Logistics

This week, TNB caught up with Mark Field, a long-serving driver for Bibby Distribution, and the current holder of the prestigious Microlise Driver of the Year title. Name, age and hometown Mark Field, 48, from Kempston in Bedfordshire. How long…

The Logistics Skills Report published by the FTA in October found the shortage of HGV drivers in the UK had climbed to 59,000 and that 64% of transport and storage businesses now face severe skills shortages. But with the situation…

Bevan Group has entered an agreement with Slovakia-based conversion specialist Voltia under which it will assemble and market a new high-volume version of the zero-emission Nissan e-NV200 in Great Britain and Ireland. Voltia’s conversion features walk-in rear doors and offers…

Chilled courier Igloo Thermo-Logistics has taken delivery of 10 new refrigerated delivery vehicles through Ryder, the commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, and maintenance specialist. The trucks will service Igloo’s partnership with national charity Magic Breakfast, which has been providing healthy…

Menzies Distribution has expanded its zero-emissions delivery fleet to more than 120 vehicles. The company already has the UK’s largest all electric vehicle fleet as well as the largest commercial charging infrastructure in the UK through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gnewt,…

DAF Trucks is introducing a new Remote Tacho Download function to its DAF Connect fleet management platform. The feature will allow operators to read, store and analyse the memory of driver cards and tachographs online and in real time. This…

Specialist haulier Chris Wright Ltd has turned to Teletrac Navman as it takes its first steps into digital fleet management. The company, which is best known for transporting specialist loads – everything from heavy duty excavators and bulldozers, to helicopters…

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced that members of its Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) achieved a 4% reduction in their greenhouse gas emissions during the past year. The FTA’s 2019 Logistics Emissions Review also found members of the…

Bibby Distribution has secured a new long-term partnership with confectioner Mars Wrigley after making a multi-million pound investment in 12 of the most advanced ISO-tanks ever used in the UK for bulk liquid chocolate transport. The tankers, which are fitted…

Parcel delivery company DPD has taken delivery of 10 electric assist cargo bikes from Oxfordshire-based manufacturer EAV. The EAV P1 is bio-mechanical hybrid electric-assisted pedal bike designed as a final mile delivery solution. DPD will test five of the bikes…