BRAKE, the road safety charity, has revealed the theme and dates for Road Safety Week, its annual road safety campaign, taking place from 17 to 23 November 2024. The charity has chosen to put road […]
Wincanton reported an annual pre-tax loss of £44.9m, according to its latest financial results, ahead of its £760m sale to US supply chain management giant GXO back in April of this year. The group’s figures […]
More logistics firms and retail businesses are failing than are being launched, writes Peter Brown. It comes from research provided by parcel delivery expert Parcelhero. Using data from the Office of National Statistics’s report Business Demography, […]
The Renault Trucks dealership that covers southern Scotland and Cumbria Border Trucks has been acquired by fellow dealership Diamond Trucks. The Setanta Group-owned Diamond Trucks operate two sites based in Warrington and Mallusk, in Northern […]
The Malcolm Group were the big winners at Truckfest Scotland where it picked up five awards, including Best In Show, writes Peter Brown. Following an action-packed two days at the Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston […]
William Stobart & Son has been fined a six-figure sum by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee lost both legs while working at its site near Warrington, writes Carol Millett. HSE issued […]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has been given the thumbs up to move forward to pursue compensation for operators after a price fixing cartel of truck manufacturers was found to have broken competition rules. The […]
A ‘strong formal warning’ was handed down by the deputy traffic commissioner to Cumbrian haulier Dent Logistics after it failed to report a fatal road traffic collision (RTC), reports Chris Tindall. The Penrith-based operator also […]
Parcel carrier Yodel said it is increasing its irregular dimensions and weights service with a new package called Xpect XXL. This puts Yodel further into the irregular dimensions and weights marketplace, a sector its sister […]
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