Mercedes Benz parent Daimler Trucks turned a 1bn euro loss in 2009 into a 1.3bn euro profit (EBIT) last year. Unit sales by 37 per cent to 355,300 vehicles and revenue increased by 31 per cent to 24bn euros

Sara Lee, the US food and consumer goods giant says it has made supply chain savings of £121m ($194m) since the start of its 2009 financial year

Almost 60 per cent of leading manufacturing and distribution companies continued to invest during the downturn and a similar proportion expect to continue to do so over the coming months, according to a study commissioned by software group Lawson

DHL Express has gained ISO 9001 quality management certification for all its European and US sites, as part of a project to attain global multi-site certification for all DHL Express entities

Volvo trucks has reported a 95 per cent rise in worldwide truck deliveries in January 2011, compared to the same month last year

Products 4 Automation has released an update of its Movicon SCADA automation software

Storage solutions provider Rapid Racking is releasing a 212 page catalogue to mark its 25th anniversary

More than 100 leading suppliers are exhibiting at Logistics Link South while a team of leading logisticians is presenting case studies on award-winning initiatives.

Transport and storage is the best-performing industry in the UK, according to the latest quarterly Business Factors Index from Bibby Financial Services.

Brewer, Molson Coors has acquired a 200,000 sq ft site at the Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire