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30
Nov
Planning required to avoid electric shock in the HGV sector
On November 18 Boris Johnson, The Prime Minister announced that new petrol and diesel cars and vans will not be allowed to be sold in the UK from 2030, just ten years away. But what does that mean for the […]
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30
Sep
Implementation of Smart Freight System looking a little shabby
Many people are already starting to countdown to Christmas. Certainly, Christmas planning is well underway in the logistics business. But Christmas isn’t the countdown that everyone is talking about in our industry at the moment… it is the countdown to the […]
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25
Nov
The Met Office and businesses unite in defying the UK’s wild weather conditions
We are currently living through the most dramatic weather conditions of our time. The impacts felt by homeowners and businesses alike, can be enormous. And the logistics business is particularly vulnerable to this unfavourable weather. Not only can adverse weather […]
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23
Oct
The Logistics Sector: Face-lift needed as youth injection vital for our future
Each day, as we work, rest and play a dedicated band of operators work tirelessly 24-7-365, to bring us our everyday essentials and luxuries. They’re busy delivering goods to our doorsteps, which keep us alive, thriving and smiling. And yet, […]
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05
Sep
Is fuel duty about to be cut? How will this affect you?
This week, Boris Johnson announced plans to cut fuel duty, which would be fantastic news for the haulage industry. At the moment, the cost of fuel duty has been frozen for nine consecutive years, at the price of 57.95 pence […]
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26
Aug
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit – a roundup of latest industry news
It’s been a few months since we last posted about Brexit, so with the countdown well and truly on until the 31st October deadline, we thought we’d share a roundup of the latest industry news. So, what’s been happening in […]
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21
Dec
Trends in Logistics for 2019
The logistics sector remains a huge part of the UK economy. Figures from this year alone show that it contributes over £124bn and employs 2.54m people, making up around 8% of the nation’s work force. With the end of 2018 […]
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17
Oct
Stockpiling to guard against Brexit issues puts strain on UK warehousing resource
I read an article in The Times recently that said Mondelez, the company who own Cadbury, are stockpiling chocolate because of the possible risks of problems at UK ports caused by the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The image of a warehouse […]
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22
Aug
Is bigger, better?
Recently SEAT, the Spanish car manufacturer and their logistics partner have road tested the extra-long ‘duo trailer’, which is 31.7m long. The reason for trialling this is that it is hoped that it will deliver 25% cost reduction and 20% […]
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19
Jan
Logistics and the IoT – a more connected industry?
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Until relatively recently the Internet has been composed entirely of computers connected to one another over a network to send, receive, process and store information. However, innovative technology has now changed the ways […]
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