Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Book now for FTA’s Northern Ireland Conference

    on May 17, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Book now for FTA’s Northern Ireland Conference

    There’s just a week to go until the Freight Transport Association (FTA)’s Transport Manager Northern Ireland Conference, sponsored by Iveco, which takes place on Thursday 24 May at the Culloden Estate and Spa, Belfast, and with so much changing in the world of logistics, FTA is urging anyone wishing to attend to book now or be disappointed, as places are selling fast. 

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  • Kinesis Vehicle Inspection App keeps fleets on the road

    on May 16, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Kinesis Vehicle Inspection App keeps fleets on the road

    Telematics supplier Kinesis has unveiled a customisable mobile app for vehicle safety checks that provides live electronic updates to fleet management systems.  The easy to use app runs on Apple and Android devices allowing staff to complete checks and record defects including photographs, on their smartphones. The app has been designed to be easily configurable with check lists and data fields that can be changed to meet differing needs

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  • TIP’s Fat Bottomed Boys & Girls ride again – a Spanish Inquisition

    on May 16, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on TIP’s Fat Bottomed Boys & Girls ride again – a Spanish Inquisition

    For the fifth year running, and to celebrate TIP’s 50th anniversary year, TIP Trailer Services is supporting a 50-strong cycling team from the UK and Ireland transport industries to raise monies for the Stoke based charity Donna Louise Trust. Having previously raised almost £150,000 from previous events, this year’s target is a further £50,

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  • RoSPA recognises Bibby Distribution’s outstanding safety record

    on May 15, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on RoSPA recognises Bibby Distribution’s outstanding safety record

    Bibby Distribution has won a top safety award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the second consecutive year, after reducing accidents by a further 10 per cent year-on-year

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  • Michelin appoints new new Director of Services and Solutions

    on May 15, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Michelin appoints new new Director of Services and Solutions

    Michelin has appointed Andrew French, 38, as Director of Services and Solutions for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, giving him direct responsibility for Michelin solutions – which manages the tyres on more than 80,000 buses, coaches and trucks in these markets

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  • RHA figures challenge NOx myths

    on May 15, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on RHA figures challenge NOx myths

    The Road Haulage Association has produced figures which challenge some of the myths that support the drive to tax lorries out of towns and cities

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  • P&O Ferries set to lift capacity at Teesport

    on May 14, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on P&O Ferries set to lift capacity at Teesport

    P&O FERRIES is set to lift capacity on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route by almost 25 per cent within the next month in order to create a gateway to Scotland via the north-eastern port

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  • HeavyHaul makes TotalKare investment

    on May 13, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on HeavyHaul makes TotalKare investment

    An Essex-based plant and machinery transport specialist has made a significant investment into supporting its rapidly growing workshop

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  • Silvertown tunnel decision to keep east London moving

    on May 10, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on Silvertown tunnel decision to keep east London moving

    The go-ahead for a new Thames crossing at Silvertown, given today (10 May 2018) by the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling MP, has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the interests of the logistics industry. 

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  • FTA conference to help keep Britain trading post-Brexit

    on May 10, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA conference to help keep Britain trading post-Brexit

    As political negotiations continue in Brussels, and with the transition period for Brexit all but agreed until the end of 2020, businesses across the country are starting to consider the arrangements they will need to keep trading efficiently, both with European and domestic customers in the coming months and years

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