LGV Training in Compliance with EU Laws
If you’re looking to embark on a new career as a LGV driver, it’s important that you undergo training which complies with EU Law, as this post suggests.
If you’re looking to embark on a new career as a LGV driver, it’s important that you undergo training which complies with EU Law, as this post suggests.
AS part of our Get Britain Working campaign we have tracked down an impressive 43,171 jobs in transport and logistics. In the run-up to Christmas, we’ve found 28,632 vacancies for heavy goods drivers, 6,075 for van drivers and 1,400 bus and coach drivers. In fact, industry experts say that unless more people start training as […]
ACS&T has invested £1m in its fleet, with the purchase of seven new Renault Premiums and seven DAF tractor units. The temperature-controlled logistics haulier says the extra vehicles form part of the company’s long-term investment programme, following new business wins and extended contract renewals. Malcolm Johnstone, MD at Grimsby-based ACS&T, says: “In recent months, we […]
DHL Supply Chain has won a five-year contract with Westfield Group to handle the logistics for its Stratford City shopping complex in east London. A DHL-run consolidation centre, located eight miles from the shopping complex, will run retailers’ final-mile logistics with the aim of reducing vehicle movements to the shopping centre by up to 80%. It will also reduce retailers’ emissions […]
When taking your HGV or LGV training, it’s important to ensure that the driving school conforms to industry standards, as The LGV Training Company explains.
Continental is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. The leading international tyre and rubber specialist employs approximately 160,000 people at more than 190 locations worldwide but the company came from humble beginnings. Originally founded in 1871, Continental is now celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2011. The Hanover-based automotive supplier has continued to grow into a […]
Bidvest Logistics, parent company to foodservice firm 3663, has taken delivery of the first of a 108-strong order of DAF LF55 220s, with the rest of the trucks due to hit the road by January 2012. The 26-tonne Euro-5 vehicles will also comply with London LEZ regulations, which see the introduction of a Euro-4 minimum […]
Millions of people across the UK are expected to observe a two-minute silence later to mark Armistice Day. The annual event starts at 11:00 GMT, mirroring the time guns along the western front fell silent for a final time at the end of World War I in 1918. Ceremonies will commemorate those who died in […]
The UK continues to be a “very robust” performer according to Ceva Logistics, which is looking forward to a spike in business next year from the London Olympics. Speaking to MT as Ceva reported global third quarter results for the nine months ending 30 September, Leigh Pomlett, president for Northern Europe at the firm, says: […]
Allport has been awarded a three-year inbound logistics contract with fashion retailer House of Fraser. Under the terms of the deal, which starts in March 2012, Allport will manage the retailer’s supply chain, which will see the majority of stock coming in via Felixstowe. The logistics firm will transport the containers to an East Midlands […]