Food logistics specialist, Reed Boardall, has taken delivery of 30 Scania 500R tractor units to complement the 15 Volvo 520 tractors also acquired as part of its on-going replacement programme
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eCourier has reduced its Central London pickup and delivery times by 33 per cent, after fitting its entire fleet of vehicles with O2’s Xda II and GPS modules.
Protek-dor, the UK transport security specialist, has launched a range of Trailergard devices.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have joined forces to submit their proposals for the 2006 budget, following the cross-industry support gained from the Burns Inquiry,
What are the key factors driving growth in outsourced supply chain management? John Pattullo gives some pointers to where the sector is heading.
The increase of 9.5 per cent means that rail freight has grown by 60 per cent since 1995, and that the amount of freight moved, measured by billion net tonne kilometres, is at its highest level since 1977.
The advice from the government is that operators will need to be ready to use digital tachographs in new HGVs and PSVs from May this year.
At the time of writing this column, we have another surge of interest in the popular press and TV on “Scourge of the White Van Man”.
Transport for London has a hidden agenda to raise revenue, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.
Postcomm, the independent regulator for postal services, has proposed penalties of £11.7m on Royal Mail for serious breaches of its licence obligations.
