Warehouse and logistics business HMT Group is encouraging non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class 1 and 2 driving levels with the use of an Isuzu Grafter 3.5-tonner as a training vehicle. It’s the first Isuzu truck in the group’s fleet and …
Despite HGV drivers and couriers enjoying significant pay increases over the last two years, more than 40% of the public said low pay would prevent them from taking a job in last-mile delivery, according to new research. The nationwide survey fo…
DPD customers with accessibility issues can now instruct couriers to make more time and wait at the door, via its new ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app. The function enables parcel recipients to flag to the driver that they require more time …
ArrowXL has been chosen by bed and mattress supplier Aspire Furniture to handle its deliveries to UK customers. The deal will mean the two-person home delivery firm handling the movement of 800 beds and headboards a month and ArrowXL said it was…
Automotive developer REE has begun trials of its all-electric P7 modular platform for delivery fleets. Supporting up to four tonnes (8,800lbs) max payload, REE said the P7 platform has capacity for 35% more packages than comparable CVs. It added…
A government report last November found the use of drones in logistics could result in £2.8bn of savings and boost productivity. Research by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said there will be an estimated 11,00…
ArrowXL has signed a contract with independent bed and mattress retailer Land of Beds to handle the delivery of 400 products per month to households across the UK. Land of Beds said it had been impressed by ArrowXL’s warehouse management system …
Hermes has come out fighting after a video, secretly filmed by an undercover reporter in the run-up to Christmas, showed workers at its High Wycombe sorting centre throwing parcels and insulting customers. The Times reporter also claimed the com…
Online retailers and couriers are experiencing a 17% surge in late gift deliveries as the Omicron surge drove shoppers from the High Street last weekend, according to ParcelHero’s head of consumer research David Jinks. Pointing to research by re…
Lancashire-based Solomon Commercials has opened its seventh new factory to enhance existing capacity levels and meet rising demand in production. The 35,000sq ft facility, which is now fully operational, will be based in Darwen and focus on manu…
Turnover at The Alternative Parcels Company (APC) grew by almost a fifth last year after the pandemic led to a parcel volumes “surging” and home delivery became the choice for millions. Latest figures for the independent parcel delivery network,…
Some of the largest parcel firms in the UK have criticised research by Citizens Advice which claimed to have uncovered consistent problems in their customer service and deliveries. DPD, Hermes and Yodel said the findings were flawed and based on…
Retailers’ last order delivery dates for goods needed in time for Christmas could be overly optimistic, according to ParcelHero, which suggested that safety margins have not been built in. The warning appeared to be backed up by research by busi…
Yodel has launched an improved version of its customer app which has been upgraded to give a more personalised parcel delivery experience this Christmas. The upgraded customer app offers a number of new features, including the ability to pre-sel…