Chris Tindall
Chris Tindall started writing for the haulage and logistics industry in 2002 and quickly realised there was enough going on to keep him busy for a very long time.
He’s covered a broad range of significant issues, including GPS jamming by criminals, platooning, Brexit and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of safe and secure lorry parks and he helped secure the release of a lorry driver in a Polish jail due to misuse of the European Arrest Warrant.
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ArticleDoctors on Wheels D4 medical fraud trial delayed
The trial of six people accused of fraudulently carrying out D4 driver medicals has been put back by a year due to intense caseloads within the court system.
ArticleTEF Transport’s creditors owed more than £2m
TEF Transport could owe more than £1.2m just to the companies it did business with, according to newly filed papers by its administrator.
ArticleBusiness group warns of societal unrest unless cold chain is bolstered
Rioting and looting is a looming threat if the cold chain is disrupted and the government has failed to take steps to protect temperature-controlled goods in times of crisis, according to the sector.
ArticleTravis Perkins fined £2m for HGV unsecured timber fatality
Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after timber fell off one of its lorries and onto a car in Sussex, killing the driver.
ArticleCharging CAZ plans in Manchester shelved
The government has confirmed it will not impose a charging clean air zone (CAZ) in Greater Manchester after the city provided evidence it could achieve emissions compliance via other methods.
ArticlePolice chief acknowledges problems faced by abnormal loads operators
The Abnormal Loads Group (ALG) has welcomed engagement by police forces to tackle the inconsistent service being provided to hauliers across the country, after research found it was costing more than half a billion pounds a year.
ArticleYodel announces dozens of Northern Ireland store openings
Yodel is to open 56 stores in Northern Ireland after identifying the region as a key market for its out of home (OOH) network.
ArticleParcel consolidation a strategic move to maintain profitability
Logistics management specialist ITD Global has pointed to parcel consolidation as a method for keeping delivery costs down, amid predictions that shipping volumes will increase by 59% within five years.
ArticleLightfoot senior management changes afoot
Fleet tech specialist Lightfoot has promoted its MD Paul Hollick to chief executive, replacing Rupert Lyon Taylor who becomes chief customer officer.
ArticleYodel looks to the future despite looming legal action with former director
Yodel intends to increase its scale with a focus on smaller parcel deliveries after new owner Judge Logistics acquired the business last summer.
ArticleKinaxia kicks off 2025 with board shake-up and new investment strategy
Kinaxia Logistics has announced a series of new board appointments, along with an investment programme for 2025 that it said would embrace AI, staff retention and decarbonisation.
ArticleLorry parts manufacturer facing strikes in February
Operator machining automotive part by cnc turning machine
ArticleLTS gets top marks in storage and transport audit
Logistics specialist LTS Global Solutions has secured a BRCGS AA grade for storage and distribution following an audit.
ArticleDrunk HGV driver banned from the roads
Police in Cambridgeshire said they were “lost for words” about why a lorry driver got behind the wheel of his artic after drinking and then drove down the A14 putting lives at risk.
ArticleRoad user charging in Reading on the cards for rat-running lorries
Reading will investigate the potential of road user charging for through traffic, including “inappropriate HGV movements” after councillors complained the Berkshire town was being used as a short cut.
ArticleTurnover and profit down at UPS
UPS said macroeconomic factors in the UK were to blame for a 6% decrease in revenues at the package delivery company.
ArticleTransport manager alterations go digital from end of January
Any changes that need to be made to transport managers on an operator’s licence must be done online from the end of the month when the current TM1 form is withdrawn.
ArticleBretts successfully navigates through turbulent transport sector
Bretts Transport said the cost of living crisis, as well as high fuel and inflation costs, was to blame for a 17% reduction in its revenues last year – but operational changes had helped it more than double its profits.
ArticleDennis Eagle owner in the spotlight over ‘free’ safety upgrade
A bin wagon supplier at the centre of a lorry death tragedy has been accused of “the worst kind of opportunism” after a BBC investigation claimed it was asking councils to pay for a safety upgrade.
ArticleTotal Home Delivery boss on the “heartbreaking” end of his business
The boss of a company that swooped in and took on all of Star Transport & Warehousing’s contracts, staff and customers when it collapsed into administration, has apologised “from the bottom of my heart” to anyone affected by its own collapse last September.