All articles by Carol Millett – Page 40
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MT ArticleGeneration Logistics offers three new sponsorship deals as it enters fourth year
Generation Logistics, a campaign group which promotes career opportunities in logistics, is inviting sponsors to get involved in its fourth year, with the offer of three new sponsorship packages.
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MT ArticlePallet Power ramps up drive for growth with launch of new site in East London
London haulier Pallet Power has invested a “significant” sum in a new site at Beckton in East London, boosted its fleet and created 20 new jobs, the company revealed this week.
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MT ArticleOperators risk GDPR fines by using driver NI numbers for licence checking, FleetCheck is warning
Fleets are risking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines by using employee’s National Insurance (NI) numbers for driving licence checking, FleetCheck said this week.
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MT ArticleAsset Alliance Group delivers new DAF trucks in record time for Furniture Village’s Glasgow store launch
Asset Alliance Group has delivered two new DAF XB 190 trucks with personalised plates in just six weeks, to support Furniture Village’s major new store opening in Glasgow.
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MT ArticleRHA calls for joined-up response to tackle ongoing HGV driver shortage
RHA is warning that over 117,000 HGV drivers have left the industry over the past 12 months, including a significant number of younger drivers, thanks to high insurance costs, expensive training requirements, the withdrawal of the government funded HGV driver bootcamps, and the pressures on an industry operating on slim ...
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MT ArticleEvri lands two year extension on long-running Debenhams delivery contract
Parcel delivery giant Evri is expanding its long-term partnership with Debenhams Group for another two years, in a deal which establishes the company as one of Debenhams’ key delivery partners.
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MT ArticleBook now for latest Transport Managers conferences or miss out, Logistics UK warns
Logistics UK is advising those wishing to book on its autumn Transport Manager conferences - running from September to December at venues across the UK - to act now, as some venues are already booked and others near full capacity.
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MT ArticleThe Pallet Network appoints Michael Conroy as chief executive
Culina Group subsidiary The Pallet Network (TPN) has appointed Michael Conroy as its new chief executive.
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FCZ ArticleCEVA Logistics to open UK electric vehicle battery recycling centres as part of major European launch
CEVA Logistics is launching a recycling service for end-of life-electric vehicle batteries, which will see it open 15 battery logistics centres across Europe, starting with the UK, France and Spain this year.
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MT ArticleDate revealed for fundraising 2026 Scottish Transaid Dinner
The road transport industry in Scotland has announced its third biennial Scottish Transaid Dinner, which will take place at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa near Grangemouth on Thursday 4 June 2026.
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MT ArticleInternational pallet group PGS launches first UK site in Essex
International pallet company PGS Group has launched its first site in the UK, marking the next stage of its expansion across Europe.
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MT ArticleMake councils undertake preventative road maintenance training, RAC and road surface experts tell government
The RAC and the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) have written to the government this week, calling for them to introduce mandatory training for councils who carry out little or no maintenance to prevent potholes forming.
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MT ArticlePolice call for witnesses to M25 incident that hospitalised truck driver
Police are appealing for dashcam footage to help identify a silver Mercedes connected to an M25 crash, which has left a truck driver hospitalised with serious injuries.
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MT ArticleRHA ready to work with new ministers to help deliver growth
RHA has responded to the government’s reshuffle, following the departure of Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy leader of the Labour Party, last week.
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MT ArticleWhistl invests £3m in new trailer fleet
Whistl has launched the upgrade of its trailer fleet following a £3m investment.
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MT ArticleDX bolsters fleet whilst Sainsbury’s slashes vehicle numbers, MT Fleet Data’s latest report reveals
DX Network Services boosted its fleet last week, adding 85 trucks and 38 trailers, bolstering the company’s total truck numbers to 1,428 and its trailer cohort to 1,287, according to the latest figures from MT Fleet Data.
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MT ArticleMAN Truck & Bus Avonmouth dealership re-opens after major upgrade
MAN Truck & Bus Avonmouth dealership, which covers Avon, Somerset, and Gloucestershire, has re-opened after a major refurbishment requiring “a significant investment”, the company has revealed.
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MT ArticleFridgeXpress opens five new locations and boosts services
Temperature-controlled vehicle rental business FridgeXpress is accelerating its national expansion with five new locations across the country.
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MT ArticleThe APC expands Parcelly partnership to 2,500 UK stores
Parcel delivery network The APC has expanded its partnership with Parcelly, the carrier-agnostic logistics technology and parcel shop network.
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MT ArticleFrench group ID Logistics expands reach in UK with launch of Sherburn-in-Elmet hub
French contract logistics giant ID Logistics has officially launched its second hub, located in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, promising the creation of over 300 new jobs at the site.