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Palletways sales role for former Royal Mail senior manager

Palletways Livingston has appointed Royal Mail veteran Mark Moynes to the position of sales manager.

FleetSafe reinforces commercial leadership team

Video-led telematics developer FleetSafe has appointed Sopp+Sopp founder Jamie Sopp as vice president.

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Mark Holland joins Tructyre as operations director

2026-03-09T12:51:00+00:00By Carol Millett

Tructyre has appointed Mark Holland to be its new operations director from April, as the company continues a major upgrade to streamline its systems.

Co-op appoints Andy Wilmot as group supply chain and logistics director

2026-03-02T15:09:00+00:00By Carol Millett

Former AF Blakemore & Son director Andy Wilmot has taken on the role of Co-op UK group supply chain and logistics director, succeeding Derek Furnival, who will leave the retailer in June after 30 years of service.

Law Distribution appoints David McGuire as finance director

2026-02-25T14:23:00+00:00By Carol Millett

Haydock-based Law Distribution has promoted David McGuire to the role of finance director to strengthen its leadership team.

Wincanton e-commerce director becomes Palletline CEO

2026-02-20T14:21:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

Carl Moore set to join Palletline as it enters its next phase of growth

Shake-up at Motus as CEO retires

2026-02-12T10:58:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

Motus Group UK chief executive Rob Truscott has announced his retirement after eight years in the role and will be replaced by Matt Lawrenson, currently MD of Motus Commercials.

Pallet firm IPP promotes Demi Crabbe to commercial director

2026-01-30T15:51:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

Pallet pooler IPP has promoted Demi Crabbe to commercial director, her second senior management promotion in as many years.

Vertellus promotes Rhian Burrell to MD

2026-01-29T14:34:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

Contract hire provider Vertellus has appointed Rhian Burrell as MD, just over a year after joining the firm as head of marketing.

Fraikin appoints new UK CEO

2026-01-08T17:42:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

Commercial fleet services provider Fraikin has promoted Craig Douglas to UK chief executive.

New TC for Scotland recruited

2025-12-22T09:52:00+00:00By Chris Tindall

A new traffic commissioner for Scotland has been appointed and will start in the role in April.

PML Seafrigo CEO Mike Parr departs business

2025-12-19T10:02:00+00:00By Chris Tindall.

PML Seafrigo’s boss Mike Parr has left the company, just over a year since he was appointed chief executive.

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Opinion

Trade without borders – why drivers need a Schengen exemption

€505 billion. That’s the value of UK–EU goods trade – goods moved across borders by road freight.

Custody discipline: the low-cost fix for vehicle transport disputes

With HGV driver numbers down 1.9% and schedules running tight, operators face growing dispute risk. David Heeney explains why custody discipline—not just careful driving—is now a core commercial control.

The clock in the cab: Are we managing fatigue — or managing behaviour?

A transport operator with nearly 40 years’ experience argues the Working Time Directive may create behavioural pressure for HGV drivers without measurable safety gains beyond existing drivers’ hours regulations.

We’ll need more than derisory grants to electrify our 26-tonne-plus HGV fleet

For UK operators, the decision to transition from their existing internal combustion engine (ICE) fleets to electric alternatives is shrouded in uncertainty. A good example of this is the derisory £18m grant allocated to operators who are considering the procurement of electric trucks.

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