Foreign hauliers operating on UK roads are imposing wear costs of some £195M per year, according to research gathered by the National Economic Research Association (NERA).
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TNT Express UK, has completed a two year programme to install Merridale diesel fuel monitoring and electronic tank contents gauging equipment at all of its depots, using own-yard fuelling facilities.
Mammoet Ferry Transport (MFT) has extended its high specification box trailers to include a new striking white livery.
The FTA has described Transport for London’s initial ideas for a London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) as a “hammer to crack a nut”.
We must work harder to attract new blood into logistics – make it appear to the young as the attractive, interesting, important profession that it is.
This month acquisition activity has focused around global Swiss logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International.
In recent weeks I have been able to meet a broad cross-section of European logistics professionals during the autumn round of conferences in Central and Western Europe.
One such company benefiting from Exel’s innovative supply chain thinking is Selfridges, the leading UK department store retailer.
Inventory management used to be about lean systems and JIT but accurate real time information is now more essential as demand-driven supply networks come on-stream. Perhaps one day, stock-outs really will be consigned to history.
The Marco Polo scheme supports commercial initiatives that stimulate the competitiveness of combined transport, and promote companies to look beyond exclusively road transport.
