Highlighting campaigns worked on by Logistics UK's policy team
Recruitment has never been a more pressing issue for the logistics sector, with more than six out of ten respondents to Logistics UK’s recent Logistics Performance Tracker survey expecting severe difficulties hiring for certain roles.
With the UK government’s transport decarbonisation plan expected to be launched in the coming weeks, emissions reduction must be a key focus for operators across the nation.
Logistics UK members are turning to NOVUS to help them to recruit the talent they need to manage the increasingly sophisticated supply chains of the future.
Read about recent policy wins achieved by the Logistics UK policy team.
The final session of the Future Logistics Conference at last week’s ITT Hub event (1 July 2021) concentrated on one of the hottest topics in transport technology – the development of autonomous or driverless vehicles.
As reported in Logistics Magazine last month, Logistics UK partnered with Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) recently to present government with a call for action over the future of air freight.
Last September, Transport for London (TfL) launched a review of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). Focusing on the effectiveness of the scheme, the review followed feedback from Logistics UK and other business groups, the Traffic Commissioners and FORS-accredited operators.
Thousands of visitors registered to attend the inaugural ITT Hub event this week (30 June-1 July 2021) at Farnborough International Conference and Exhibition Centre.
Increases in shipping rates are placing significant pressure on Northern Ireland’s logistics businesses and, in turn, are straining the nation’s complex supply chains. Logistics UK’s 2021 Logistics Report identified that global shipping container rates had increased by 185% by the end of 2020.
Leading telematics provider Webfleet Solutions and sustainable mobility solutions specialist Bridgestone joined forces with the organisers of ITT Hub to successfully launch an interactive live theatre at this summer’s inaugural trade show.
The latest Logistics Performance Tracker (LPT) from Logistics UK reveals that more than six out of ten respondents (60.9%) expect severe or very severe difficulties recruiting HGV drivers, with a further 32.8% expecting to encounter minor or moderate recruitment issues.
Ian Jackson, Digital Solutions/Technical Systems Manager at Continental Tyres, explains the benefits of correct tyre inflation and tyre pressure monitoring systems for truck operators
June has been another busy month for the Logistics UK press team, as it secured 215 pieces of editorial coverage between 27 May 2021 – 21 June 2021.
Clarios, the global market leader in advanced energy storage solutions, has a long history of working with vehicle manufacturers to develop best-in-class batteries.
A landmark ‘call for action’ setting out 11 key recommendations for the UK to facilitate the sustainable growth of its economically-vital air freight industry was presented to the government by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) and Logistics UK last week (15 June 2021).
The government is trialling a new warning alert service, which will send an alert direct to people’s mobile phones where there is a risk to life, such as a flood or terror attack, ahead of its planned UK-wide rollout.
In May 2021, the government released its long-awaited white paper, Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail, which sets out its plans to transform GB’s railways.
Logistics UK has welcomed the government’s recommendation that more Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) should be allowed to open to help address the current testing capacity crunch in many parts of the UK.
Farnborough International is diversifying into the automotive sector, with plans to acquire Innovation and Technology in Transport – ITT Hub from Binswood Media.
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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