Ryder is to spend £15.7 million next year on 671 rental vehicles, ranging from 3.5 tonne vans to 18 tonne trucks.
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A 150,000 sq ft national distribution centre for NHS Scotland, which was taken on a 25-year lease with 15 year break option at Canderside Toll Larkhall at junction 8 of the M74, is nearing completion.
Steel distributor NSD has renewed its contract with Seafield Logistics for another three years.
UPS has started construction on its 355,000 sq ft overnight parcel facility at IM Properties Birch Coppice scheme in Warwickshire.
Bibby Distribution has won a three-year contract with Suzuki to distribute motorcycles around the UK, along with all terrain vehicles and marine finished goods.
Back in 2000, the government published its Ten Year Transport Plan promising £121 billion of investment and “the long-term framework required for developing and delivering big projects”.
Operational trials are starting of an electric truck that could show the way forward for urban deliveries.
Skills for Logistics is a one of twenty-five sector skills councils (SSC), covering the main sectors of UK plc.
The licensing system for operators of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles is be streamlined and modernised saving some £15m a year.
Christian Salvesen pushed up sales 7.5 per cent to £433m in the first half but tough conditions in the transport market meant that profit before tax and exceptionals was down from £8.1m to £7.1m.
