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Opinion – Page 9
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Come and join four middle-aged blokes suffer for Transaid
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 ...
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ArticleShould we be worried about the apprenticeship levy?
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. So it’s nearly a year since one of the biggest taxation changes in a generation (levy payroll tax).The levy is set ...
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ArticlePalletforce looks to broader horizons for profitable growth
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.Thanks to the financial firepower from our owners, EmergeVest, we were able to invest more than £65m last year – in infrastructure, a new ...
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Why the road transport industry needs International Women's Day
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. The transport industry portrays very much a male image, which is understandable, given that less than 10% of the ...
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ArticleWhat is blockchain anyway?
Image: WhiteHat SecuritySo 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 ...
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ArticleEconomic outlook cautiously optimistic for road transport in 2018
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 ...
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Brexit is a defining moment for the UK, but what comes after?
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? We all enjoy thinking about the future, but making assumptions about the future is dangerous, ...
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Article3PLs should be wary of retailer-collect model for primary transport
William Walker, founder of Walker Logistics, argues that supermarkets collecting their own goods is not necessarily the most efficient use of resources.By using their own returning vehicles to collect products bound for their warehouses from their suppliers, are retailers really improving supply chain efficiency?There is a trend for retailers to ...
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What does the future hold for Yodel?
Parcels expert Frank Proud argues that the embattled parcels carrier has a bright future ahead of it.While the full story of peak 2017 has not yet been told, it looked like, this year, Yodel had sailed through the Christmas period with only positive headlines.The company announced it had seen a ...
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Home delivery egg must hatch or go bad
One industry observer's slightly jaundiced view of the home delivery vans cluttering up his street.Ocado’s admission that it has been held back by a driver shortage while motorists’ frustration gets worse because of the increasing number of side-street-blocking home delivery vans is a paradox for the modern age; how can ...
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VIEWPOINT: Brexit impact reports shame the government and do nothing for operators
Anyone looking for insight into what Brexit holds for the economy of the United Kingdom should definitely not read the Department for Exiting the European Union Sectoral Analyses. Those familiar with road transport industry will find little to further educate the way they run their business, or respond to challenges ...
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ArticleVIEWPOINT: 'Cyclist safety – difficult times ahead'
by Jack Semple, RHA, director of policyCycle safety concerns have come to the boil, as six cyclists were killed in London in just 12 days, four after colliding with HGVs.Tragic, terrible incidents that are the result of problems for which there is no quick fix. And as the RHA has ...