Transport and Logistics Network
Freight prices followed a similar upward trend. The haulage index rose by 3.9 points to 118.5, an increase of 3.4%, in line with the overall increase in the TEG Road Transport Index, the report said. Courier prices also saw a significant increase, risi…
Multi-temperature distribution business Moran Logistics has added 15 new Volvo FM 460 6×2 tractor units to its busy, growing fleet.
The new FMs – which all meet Transport for London’s 3-star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating – offer the company the i…
A family-run haulage firm in Manchester, that runs its entire fleet on renewable fuel, is accelerating towards expansion after becoming a Network Member of Pallet-Track. Worsley-based JSP Hauliers is investing over £200,000 in new vehicles and creating…
Danish shipping giant Maersk, which operates out of the Port of Felixstowe, said it would like to use trains more.Gary Jeffreys is managing director for the business in the UK.”We’ve invested quite significantly in rail, I think that needs to be the fo…
Four new IVECO S-Way 4×2 vehicles featuring the Cursor 13 490hp diesel engine are yielding excellent fleet savings for Forfar- based Richie Agricultural.
Ritchie Agricultural is a fifth-generation family-run business that dates back to the 1800s. Effic…
The May index stood at 122.8 – a 3.36% monthly rise from 118.8, which at four points above April, rivalled the year-on-year increase of 3.6 points (3.02%).
Haulage prices rose by 3.9 points, with the May index reaching 118.5 – which saw a 3.4% increase…
Tech start-up RailX[1] has announced a partnership with Pledge, the leading accredited carbon reporting platform for freight and logistics. The collaboration allows RailX customers to access carbon emission data through their proprietary software and …
ABE Ledbury has thrown its weight behind an ongoing fundraising campaign to help keep Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s vital pre-hospital emergency service in the air by emblazoning the cause on the back and sides of its new trailer.
The specially desi…
The report analysed “off the shelf” technologies and strategies (defined as low hanging fruit), such as improving fuel efficiency in diesel trucks or moving more freight into railways. In addition, it also assessed how we could move beyond “low hanging…
The Modal Shift Programme at Southampton, which is being extended until the end of next year, encourages freight owners to move their containers import-laden containers via rail to a railhead within 140 miles of the logistics hub instead of using truck…