Driver shortage threat to the economy

Breaking News

MAN Everywoman award winners revealed
The winners of the 2012 MAN Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been revealed...

FTA conference on reducing emissions
Commercial vehicle operators must face the challenge of reducing carbon emissions from transport, says the Freight Transport Association, which is holding a conference on Tuesday 29th May...

Palletways opens Didcot depot
Palletways has expanded its operations by opening of a new 20,000 sq ft depot in Didcot...

DHL wins £75m extension with BP
BP has awarded a £75 million contract extension to DHL Supply Chain to manage warehousing and distribution for its UK convenience retail business until 2018...

Features

The good news is...
There is lots of space available in the North East and Yorkshire. The trick is to find the best warehouses......

Commercial vehicles: hard sums
Fleet operators face an uphill task to control costs in the face of rising fuel prices. And the task is being made even more complex by the prospect of new emissions regulations coming into force in two years’ time...

Case Studies

Electronics firrm boosts OTIF through optimisation project
Consumer electronics firm Armour Home reckons it is now hitting 99.5 per cent OTIF following a warehouse optimisation project...

Clothing supplier expands warehouse capacity
Corporate clothing supplier Dimensions has doubled the storage capacity of one of its Long Eaton warehouses to handle more than two million garments...

Viewpoint

Speculative schpeculative!
Are they really getting back on the bandwagon? Are developers really looking to speculatively develop again – I mean on a large scale buildings of more than 100,000 sq ft? ...

Cool moves in retail logistics
To an outsider it must look slightly schizophrenic. On the one hand retailers and suppliers are looking for ways to take vehicles off the road. On the other, retailers are increasingly demanding next day delivery of ambient goods. ...