Dublin, Ireland: Enterprise Holdings is to acquire Walker Vehicle Rentals, a commercial vehicle rental company based in Dublin. Walker Vehicle Rentals will operate as part of the Enterprise Flex-E-Rent division. Enterprise already serves the commercial vehicle rental market in Ireland and the addition of Walker Vehicle Rentals will enable the business to increase the value …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco has selected EO Charging to power its UK home delivery electric van fleet. Tesco plans to have a fully electric fleet by the end of 2028. EO is initially electrifying five Tesco UK locations. Tesco is testing 30 electric vans, with plans in place for a further 150 next year. …
Austin, Texas, USA: Tamara Palefsky, continuous improvement manager at United States Cold Storage, has been nominated for the World Food Logistics Organization’s Future Leader Award. “It’s an honour to win this prestigious award and to have competed with such an impressive group of my peers,” Palefsky said. “I’m excited to participate in the Next Gen …
London, UK: The Prime Minister has appointed Sir David Lewis, former chief executive of Tesco, as the government’s supply chain adviser in the busy run-up to Christmas. Lewis will advise the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes to UK supply chains for goods, and …
London, UK: Next month (November), the John Lewis Partnership will open an HGV Driver Academy to train drivers in 13-weeks to sit the DVSA HGV theory and practical safety tests, in a bid to reduce the industry shortage of HGV drivers. This new fast-track training is designed for people who may already be drivers of …
London, UK: The overwhelming majority of UK logistics businesses report problems recruiting HGV drivers, says Logistics UK. But its September 2021 Performance Tracker, also shows that skills shortages are growing across the entire logistics industry, not just HGV drivers. 96% of UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Performance Tracker. …
London, UK: European hauliers have called for a change to the UK cabotage rules to enable drivers to perform three cabotage operations so making any trip to the UK worthwhile. The move would go some ease to help country’s current supply chain crisis. Mike Parr, managing director, Perishable Movements, welcomed the support of the European …
London, UK: Unaccompanied trailer traffic has grown to over 1 million – 42% to the Netherlands and 28% to Ireland, according to latest data from the Department for Transport. In 2020, road vehicles made 3.2 million trips travelling from Great Britain to Europe, a 6% decrease compared to the previous year as a result of …
Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA: Peli BioThermal ita relocated its Minnesota-based headquarters from Plymouth to Maple Grove, MN. The new space adds 40% more square footage, positioning the company to meet increasing demand for thermal packaging that maintains the efficacy of blood supplies, tissues, biologics, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and vaccines during transit, It says. “Covid-19 vaccines and …
London, UK: There has been no impact assessment on the road safety implications of extending HGV driving hours. The Department for Transport confirmed to trade union Unite that “there is not an impact assessment” of the ongoing extension to the maximum number of hours a lorry driver can drive. Sharon Graham, general secretary, Unite, said: “HGV drivers and road users …
To combat the driver shortage crisis long term requires government action to improve the working conditions of drivers, says John Perry, managing director of supply chain and logistics consultancy, Scala. “The driver shortage is a long-standing problem that had been partly patched over by drivers from the EU. The UK visa scheme is a short …
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