Ford is making a strategic shift to reduce vehicle inventory at its European dealerships, following the massive restructuring announced earlier this week

Almost one third of truck drivers are either obese or morbidly obese, according to a survey by retailer Morrisons which has launched a healthy eating initiative

One in three consumers is concerned at perceived poor driving ability of foreign truck drivers, according to a survey on behalf of the Commercial Vehicle Forum

UK export sales and orders are still growing, though growth has slowed in the third quarter, according to the latest DHL/BCC Trade Confidence Index

Stobart Group has reported a small rise in underlying operating profit to £19.8m for the first half, despite sales slipping back from £281.1m to £278.5m

Gist has taken delivery of some of the UK’s first 44 pallet reefers which have ten per cent more capacity than standard 13.6m trailers

Home Retail Group has set out plans to reposition Argos to become a digitally led business

CHEP has opened a £.4.6m pallet repair facility at Severnside, near Bristol in the UK to replace an existing site at Avonmouth

Acumen Distribution has opened a warehouse in Halewood, Liverpool which is dedicated to an automotive customer

Ford has set out plans to restructure its Europe operations including the closure of its giant production plant at Genk in Belgium