Interviews

Godman Absolutely committed to an electric future for London same-day courier

March 12, 2021 Steve Hobson

In the era BC (Before COVID-19) same-day couriers were the preserve of the rich and famous who just had to have that diamond ring today or City businesses such as legal or banking where urgent paper documents had to be delivered physically rather than by email. But the lockdown has changed that, according to Stuart Godman, CEO of London courier group Absolutely.

Don’t delay – deadline to meet the DVS is looming

February 8, 2021 Steve Hobson

The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) is being introduced by TfL on 1 March after being postponed from its original implementation date of October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Save lives by carrying new low-cost, in-cab defibrillators

February 8, 2021 Admin Support

Road safety organisation Driver First Assist is planning to roll out low-cost defibrillators to the transport industry and beyond, reports Jack Carfrae.

Covid and electric vehicles huge opportunities for rejuvenated Fraikin

January 12, 2021 Steve Hobson

While Fraikin doesn’t replace its MDs quite as often as West Brom replaces its managers – seven in the last five years – Darren Hall is the third person to take charge of the French-owned contract hire firm since 2016.

“Hauliers won’t change to electric when the technology doesn’t do the job!”

December 31, 2020 Admin Support

The government is ramping up its zero carbon agenda, but how keen are HGV operators to jump onboard when the technology is struggling to keep pace with the demands of running a fleet of vehicles?

Go with the Flow for quality assured online training for all logistics workers

December 29, 2020 Steve Hobson

Despite the high proportion of the 2 million people working in UK logistics that are mobile or remote workers, there has been a lack of a coherent and quality assured online training to help their career development. But that is now changing with the launch of Flow.

“We’ll help you save time and avoid big fines” – Sarah Llewelyn, head of Shell Fleet Solutions UK, on why its new tolling solution is vital to hauliers

December 10, 2020 Tim Wallace

For fleets transporting goods between the UK and Europe, this year has presented further challenges for drivers. Additional border checks have caused increased traffic, and in April, trucks in Europe saw their waiting times at border crossings increase by 28%, compared to pre-crisis levels.

“Everything’s picking up” – contract wins drive growth at Archbold

November 27, 2020 Tim Wallace

The old saying that you make your own luck could easily have been written for distribution specialist Archbold Logistics.

“We’ve had to right-size the business” – Simon Hobbs on a challenging first 10 months as Kinaxia chief executive

November 25, 2020 Tim Wallace

When Simon Hobbs says his induction as new Kinaxia boss wasn’t what he expected it sounds like the understatement of the year. Within weeks of taking the reins back in late January, the Covid crisis saw volumes across the group slump by 35% and cash quickly begin to drain.

‘Covid-19: the ultimate resilience test for a business,’ says Bibby Distribution chief

November 24, 2020 Hayley Pink

Bibby Distribution’s well-publicised restructure has seen the business dramatically change course over recent years from a jack-of-all trades to a master of full load logistics. Gone are low-margin contracts and diversification into driver agency, packaging and training divisions, replaced instead with a desire to strengthen core competencies. Alongside this, a move to a more efficient regional network structure with radial distribution from warehousing hubs has seen a significant reduction in operational costs. Guided at the helm by chief executive Richard […]