UK MD Dan Myers expands on the company’s 42-year partnership with the Tour de France and his determination to navigate the challenging road ahead back home The July morning is already scorchingly hot as I wait on the Champs-Élysées to meet XPO U…
GXO Logistics UK said strong organic growth and new business wins helped it to increase revenues by more than a quarter last year. Turnover in the year ending 31 December was £1.5m, compared to £1.2m in 2020. Pre-tax profit increased by 40.1% to…
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract by Cromwell Tools to provide distribution services to Cromwell branches in the UK. XPO has been contracted to fulfil core transport services which include night deliveries to Cromwell location…
XPO Logistics is making significant cuts to its UK and Ireland operational emissions by using LED systems at its sites. The company now uses LED systems in 76% of its network sites, and all new sites are equipped with smart controls to realise f…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling for comments on GXO Logistic’s £965m acquisition of Clipper Logistics as it launches its investigation into the deal. The CMA is considering whether the acquisition will result in a sub…
XPO Logistics is trialling low bridge alert technology to help make a dent in the 2,000 bridge strikes that occur every year. The VUE Low Bridge Alerting System uses telematics to warn an HGV driver when bridges pose a strike risk along their ro…
Some of the biggest hauliers and shippers, including Stobart, XPO and Tesco have formed an action group to accelerate the decarbonisation of HGVs. The HGVzero task force aims to develop solutions that will tackle what it described as “complex pi…
XPO Logistics has announced a new partnership with Veterans into Logistics which aims to help military veterans gain employment in the logistics sector. The UK charity will partner with XPO in a scheme aimed at helping qualified candidates …
XPO said it had remained “an employer of choice” for fuel tanker drivers after striking a deal with the union which raised pay by an average of £12,000. “The vastly improved” deal was agreed after the 57 drivers on the outsourced Tesco petrol st…
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract by Tesco to manage the retailer’s chilled distribution to stores in the North West. Under the new agreement XPO will be responsible for temperature-controlled transport and will use XPO’s flee…
XPO drivers have become the latest to strike a significant pay increase after their union negotiated a 20% salary boost for those working on the logistics firm’s Wavin contract. Unite said 39 drivers in Chippenham would be receiving the pay rise…
XPO Logistics is sponsoring the Birmingham Pride Festival this month as part of its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. The theme of the event, which takes place on 25-26 September, is “Stronger Together” and signals XPO’s support of …
Logistics firms need to diversify their workforces by fishing in a wider range of talent pools if the industry is to solve its skills crisis, Lynn Brown (pictured), recently appointed HR director of XPO UK and Ireland, told the Motor Transport F…
XPO Logistics is sponsoring the first ever Tamworth Pride festival in Staffordshire, signalling its support of LGBTQ+ employees. The company said it was continuing to expand its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and its sponsorship o…