Truck registrations in the first four months of 2012 were 27.4 per cent up on last year, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Dachser is investing 9.1 million euros in expanding of its facility at Kladno near Prague

International Business Systems has named Doug Braun as chief executive officer

Provisions for the EU and Swiss antitrust fines of CHF 59 million (£40m) resulted in a first quarter loss of CHF 40m (£27m) for Panalpina

National Grid Properties has appointed property consultant DTZ to dispose of its 67 acre Voltage Park, Partington near Manchester

Haulier Jordon Freight has called on businesses to firm up their delivery plans to minimise disruption during the Olympics

Yearsley Group is to start work on a £20m expansion of its Heywood site that includes a 160,000 sq ft cold store

Barclays Bank is to provide a £10m funding package for APC Overnight’s new hub at Cannock

Panalpina and RedPrairie have entered into a strategic partnership which enables Panalpina to use RedPrairie’s suite of supply chain applications to strengthen its offering of value-added logistics services

RS Components has upgraded its SAP installation using SAP’s “near zero downtime” service – the first use of this process to upgrade SAP in the UK