The head of Skills for Logistics (SfL) has said a new scheme aimed at recruiting ex-services personnel into the road transport industry is “absolutely not” just for large operators in the sector. Speaking earlier this month at the official launch of SfL’s Military Transitions to Logistics programme at London’s Imperial War Museum, the sector skills council’s chief executive Mick […]
Stobart Group has achieved a first for an operator in the logistics sector, by entering the savings market with a new six-year bond. The retail bond is aimed at small investors, and will yield a fixed-rate of 5.5% per annum. The move comes after the likes of Tesco, John Lewis and National Grid all […]
Oxfordshire-based tipper operator Smiths (Bletchington) has spent more than £400,000 updating its fleet with four new trucks fitted with safety equipment, and two tipper trailers. New vehicles include three MAN TGS vehicles; a 6×2 tractor, 6×4 and 8×4 tippers fitted with Charlton SuperLite steel bodies from Thompsons Group, as well as a Scania R400 […]
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To be successful, logistics businesses need people of all kinds. Black and white, young and old, both men and women. Women in Logistics UK is a group set up in 2008 and made up of over 3,000 women and men. Their aim is to support the careers of women working in logistics. Women in […]
JUST a year after hitting the headlines for becoming one of the youngest fully qualified female truckers in the country, Laurie Bartram has taken top honours at a transport industry award ceremony. At a glittering event at The Savoy Hotel in London, Laurie was declared commercial driver of the year in the 2012 MAN […]
2011: DPD seeks 50 HGV drivers as part of expansion bid PARCEL CARRIER DPD wants to recruit more than 50 HGV drivers ahead of the oficial opening of a £12m extension to its national sorting hub in Oldbury, West Midlands, later this month (22 September). The investment means the 132C specialist, part of Geopost UK […]
The transport industry is still a male-dominated sector, despite of the shortage of drivers and calls for increased equality. However, in different parts of the world, there are crusaders who are working to bring about change and Ellen Voie is one of them. Her organisation, Women in Trucking, with the support of Volvo Trucks, has […]
Leading logistics company trg has launched a national raffle in partnership with its customer Tesco Grocery Distribution, to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. Wimbledon-based trg will be donating a brand-new Hyundai I30 to the raffle in a bid to raise £30,000 for the partnership. Cancer Research UK is Tesco Charity of the Year […]
My good friend Brandon Borgna, from Volvo Trucks North America, has provided me with the details on the winners of its 2012 Volvo Trucks Safety Award which celebrates the excellent performance records and safety-first focuses of Erb International and Muñoz Trucking. Each company receive $25,000 to be used toward their safety-related activities. The fleets were […]