03 Mar
Haulage, International, Press Release

Food retailers are targeting customs improvements to tackle the impact of UK–Ireland cross-border delays.

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Food retailers are turning to managed customs solutions backed by smart automation to overcome the growing complexities of transporting goods, especially perishable produce, between the UK and Ireland. According to Sarah-Louise Murray, Customs Manager at Derry Bros, supply chain delays caused by incorrect customs documentation within high-volume, time-sensitive operations are having a significant impact through product loss, inventory shortages and reduced profitability.
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01 Mar
Alternate Fuels, Compliance, Distribution, eCommerce, Electric Vehicles, Employees, Future, International, Logistics, Manufacturing, Office of Road & Rail, Transport, Transport Manager Resources, Warehousing

Iran crisis pushes up oil – and UK hauliers will feel it at the pump

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Rising tensions involving Iran are already feeding through to global oil markets, and UK hauliers and transport companies are likely to see the impact in higher diesel bills over the coming weeks.
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05 Feb
Distribution, Freight, Future, Haulage, International, Logistics, News, Transport, Transport Manager Resources

Government Unveils Ambitious Road Safety Strategy: Our Summary for UK Haulage

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The government has published its first comprehensive Road Safety Strategy in over a decade, setting out a sweeping plan to cut deaths and serious injuries on UK roads by 65% by 2035. For the haulage sector, the strategy signals tighter regulations, new vehicle standards, and renewed enforcement, all of which could directly affect operators, drivers, and fleet managers.
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02 Feb
Compliance, Distribution, Drivers, eCommerce, Employees, Europe, Freight, Future, Haulage, Insights, International, Logistics, News, Transport, Transport Manager Resources, Warehousing

UK Haulage Faces Intensifying Operational Pressures in 2026

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UK haulage operators are entering 2026 under sustained operational pressure, as driver shortages, rising costs, and volatile market conditions continue to test the sector’s resilience. Despite stabilisation in some areas since the immediate post-pandemic period, many hauliers report that underlying structural challenges remain unresolved, and in some cases are worsening.
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29 Jan
Haulage, International, Press Release, Transport

Derry Bros attracts record numbers of freight customers seeking customs support

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Derry Bros achieved strong growth in 2025 with record numbers of hauliers, freight forwarders and logistics operators needing customs support for the movement of goods between the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. The company attracted 300 new customers during the past 12 months, resulting in more than 110,000 processed customs declarations. In particular, the volume of GB-NI declarations jumped by 47% as shippers sought smoother trade across the Irish Sea.
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24 Nov
Haulage, International, News, Transport

Increased digital investment required to keep pace with 2026 customs changes

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International freight businesses will need to adopt greater levels of digitisation, automation and electronic reporting to comply with incoming UK and EU customs requirements or face severe consequences in terms of added costs, delays and operational risk. This is the view of Sarah-Louise Murray, Customs Manager at leading customs clearance specialist, Derry Bros, who warns some operators will be in for a shock as many processes that work today may be insufficient in 2026 and beyond.
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20 Jun
International, Press Release

Derry Bros introduces self-service, on-demand solution for fast and cost-effective customs declarations

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Derry Bros has launched a self-service solution to help hauliers, freight forwarders and logistics operators to take control of and simplify customs requirements for the movement of goods across UK and EU borders. SelfClear forms part of the company’s all-in-one digital customs solution, Digicom, and is designed to generate fast, secure, on-demand declarations, while reducing associated costs.
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