Martin Fryer (Transport UK)

About Martin Fryer

Martin Fryer is Managing Director of a specialist haulage company as well as a qualified transport manager with experience across multiple different industries. He holds a BA (Hons) in Logistics and is a chartered member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.

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09 Jun

Haulage, Insights

Fuel Price Crisis Continues To Bite Industry

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Diesel & Petrol continued to rise this week, amid calls from the industry for the government to step in. In what was the biggest daily jump in 17 years, diesel rose to 186.57ppl. Some forecourts on Wednesday were selling fuel for more that £2ppl.

05 Jun

Distribution, Freight, Future, Haulage, Insights, International, Logistics

Chinese Ports Resume Supply Flow – Surge In Demand Anticipated

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

ollowing weeks of protracted Covid 19 lockdowns, the major Chinese ports have resumed operations. Although some ports have been operating throughout the lockdowns, they have been operating at reduced capacity owing to restrictions on local supply chains.

30 May

Freight, Haulage, Insights, Logistics, Transport Manager Resources

DVSA Reminds Operators Of Obligations Over Third-party Trailers

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

DVSA Reminds Operators Of Obligations Over Third-party Trailers Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt stated at the recent Mi...

24 May

Distribution, Freight, Haulage, Logistics, Transport Manager Resources

Logistics UK Search For Transport Manager Of The Year

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

A new competition administered by Logistics UK has been launched to find the very best transport managers within the industry.

20 May

Freight, International, Logistics

Chinese Port congestion likely to cause supply chain delays

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

COVID lockdown’s in China are continuing to wreak havoc with port congestion in China’s main Ports and subsequent worldwide trade. According to Bloomberg a backlog of up to 500 container ships are waiting to enter the ports.

17 May

Future, Haulage, Insights

Route To Net Zero Is Unclear, Admits Logistics UK

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Logistics UK has urged the government to provide clarity on the route to net zero for the logistics industry, in a recently

11 May

Insights

Fuel Retailers Pocketing 5ppl Fuel Duty Cut According To RAC

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Research conducted by the RAC has suggested that many fuel retailers have not passed on the 5ppl fuel duty reduction onto consumers. As the country battles the highest diesel prices ever seen, the analysis has indicated retailers’ margins were 4ppl higher in April than they were in March.

11 May

Future, Haulage, International

Volvo Announces Autonomous Freight Transport Solution

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) has announced a new hub-to-hub autonomous transport technology that aims to address the growing demand for freight movement across North America. Does this mean we could be looking at similar in the United Kingdom sooner than we think?

05 May

Haulage, Insights, Logistics

Scania Releases Financials For Q1 2022

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania has released it preliminary financial report covering the first 3 months of the year. The results have been characterized by volatility in global markets exemplified by global economic factors.

02 May

Haulage, Logistics

HGV Driver Shortage Improving According To Experts

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Martin Fryer

August 15, 2024

Last year the industry was gripped in a battle to stem a national driver shortage, caused in part by Covid lockdowns. The shortfall was estimated to be in the region of 100,000 according to the RHA at the time.

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Fuel Price Crisis Continues To Bite Industry

Chinese Ports Resume Supply Flow – Surge In Demand Anticipated

DVSA Reminds Operators Of Obligations Over Third-party Trailers

Logistics UK Search For Transport Manager Of The Year

Chinese Port congestion likely to cause supply chain delays

Route To Net Zero Is Unclear, Admits Logistics UK

Fuel Retailers Pocketing 5ppl Fuel Duty Cut According To RAC

Volvo Announces Autonomous Freight Transport Solution

Scania Releases Financials For Q1 2022

HGV Driver Shortage Improving According To Experts

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