When the government – perhaps influenced by the gremlin-plagued German automated “Maut” system for truck road user charging – decided to put LRUC in the too-difficult basket, at least for the foreseeable future,
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Seventy four BP tanker drivers at the centre of a dispute with oil giant BP have a new final salary pension scheme following talks with the TGWU.
‘Image’ is one of those words that seems to have changed its meaning over the past few years, or at least got a new focus in everyday language in the 21st century.
AirBridge Cargo, Russia’s first international scheduled cargo airline and part of the Volga-Dnepr Group has ordered two Boeing 747-400ER Freighters with a list price of £262m for delivery in October 2007 and February 2008.
Logistics service providers must prepare for further cost pressures, according to the Institute of Grocery Distribution’s “Retail Logistics 2006” report.
The European Commission has cleared, under the EU merger regulation, the proposed acquisition of Exel by Deutsche Post.
According to figures released from the Department for Transport (DfT), the number of lorries from the EU states which joined the European Union in May 2004, have shown an enormous growth in journeys to the UK.
The findings of the Burns freight taxes inquiry were released in a press briefing yesterday (22nd November 2005), announcing that 96 per cent of all road hauliers see no level playing field with foreign operators.
The UK may need dedicated freight rail lines due to the rising volume of imported coal being moved by train, according to a Network Rail executive.
High street retailer Boots, has recently signed up global logistics company Exel to assist with its legal requirements in recycling packaging waste.
