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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK) has appointed Paul Adams as its new chief executive. Adams brings more than 20 years of global experience in senior leadership roles, joining CILT UK from the Institute of Directors (IoD) where he held the role of national director and chief operating officer for two years. […]

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Zero emissions automotive developer, First Hydrogen saw 21 UK fleet operators and industry specialists test drive its bespoke hydrogen fuel cell-powered light commercial vehicles (LCV) at the HORIBA MIRA proving ground near Coventry. Attendees included fleet managers from the grocery sector with participants from Asda and Sainsbury’s, parcel delivery company DPD, NHS England, VINCI Group, […]

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DHL has won a new UK and Ireland contract with Hilti Ireland which will see the logistics giant co-ordinate DHL Supply Chain and DHL Express to provide warehouse and transport services respectively. Hilti Ireland is part of Hilti Corporation, which has its headquarters in Liechtenstein. The group develops, manufactures, and markets products for the construction, […]

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Supply chain specialist Hemisphere Freight Services (HFS) is set to purchase the warehousing and freight forwarding divisions of Magnus Group, after the Ipswich-based haulier announced its intention to call in the administrators earlier this month.  The acquisition will also see Hemisphere take on Magnus Group’s operational staff at both divisions. As part of the arrangement, […]

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Farming and haulage company, Pearn Wyatt & Son, has taken delivery of two bulk tippers, continuing a close relationship with Fruehauf that spans more than five decades. The Norwich firm has added the new sloper Smoothsider tippers from Fruehauf’s Ready to Go stock. The 70 cubic yard capacity trailers join the fleet just a few […]

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Sustainable freight management specialist Zeus has teamed up with multinational beverage company Diageo to launch hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel trials in the UK. The partnership sees Zeus handle over a third of Diageo’s UK bottle-to-recycling plant distributions, with the trial estimated to save Diageo approximately 1,800,000 kg of CO2e per year, equivalent to the […]

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Police in the West Midlands are trying to locate an HGV that caused the closure of a stretch of the M6 after it struck a lamppost causing it to fall into the opposing carriageway. The lorry, carrying an abnormal load, entered a road works restricted area between junctions 5 and 6 northbound and collided with […]

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Transaid celebrated its silver jubilee at the Transport Museum in London last week, with more than 170 industry supporters, partners and development organisations in attendance. After canapés, drinks, and speeches by Joan Aitken, chair of Transaid’s board, and Andrew Malcolm, CEO of the Malcom Group, HRH The Princess Royal addressed guests with a speech both […]

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Courier firms are “sleepwalking” into a legal nightmare if they’re sending drivers out without protection as thefts and vehicle attacks surge, according to tech firm HH Driveright. It said failing to fulfil their duty of care requirements in relation to their contracted drivers and employees could leave them exposed to repercussions in the courts. HH […]

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An egg company in Leicestershire has been fined £233,000 after one of its workers was crushed to death by an HGV attempting “a complex manoeuvre” at its Loughborough premises. Sunrise Poultry Farms was found to have wholly inadequate measures in place for segregating pedestrians and moving vehicles following the death of 19-year-old Ben Spencer in […]

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