Challenging conditions prompted by the trading arrangements for goods passing into and out of Northern Ireland contributed to Woodside Logistics Group experiencing a 5.3% reduction in pre-tax profits. Newly released figures for the period ending…
Spanish road freight transport start-up Trucksters registered a record €30m (£26.5m) annual revenue in 2022, a 300% rise on 2021. The company, which expanded its service into the UK last year, uses a relay model […]
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A disaster response charity has been awarded a contract by the government worth more than £200,000 to provide food and water to HGV drivers trapped in queues in Kent. The department for transport (DfT) handed […]
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Amazon workers in a Coventry warehouse have announced an initial strike date. The first-ever Amazon strike in the UK is set to take place on 25 January, with further dates to be announced in the […]
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‘Takeback Tuesday’ returns increased by 25% yesterday (3 January) compared to the same day last year, according to ParcelHero. The delivery specialist estimates around £1.5bn worth of items are now winging their way back to […]
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Greene King has paid tribute to its brewing and distribution teams and said their hard work had helped cancel out any impact from a pay dispute among union workers, which has now escalated into strike […]
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The reinstatement of traffic management system Operation Brock in Kent will provide certainty to hauliers but must not result in lengthy queues for HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK. The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said […]
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Port workers at Felixstowe have voted to accept a new pay deal from the container port, bringing to an end a dispute that began in the summer. The port said over 90% of workers agreed […]
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Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members. Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence […]
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Could switching from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ help cut costs and ease supply chain pressure? Bart Coppelmans, director industry solutions, global head of supply chain and logistics, HERE Technologies explains the benefits Major geop…
Scotland’s first minister insisted the government is “absolutely committed” to delivering two new ferries for services to island communities, despite them being at least five years late and the building costs soaring. Giving evidence to the publ…
GXO has described comments by the Unite union regarding a pay offer for 1,000 of its draymen making beer deliveries across the UK as “inaccurate and misleading” and that they risk causing unnecessary disruption. As things stand, the HGV drivers …
Perishable goods haulier PML has heavily criticised the climate change group Just Stop Oil after its supporters scaled the masts of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing and caused widespread disruption to drivers. MD Mike Parr …
The operator of the M6 toll road said this year had seen some of the highest volumes of HGV traffic ever recorded on its road, with operators making the most of the largely congestion-free route. Based on data from its analytics team, Midland Ex…