Carol Millett
Carol Millett is an award-winning freelance journalist with over 30 years’ of experience writing across a broad range of sectors, including road transport, construction and civil engineering, project management, private finance, technology, HR, and travel and tourism. She is currently a regular contributor to a variety of DVV Media titles including Motor Transport Magazine, Commercial Motor and Transport News.
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MT ArticleHaulier whose drivers covered 10,535km without driver cards has licence cut
Pentons Haulage and Coldstorage has had its vehicle operator’s licence cut from 70 vehicles to 60 after a Deputy Traffic Commissioner found significant failures in its management of drivers, tachograph records and vehicle compliance.
MT ArticleOver 200 jobs in pipeline as DPD launches new Darlington distribution centre
DPD has opened a new 63,000sq ft distribution centre at Forrest Park, near Darlington, County Durham which could create 250 jobs, the parcel delivery company has announced.
MT ArticlePall-Ex Group forges Benelux partnership to drive pan-European growth
Pall-Ex Group is strengthening its pan-European distribution network with the appointment of a new principal partner for the Benelux region.
MT ArticleHeidelberg Materials delivers lower carbon road improvement scheme in Cumbria
Heidelberg Materials UK has worked with Westmorland and Furness Council to improve a 1.5-mile stretch of the A689 in Cumbria.
MT ArticleScania profits up in Q3 but electric truck demand remains sluggish
Scania delivered a “resilient” performance in the third quarter, with profits up compared to Q3 2025, but market uptake of its electric trucks continued at a glacial pace, the manufacturer revealed this week.
MT ArticleHolland & Barrett forges three-year expanded partnership with Road Truck Services
Fulfilment of Holland & Barrett’s Irish online orders will move from the UK to Ireland next month through an expanded three-year partnership with Irish logistics firm Road Truck Services (RTS), building on an eight-year relationship spanning import, customs, warehousing and distribution.
MT ArticleIndustry welcomes reports that Healey’s Budget will lock in fuel duty freeze
Media reports that the Chancellor John Healey will continue the freeze on fuel duty in the Budget tomorrow (28 October) are raising hopes in the logistics industry.
MT ArticleTelford Transport Solutions sold for £320,000 and rebranded Lloyd Baker Logistics
Telford Transport Solutions has been sold for £320,000 to Lloyd Baker Leather, part of the Lloyd Baker Group, in a pre-pack deal which keeps the core management team at the helm and sees the company rebadged as Lloyd Baker Logistics.
MT ArticleConnected fleet technology helps Albion slash fleet claim costs by 74%
Albion Fine Foods has boosted its cold chain visibility and cut claim costs using Webfleet, Bridgestone’s advanced fleet management solution, alongside Prolius’ AI fleet management software, the company revealed this week.
MT ArticlePallet-Track owner northstarr acquires UPN to create largest UK pallet network
Technology-led logistics specialist northstarr Group has acquired United Pallet Network (UK), creating the UK’s largest national pallet network.
MT ArticleLogistics ‘doubles your money’, industry tells Chancellor ahead of Budget
Every £1 of economic activity directly generated by the logistics sector more than doubles its value providing another £1.04 across the wider economy, according to new research from business group Logistics UK.
MT ArticleDPD pledges 24,000 mentoring sessions amid youth employment crisis
Parcel delivery giant DPD UK has launched a mentoring programme delivering 24,000 mentoring sessions in its first year to 16- to 25-year-olds across the UK.
MT ArticleHGV people smuggling network dismantled by NCA as final members convicted
HGV drivers are being warned against being recruited by people smuggling gangs after five men involved in hiding people in lorries to transport them to France were found guilty of people smuggling.
MT ArticleCIHT urges government to unlock up to £2.2bn through long-term highways funding
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is calling on the government to move to long-term funding for local highway maintenance, arguing that a five-year funding model could unlock up to £2.2 billion in efficiency savings for reinvestment in the local road network.
MT ArticleStrike averted as XPO boosts pay for Arla HGV drivers and warehouse workers
Around 500 Hatfield HGV drivers and warehouse workers on XPO’s Arla contract have won a “much-improved” pay offer after balloting in favour of strike action, union Unite announced today (26 October).
MT ArticleEvri and Biffa expand fleets as TIP and GXO cut numbers
The latest Motor Transport Fleet Data figures for October show significant changes among the UK’s largest transport and distribution operators, with Evri and Biffa among those recording the biggest fleet expansions.
MT ArticleFraikin sees off rivals to supply 15 Mercedes-Benz eSprinters to Classic Fine Foods
Fraikin has beaten rivals to win a competitive tender for the supply of 15 new 3.5-tonne electric vans, as part of a five-year contract hire deal with premium food distributor Classic Fine Foods
MT ArticlePioneering overhead electric charging gantry unveiled at Bidfood's Slough depot
Wholesaler Bidfood has opened a space-saving four-bay overhead charging gantry at its Slough depot, which the company claims is the first of its kind at a UK commercial transport depot.
MT ArticleGive operators 15p Fuel Duty rebate to prevent cash-flow crisis, RHA tells government
The RHA has launched a major campaign push ahead of the upcoming Budget, warning MPs that escalating fuel costs are severely squeezing operator margins, locking up working capital, and threatening the viability of essential transport contracts.
MT ArticleGXO on hunt for over 1,200 staff as Debenhams’ fulfilment operations return to Burnley
Fashion, home and beauty retailer Debenhams Group is moving its fulfilment operations back to Burnley, through a new global distribution partnership with GXO Logistics, which is expected to create over 1,200 jobs.