ACT Research is upping its outlook for commercial vehicle demand, as strong freight markets have driven higher-than-expected commercial vehicle build rates.“If you don’t work in a consumer-facing economic sector, there is much to like about the current…
Road Transport and Haulage
There will be continued market access rights for UK and EU road haulage operators. This means that road haulage operators will continue to be able to:
move goods to, from, and through each other’s territories with no permit r…
TORONTO, Ont. – Electronic Logging Device (ELD) suppliers continue to await answers for some key questions as they prepare for a pending Canadian mandate that takes hold June 12.In a wide-ranging webinar, Omnitracs vice-president – regulatory affairs M…
It’s usually Toyota compact pickups that first spring to mind when talking longevity or off-road ability, but Nissan’s compact trucks have some credibility in those areas as well, as demonstrated by this 1988 Nissan Hardbody Desert Runner pickup. Up fo…
UK: Trade association Logistics UK has stepped up pressure on the government to ensure that the freight sector benefits from capacity released on the conventional network by the opening of the first phases of High Speed 2.
Logistics UK — formerly t…
Police have been in a stand-off with a man on the roof of Devon’s main hospital for several hours.
The man has been said to have been on top of the accident and emergency department at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital since 3pm.
The road to the ar…
| Freight Logistics | Disposal of Wincanton’s containers operations
Wincanton plc, the largest British third-party logistics company, today announces it has signed a conditional agreement to dispose …
The Royal Gwent Hospital was the frontline of the coronavirus battle in Wales.
At one point it saw one of the highest number of infections outside of London when the pandemic took hold.
Hundreds of infected patients entered the Newport hospital, and at…
By Dick Lindsay, The Berkshire Eagle
CHESHIRE — Cheshire has avoided a property tax override vote — at least for this year.
At Tuesday’s annual town meeting, residents approved a balanced budget of nearly $6.64 million, an increase of 6.2 percent ove…
The delayed annual town meeting was held at Hoosac Valley High School to ensure room for social distancing.Town meeting votes to move forward with design work for Cheshire School. Town officials are looking to turn the school property into town offi…
Rail Minister hails corporate backing for efforts to shift freight off the roads and onto the rails
Tesco has officially launched a new £5m investment programme to support its plans to transfer a greater proportion of its distribution network away from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Changes to truck driver hours-of-service rules take effect at 12 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29, meaning they’ll take effect earlier for drivers in other time zones – drivers on the West Coast, for instance, will start operating under…
Several years ago I owned a block of dog kennels, professionally built on a concrete base with the appropriate planning consent.
Unfortunately access was via a strip of grass, which became increasingly muddy during winter when I drove along it. The ans…
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has elected Bernie Driedger, president of Portage Transport, as its 2020-2021 president, during a hybrid in-person/remote annual general meeting.The AGM was postponed from April 3 until Sept. 10….
Each link in the transport chain must take the utmost care to use material handling equipment for the lowest spoilage rates, to maximise the value of the end product
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Malin Pekberg of Bruks Siwertell outlines the potential of waste …