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About Russell Field

Russell Field is Managing Director of a contemporary marketing agency with clients in the haulage, distribution, freight and logistics industries. Russell holds a BSc (Hons) in Marketing and specialises in digital marketing and research.

30 Mar
Logistics, Transport Manager Resources

UK: Recent Investments In Transport Infrastructure

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Transport infrastructure is a key driver of economic growth and social mobility. In the United Kingdom, the last three years have seen a range of investments in transport infrastructure aimed at improving connectivity, reducing congestion, and promoting sustainable modes of transportation. Let's take a look at some of the most significant UK transport infrastructure improvements over the last three years.
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04 Mar
Haulage

DFDS in Gothenburg has just been supplied with 20 new electric trucks from Volvo

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Today, Volvo Trucks is delivering the first batch of their electric heavy truck fleet to DFDS in Gothenburg, Sweden. This order for 125 battery-electric trucks marks one of company's biggest ever and some will be used on routes from the nearby assembly plant. With this notable transition towards sustainability, it is hoped that both companies are paving a greener future for transportation logistic solutions as well as emissions reduction goals.
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20 Feb
Haulage, Insights, Women

Women Aged 20-29 Achieve Highest HGV Pass Rates Research Reveals

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Women in Britain are gaining ground when it comes to taking HGV tests, according to new research from Pallet-Track. The pallet network's analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) data shows that female drivers aged 20-29 had the highest Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) practical pass rate in 2021-2022 at 67.9 per cent, compared to 63 per cent of men.
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05 Jan
Cyclists, Pedestrian

£32.9 million to create a national network of walking and cycling experts

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Millions of families, commuters and school children are being encouraged to take up healthy habits this year. Local councils will benefit from skills training and a boost to green jobs thanks to a £32.9 million scheme launched today (2 January 2023) which will enable them to develop thousands of well thought-through local walking and cycling schemes, co-created by the communities that will use them.
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