Logistics

News from Volvo: Birmingham-based RGF Logistics Limited, are conducting fuel trials on two Euro-6 compliant tractor units against other vehicles in their eighty-strong fleet. With annual mileage of 95,000 miles per year, fuel efficiency and dealer support is critical. The…

Following National Apprenticeship Week and a warning from the CBI that many sectors face a skills vacuum, Transport News Brief takes a look at the need for talent and training at the sharp end of the logistics sector.   Operators…

A petition calling for a three pence per litre cut in fuel duty has been delivered to the door of 10 Downing Street ahead of next week’s budget on 19 March. The petition was presented by Rob Flello, Labour member…

News from Volvo: Terry Hicks, Director of respected haulier B & T Hicks Transport Limited, is celebrating 40 years with the family-owned and managed business this year and recently ordered four new Volvo FH. Founded by Terry’s father in 1973,…

News from the Freight Transport Association: The Freight Transport Association has backed the call by Newport East MP Jessica Morden for ‘openness’ from the Treasury about what it intends to do with the Severn tolls when the bridges revert to…

News from Unipart Logistics: Unipart Logistics and RF Code have announced a strategic alliance to deliver the most advanced Active RFID-enabled solutions to the global supply chain marketplace. Richard Hankinson, Automotive Director at Unipart Logistics, said, “We are delighted to…

News from the FTA: In its response to the review of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Department for Transport has echoed the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA’s) concerns that the Agency needs to consider the requirements of business…

When Domino’s Pizza was expecting its traditional post-Christmas spike in demand, the national pizza manufacturer turned to Burnt Tree for the first time, taking additional 26 tonne dual-temperature refrigerated trucks on rental from the company’s new Refrigerental division. According to…

A new fact file of automotive industry facts has been produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to shout about what makes the UK’s industry great. With a total turnover of £59.3 billion, the UK automotive sector added…

Figures revealed by the Freight Transport Association have shown that members using its Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) are 86% less likely to have serious brake defects compared to VOSA checks. Data compiled via FTA’s Gateway management information system and compared…