrick Potter.
