Van drivers play an increasingly crucial role in today’s society, whether providing services, utilities or delivering goods.
The major role that rail can play in helping meet a rising demand for express grade freight in the UK was the topic of a fascinating webinar hosted by Logistics UK last week (9 February 2022).
Elizabeth de Jong, Director of Policy, Logistics UK
From trains, planes and automobiles to space age solutions, Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference 2022 is set to shine a light on the very latest developments in transport, and spark debate about the future of one of the economy’s most critical sectors.
Profitability directly depends on how the process of transporting and storing materials is organised.
The resilience of the UK's supply chains was tested as never before during the pandemic and demonstrated how reliant UK plcPLC is on their continued success.
National Apprenticeship Week has seen a flurry of activity from the Department for Transport (DfT), Logistics UK and its members on how to develop new and promote existing apprenticeship schemes to attract the next generation of logistics professionals.
An Aston University degree apprenticeship is helping to illustrate that more women from the next generation are choosing a career in logistics and supply chain.
Highlighting campaigns currently being run by Logistics UK’s policy team.
Continental Tyres is further growing its in-house ‘ContiAcademy’ training centre following an increase in demand for courses.
The UK has long been one of the most geographically uneven of the world’s advanced economies. While London and the south east of England have powered ahead over the last few decades, other cities and regions in the UK have been left far behind in the race for economic growth.
Beverley Wise, Regional Director UK & Ireland for Webfleet Solutions, explains how digitisation can be the route to boosting output and more efficient ways of working.
The rules governing roads the length and breadth of Britain changed last Saturday (29 January 2022) as amendments to The Highway Code came into effect.
Wins recently achieved by Logistics UK's policy team.
Driverless vehicles have long been a staple topic of discussions concerned with the future of transport.
Taken in the round, 2021 could be described as a positive year for rail freight.
Britishvolt, a firm planning the mass production of electric car batteries in the UK, has secured government funding understood to be worth in the region of £100 million to build its first full-scale electric vehicle gigaplant in Northumberland, on the site of the former Blyth Power Station.
With the UK logistics industry feeling the effects of both a post-Brexit shortfall in self-employed drivers and the ongoing after-effects of the pandemic, companies are facing more pressure to retain their talent to meet the demand from the supply chain.
Imagine driving an HGV in a platoon formation along a motorway, knowing that your vehicle’s ability to communicate was neatly stored inside the lanterns of the street lighting lining the road.
The UK’s first demonstration of zero-emission marine technology was announced by a consortium of partners in the Tees Valley last week (19 January 2021).
Logistics Magazine will cover all the latest news on stories breaking in the industry, including developments on COVID-19, Brexit, Clean Air Zones, transport law and decarbonisation.
Our frequent features will tackle the broader issues affecting logistics such as the COVID-19 vaccination programme, technology and innovation, the political and economic landscape, global trade and the drive to reduce emissions across all transport modes.
Each month we explore a different topic in depth in our popular Compliance section, while each week we will publish answers put to our Member Advice Centre team.
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