The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have joined forces to submit their proposals for the 2006 budget, following the cross-industry support gained from the Burns Inquiry,
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The increase of 9.5 per cent means that rail freight has grown by 60 per cent since 1995, and that the amount of freight moved, measured by billion net tonne kilometres, is at its highest level since 1977.
The advice from the government is that operators will need to be ready to use digital tachographs in new HGVs and PSVs from May this year.
What are the key factors driving growth in outsourced supply chain management? John Pattullo gives some pointers to where the sector is heading.
At the time of writing this column, we have another surge of interest in the popular press and TV on “Scourge of the White Van Man”.
Transport for London has a hidden agenda to raise revenue, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.
Postcomm, the independent regulator for postal services, has proposed penalties of £11.7m on Royal Mail for serious breaches of its licence obligations.
FDB Distribution has launched a contract packing service. Director Francis De Beer says: “We saw an opportunity, noticing we were storing goods, picking to orders and delivering to local packers on behalf of customers. This is also saving transport costs.
Christian Salvesen has been appointed by Continental Tyres to provide warehousing and distribution throughout the United Kingdom.
The most significant challenge facing the Logistics Services sector is that of complexity. With lengthening supply chains, brought about by the trend to ‘global sourcing’, service providers are now placed in a position where managing this complexity req
