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Come and join four middle-aged blokes suffer for Transaid

August 24, 2018 Steve Hobson

With 2019 being one of the hottest and driest summers on record, chances are June 2019 will see torrential downpours and strong winds. But don’t let that put you off signing up for Transaid’s latest and possibly greatest fundraiser – a 972-mile cycle ride across Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG).

What does the AI revolution mean for transport?

May 15, 2018 Motor Transport

With the likes of Amazon cooking up a storm in the world of research and development, what will the inevitable market disruption mean for skilled workers? Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes considers how the game could change, and how skilled workers should play it.

What will logistics operations look like in the (not too distant) future?

April 17, 2018 Motor Transport

Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes argues we are on the cusp of a robotic revolution, and questions what this could mean for the industry’s workforce.

Should we be worried about the apprenticeship levy?

March 20, 2018 Motor Transport

Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes questions whether the industry should be concerned by the slow take up of the levy, almost a year after it was launched.

Palletforce looks to broader horizons for profitable growth

March 15, 2018 Motor Transport

Palletforce has a continual focus on growth, and our business strategy centres on creating capacity to enable our members to grow, writes Michael Conroy, CEO of Palletforce.

Why the road transport industry needs International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018 Motor Transport

International Women’s Day and 100 years since women obtained the right to vote. Should these events have a place in a transport magazine? My view is that most certainly they should.

What is blockchain anyway?

March 1, 2018 Steve Hobson

So what is this blockchain and do I need to worry about it? According to the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), the not-for-profit innovation hub in Milton Keynes, blockchain “is the distributed ledger technology (DLT) behind Bitcoin [with] the potential to revolutionise many areas of the digital world, including the intelligent mobility (IM) sphere. As a trusted, decentralised, distributed, pseudonymised database, there are many opportunities for blockchain to address challenges that, so far, have proved impossible to solve. From data privacy […]

Economic outlook cautiously optimistic for road transport in 2018

February 14, 2018 Motor Transport

While 2018 is unlikely to be all plane sailing for road transport, things are looking up says Cato Syverson, CEO of Creditsafe. Figures from our most recent Creditsafe Watchdog Report show that the UK economic picture is starting to look a little less sluggish. Across 12 business sectors that we track on a quarterly basis, we saw outputs on the rise, with increased UK business sales and debt levels at a record low. In part, this narrative holds true for […]

Brexit is a defining moment for the UK, but what comes after?

February 8, 2018 Motor Transport

Brexit might well be the defining moment of our times but what comes after? How do we build a future for our industry that honours the current workforce while safeguarding employment for the next generation?

3PLs should be wary of retailer-collect model for primary transport

January 30, 2018 Motor Transport

William Walker, founder of Walker Logistics, argues that supermarkets collecting their own goods is not necessarily the most efficient use of resources.