17 Mar
Compliance, Distribution, Drivers, eCommerce, Electric Vehicles, Employees, Logistics, Manufacturing, Office of Road & Rail, Traffic, Trailers, Transport, Warehousing

Joybuy Challenges Amazon as It Expands into the UK Market

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The UK e-commerce scene is about to get a lot more interesting. Joybuy, the international retail arm of Chinese tech giant JD.com, has started ramping up its presence in Britain, putting it in direct competition with Amazon.
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13 Mar
Distribution, Employees, Freight, Future, Haulage, Insights, International, Logistics, News, Traffic, Trailers, Transport, Warehousing

Middlesbrough Bulk Liquid Specialist Halcyon Reaches £25 Million Turnover

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Bulk liquids transport specialist Halcyon Tankers has announced a major milestone in its growth journey, reaching £25 million in annual turnover as the company continues to expand its presence across the UK’s specialist haulage sector.
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19 Feb
Compliance, Distribution, Drivers, Employees, FORS, Freight, Future, Haulage, Insights, Logistics, News, Pedestrian, Safety, Traffic, Transport, Transport Manager Resources

Caravan Haulier’s “Truly Astonishing” Dishonesty Leads to Licence Revocation in One of the UK’s Worst Compliance Cases

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A static caravan transport operator has been stripped of its licences and its director disqualified indefinitely after what a Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) described as “almost as bad as it gets” in terms of deception, obstruction, and compliance failures within the UK haulage sector.
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01 Jul
Press Release, Traffic, Transport

Avoid AI camera opposition with mobile phone blocking alternative

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Mobile phone blocking technology offers a non-intrusive alternative to driver-facing AI cameras for those fleets facing opposition from drivers and unions. According to Mark Hadley, CEO of Blackout Technologies, this emerging innovation can help eliminate illegal smartphone usage – responsible for a significant proportion of collisions – without raising privacy concerns increasingly linked with some AI video telematics solutions.
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