Wincanton, a prominent supply chain ally for UK businesses, has disclosed that 85% of its logistics vehicle fleet, which serves Screwfix, now runs on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This marks a bold step towards sustainability in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions.
First Hydrogen, a leading developer of zero emission automotive and green energy solutions, is gearing up to launch fleet trials of its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles (FCEVs) in response to increasing interest from parcel delivery companies. Building on the success of initial road trials with fleet operators in the UK, First Hydrogen plans to conduct operational trials with several parcel delivery companies starting in late Q3 and Q4 of this year.
Industry leaders have issued a warning that the UK’s supply chains could be severely impacted, leading to empty supermarket shelves, due to a shortage of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) engineers. In response to the post-pandemic drain of HGV drivers, significant investments have been made in the logistics industry over the past few years.
Ping uses several sensors as well as cameras on the strategic road network (SRN) to “ping” alerts to fleet operators to notify them of dangerous driving behaviours.
Following a winter of discontent in the Supply Chain and Transport industry, today Amazon workers have announced a series of potential strikes
2022 presented itself as another highly challenging year for the UK road haulage network. Record high fuel prices added further crippling costs to the already beleaguered industry that was recovering from Covid and Brexit restrictions.
This week saw staff at Felixstowe, the UKs biggest container port walk out for 8 days over pay and conditions. The summer of industrial action looks set to continue with staff at the Port of Liverpool threatening similar walk outs over pay. This follows a comparable offer of a 7% pay deal, which has deemed inadequate by the Unite union.
Several unofficial fuel protests have been planned in a move to highlight the frustration felt across the industry in relation to the unsustainable rises in the costs of diesel. With diesel costs now at an all time high, transport bosses have felt their already paper thing margins eroded even further.
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.
A new competition administered by Logistics UK has been launched to find the very best transport managers within the industry.
