From May this year, all UK lorry drivers will be obliged to work on Universal Time Co-ordinated (UTC), when the new EU digital tachograph regulations come into force.
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Ryder last month celebrated the 10th anniversary of its huge contract with the Ministry of Defence to supply vehicles to British forces in Germany.
Buoyant times lie ahead for sea freight operations, says Chris Fahy. For many years regarded as a largely commoditised activity, concerned only with port-toport operations, sea freight is, at last, winning recognition for the crucial role it has to play i
Ken Abram has closed its doors after 44 years owing to increasingly difficult trading conditions and the loss of key contracts.
Malaysia Airlines System’s cargo operation, MASkargo, last month took delivery of its first B747-400 freighter.
Automotive supplier Hella has picked Kuehne & Nagel to manage its Chinese Aftermarket Division’s national warehousing activities.
The UK truck driver shortage has more than halved in the past year, according to Skills for Logistics although, it says, experts are warning it is too early to be complacent.
Asda is to appeal against an Employment Tribunal’s £850,000 fine.
We are sitting on a demographic time bomb.
The trend to globalisation shows no signs of weakening. The purpose of this round table debate was to explore some of the many challenges that global sourcing is throwing up for supply chain operations and for the wider business. By Sam Tulip
