The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Department for Transport’s modification of the operator licensing regulations, which aim to avoid imposing unnecessary burdens on industry

Transport prices have hit a three year high, after rising 7.8 per cent between the first and second quarters of 2011, the latest Transport Market Monitor by Transporeon and Capgemini reveals

Rugby-based Exact Logistics has opened a 6,000 sq ft warehouse in Dunchurch, near Rugby, as part of its development programme

Ford and Toyota are to collaborate in the development of hybrid technology for light trucks

Allied Bakeries, owner of bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson, Burgen and Sunblest has hired Jacquie Cahill as supply chain director

UPS has appointed Jim Barber as new president of the UPS Europe Region with responsibility for Europe, the Middle East and Africa

DeltaWMS is launching a hybrid-hosted warehouse management system for small and medium enterprises in which they rent remotely supported software but running on a locally-supported server that sits on the user’s own premises

Financial instability is a ticking time-bomb and manufacturers must act now to protect and prepare their supply chain, PwC warns in a new report, Achieving excellence in production and supply

Kerry Logistics has opened a 215,000 sq ft logistics centre at Hefei, which is about 100 miles west of Shanghai, to focus on the growing automotive industry sector in Anhui province in China

SAICA, the packaging manufacturer, has awarded a £40 million contract to Bibby Distribution, to take-on all internal logistics activities at SAICA Paper’s new paper mill in Partington, Manchester