America in need of truck drivers amid supply chain crisis
America in need of truck drivers amid supply chain crisis
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According to the American Trucking Associations, the industry is short a record 80,000…
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BMW Mini car production threatened as Imperial Logistics HGV drivers vote to strike
Mini car production at BMW’s Cowley plant could be severely disrupted after HGV drivers at Imperial Logistics International UK, who deliver components to the factory, voted in favour of a six-day strike. The warning from union Unite comes after …
Abbey Logistics extends Viridor plastics recycling deal at new £250m Avonmouth facility
Road tanker and logistics company Abbey Logistics has extended its partnership with recycling and waste management company Viridor. The two companies began working together last year through Abbey’s bag to bulk facility where Abbey provided refo…
Use retrofit solutions to ensure trucks are ULEZ compliant, advises Zemo Partnership
HGV operators should adopt approved vehicle retrofit solutions to meet the demands of London’s newly expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone, according to Zemo Partnership. The new London ULEZ, launched today, (25 October) will be 18 times the size of …
Coventry council offers local businesses the chance to trial the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter
Coventry Council is helping local businesses switch to electric vehicles by offering the use of four battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eSprinters. The vans, supplied by local dealer Midlands Truck & Van are on offer to those working in and aroun…
Westminster and Holyrood’s records on rail undermine their climate boasts
IF ONE sector can be said to show up the gulf between government rhetoric and reality on climate change, it is the railways.
And for all the Scottish government’s posturing as an enlightened alternative to the Tories at Westminster, the Scotrail mess s…
Andover Trailers supplies two bespoke trailers to haulier L Hunt and Sons
Hampshire-based haulier L Hunt & Sons, has taken delivery of two new bespoke built trailers from Andover Trailers, extending a relationship between the two companies dating back more than 30 years. The first new delivery is a high-specificat…
Meet the people who abandoned their high carbon jobs for green careers
With 1.2 billion jobs directly reliant on a healthy, stable planet across the world, high-carbon industries are slowly fading out of the global economy.
As certain jobs become obsolete, those working in fossil fuel sectors are dropping like flies as t…
Help us stuff the truck for the 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Pet Food Drive in Cordele
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) – Join WALB on Wednesday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blackshear Veterinary Hospital in Cordele for the 2nd Annual Howl-o-ween event.
© Provided by Albany (GA) WALB Join WALB and Blackshear Veterinary Hospital for Howl-O-…
ATA Celebrates Range of Trucking Leaders
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations presented its Driver of the Year Award and introduced the newest graduates of its professional leadership program Oct. 24 during its Manag…
Man Who Drove Truck Through Crowd of Demonstrators in Pasadena Sentenced in Federal Weapons Case – Pasadena Now
Left: Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San Marino. (Photo courtesy of US District Court for Central California) / Right: The truck allegedly driven by Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San Marino narrowly misses demonstrators at Fair Oaks Avenue and Colora…
Government’s unlimited cabotage proposal a “shameful betrayal” of UK lorry drivers and hauliers, says RHA
Government plans to allow foreign lorry drivers to undertake unlimited deliveries in the UK for two weeks at a time are a “shameful betrayal” of UK lorry drivers and haulage operators. The accusation is made in RHA’s response to the DfT’s short …
Vauxhall chief demands government support for van owners as London’s ULEZ balloons
As London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expands today (25 October) from central London to the North and South Circular roads, growing 18 times larger than its original size, Paul Willcox, MD at vehicle manufacturer Vauxhall, called for a sing…
JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 10: The future of e-commerce logistics as new players challenge UPS and FedEx
© Provided by Business Insider Insider Events panelists from left: CEO of ShipHero Aaron Rubin, Principal at Playground Global Victoria Sun, and Chief Strategy Officer of The Frontdoor Collective Penelope (Penny) Register-Shaw. ShipHero; Playground Gl…