Following the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report, 'Securing our supply chains: How the government can crack down on freight crime', the MAC brings you its Top 5 Tips for protecting your vehicle and cargo.
Transport Focus has released the first set of results of a new survey focussing on lorry drivers’ experience of using roadside facilities on roads managed by National Highways.
A round up of where Logistics UK policy staff have been and who they've been seeing over the past week.
DP World's scheme to transfer freight from road to rail has made significant progress in reducing truck journeys from roads in its first year - 64,300 - according to a port operator.
Logistics UK, in partnership with six other trade associations representing the food and drink sector from farm to fork in Wales, hosted a dinner for Welsh MPs on 19 November. Eight MPs attended the Food 7 Cymru dinner, representing a third of all Welsh MPs.
Recent media reports highlight the dangers from bridge strikes with Network Rail identifying Stuntney Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire as Britain's "most bashed" bridge with 18 incidents recorded in 2023-24.
Logistics UK's Discovering Decarbonisation Business Conference keynote speaker certainly thinks so.
The latest thought leadership report from Logistics UK, launched at an event in Parliament this week, maps critical supply chain infrastructure and identifies the cost of underinvestment in the sector.
Logistics UK Chief Executive David Wells OBE and Head of Trade & Devolved Policy Nichola Mallon met Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn MP on 4 November.
And will add further cost to the Border Target Operating Model.
The Generation Logistics campaign scooped yet another award this week, being named Best Marketing Project / Initiative at the Association Excellence Awards.
As the dust settles on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget, delivered on 30 October, Logistics UK’s CEO David Wells OBE examines in detail what it will mean for the logistics sector.
Positives for the logistics sector include:
In a Westminster Hall debate on 29 October, Sarah Edwards MP, called for enhanced support for the transition to electric vans in the logistics sector, highlighting the high costs, regulatory hurdles, and lack of infrastructure that impede the shift toward net-zero emissions.
Jim Dickson MP led a Westminster Hall debate on 29 October, calling for accelerated progress on the Lower Thames Crossing.
Logistics businesses are increasingly collaborating with technology companies to trial and implement new innovations, to deliver safe, efficient, green and interconnected logistics.
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Speaking in response to the Budget announcement on 30 October, Wells said:
In the October budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced an extension of her previous commitment to fix the nation's pothole crisis.
There is only one month to go until Logistics UK’s Virtual Transport Manager event, which takes place on Friday 29 November.
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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