Transport and Logistics Network
Around a quarter of the workforce of collapsed parcel firm Tuffnells is taking legal action against their former employer over the way their redundancies were handled, according to a law firm. Aticus Law said the number of employees had risen ra…
GXO has defended its decision to dismiss two members of staff at its Croydon depot after a union criticised it for using “draconian” measures. Strikes among beer delivery drivers, draymen and warehouse workers could now be on the cards after Uni…
TfL is due to introduce phase 2 of its Direct Vision Standard in October 2024 and its consultation on the amended standard closed on April 3. Just before the deadline Motor Transport in association with Brigade Electronics held a roundtable deba…
Reid Freight Services said it was very impressed with Schmitz Cargobull after the trailer builder promised a quick turnaround for new assets and achieved it in less than four months. The Stoke haulage firm, which handles palletised goods in the …
Moody Logistics has spent £30,000 on tail lift safety mechanisms and replaced 17 hand operated pump action warehouse pallet trucks with electric versions to make workloads easier and safer. The investment followed a review of its freight managem…
DPD will provide drivers with a portable powerbank they can take home to charge their vans overnight and help avoid reliance on public charging infrastructure. The trial will take place at the parcel firm’s Bicester depot and allows staff to tak…
Finance and fleet management firm Novuna Vehicle Solutions said it had overcome supply issues, stock problems and extended delivery times to provide a “record performance” in the last 12 months. It said it had helped group business Mitsubishi HC…
A new study figuring out how to urgently decarbonise transport will employ the use of ‘digital twins’ for real-world systems that calculate how their performance can be improved. Digital twins are sophisticated computer simulations of physical o…
Chair and settee manufacturer Sherborne Upholstery is sitting pretty after taking delivery of two new Volvo FM 4×2 rigids, each fitted with a box body and tail lift. The Bradford-based company said it had chosen Volvo due to its reputation for f…
Hydrogen infrastructure firm Element 2 said more than 100,000 commercial fleet operators will have access to fuel cell grade hydrogen after it partnered with fuel card provider Radius. It said they would work together to develop hydrogen refuell…