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Calling all winners of the 1986 Motor Transport Awards
As the Motor Transport Awards prepares to mark four decades of recognising excellence in road transport, we reveal the original 1986 roll of honour — and appeal to winners to bring their vintage trophies to the anniversary celebration on 9 September.
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Fourth generation joins Moody Logistics
Moody Logistics has taken on the fourth generation of the Moody family after appointing Charlotte Wilkinson as business development manager ahead of the company’s 80th anniversary.
“Phenomenally successful” Translink shakes up leadership
Translink Express Logistics has overhauled its senior management team as it approaches a milestone anniversary and following growth of almost a third in two years.
Likewise lays foundations for growth with Corby distribution hub
Flooring distributor Likewise Group has exchanged on the purchase of a 60,000 sq ft high bay hub in in Corby as it looks to boost turnover to £300m.
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Fourth generation joins Moody Logistics
“Phenomenally successful” Translink shakes up leadership
Likewise lays foundations for growth with Corby distribution hub
Kitwave splashes out on foodservice distributor
Strike action at Lockwood Haulage on the cards amid pay row
Female Co-op driver awarded £19k in sex discrimination case
ASCO energised by cost savings after fleet software rollout
Clugston reports loss amid economic challenges
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Kitwave splashes out on foodservice distributor
One of the largest family-owned foodservice companies in the South West has been acquired by independent wholesaler Kitwave as part of its growth strategy.
Strike action at Lockwood Haulage on the cards amid pay row
Lockwood Haulage has been threatened with strike action next week by staff after their union claimed it had been offered a “miserly” pay offer.
Female Co-op driver awarded £19k in sex discrimination case
The Co-op has been told to pay a female HGV driver £19,000 after a tribunal found it minimised the sexual harassment she received by a colleague and failed to put adequate safeguarding measures in place.
ASCO energised by cost savings after fleet software rollout
Energy and defence logistics firm ASCO could be looking at annual savings of £194,000 after it installed fleet management software across its entire fleet.
Clugston reports loss amid economic challenges
Clugston Distribution Services made a pre-tax loss last year, mainly due to it opening a new division in the south of England.
“We’ve got a lot of catching up to do”: NX sets out UK growth ambition
NX Group UK and Ireland MD Steve Williams reveals plans to double the operation to £200m revenue and 600 staff within five years
Cost-cutting drive narrows pre-tax loss at Edwin C Farrall Transport
Despite boosting operating profit by over two-thirds, thanks to cost-cutting measures, Edwin C Farrall Transport remained in the red in 2025, as it continued to battle higher finance costs and volatile volumes.
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Why the AI tools your office buys quietly die
Plenty has been written about the big implementation that disappoints. The system goes in, the project is signed off, and the operation takes a year to catch up with it. That is a real problem and it deserves the attention.
Late payment is an unsecured loan your biggest customer takes without asking
The Commercial Payments Bill addresses a real problem, but it will not help your cashflow this quarter. Harvey Dhillon, ACMA CGMA, explains what the legislation actually proposes, why haulage is structurally exposed, and which operational disciplines deliver results now — before Parliament acts.
Operator news
Fourth generation joins Moody Logistics
Moody Logistics has taken on the fourth generation of the Moody family after appointing Charlotte Wilkinson as business development manager ahead of the company’s 80th anniversary.
“Phenomenally successful” Translink shakes up leadership
Translink Express Logistics has overhauled its senior management team as it approaches a milestone anniversary and following growth of almost a third in two years.
Likewise lays foundations for growth with Corby distribution hub
Flooring distributor Likewise Group has exchanged on the purchase of a 60,000 sq ft high bay hub in in Corby as it looks to boost turnover to £300m.
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“We’ve got a lot of catching up to do”: NX sets out UK growth ambition
NX Group UK and Ireland MD Steve Williams reveals plans to double the operation to £200m revenue and 600 staff within five years
BIFA chief on freight crime, Brexit borders and sector collaboration
From sophisticated cargo fraud and post-Brexit ENS requirements to record training uptake and long-term port investment, BIFA director general Steve Parker sets out the pressures and opportunities shaping UK freight forwarding — and why working together remains the sector’s strongest asset.
“AI will disrupt haulage and create a new breed of operator…”
Microlise chief technology officer Dean Garvey-North warns that the biggest threat to established hauliers could come from new businesses built around artificial intelligence from day one
Inside Browns: How the £24m haulier is building a smarter business
From AI-powered customer service and a bespoke transport management system to a waiting list of drivers, Browns Distribution is using better data to sharpen its operation and support continued growth
northstarr: How Stuart Godman is charting a new course for logistics
After transforming the fortunes of the Pallet-Track network, chief executive Stuart Godman has launched a new logistics group bringing together transport, warehousing, and technology. He tells Tim Wallace why he believes the future lies in connecting specialist businesses rather than simply building bigger operators
Palletline 2.0: managing an evolution
Carl Moore talks to Steve Hobson about growth, technology and the future of the UK’s leading pallet network