Transport and Logistics Network
A strike involving 40 HGV bin lorry drivers employed by Coventry Council is “inevitable” after negotiations collapsed this week, according to union Unite. The union claims that during negotiations yesterday (31 July) the Labour-led council threa…
Police in Suffolk stopped 56 trucks and 54 vans and detected 155 offences, as part of a week-long operation largely focused on HGVs. Operation Tramline saw police carry out patrols on the county’s major roads using an HGV provided by National Hi…
As the HGV Levy kicks in today (1 August), environmental groups are calling for the current day-based levy to be ditched for a distance-based charge, with a “major discount” for zero emission vehicles. Green Alliance, Transport Action Network, P…
Rising demand for warehousing and a strong financial performance in the previous year has helped WH Bowker International increase both turnover and profit in 2022. The family-owned company, which is headquartered in Hull, specialises in UK and E…
Mitchells of Mansfield is aiming to make Nottinghamshire the greenest freight distributing county in the UK by offering its customers the ability to offset their freight carbon emissions. The family-run haulage business, based in Sutton-in-Ashfi…