Logistics specialists APC Overnight has just announced that they have appointed Syed Ziaullah as their chief executive. Mr Ziaullah leaves his post as director at Action Express and replaces the retiring Ivor Skinner at APC. As part of the shake-up at the firm, Mr Ziaulah will lead an overhauled management team which is expected to [...]
A new DAF assembly plant in Brazil has just been opened by Mark Pigott, PACCAR Chairman. The new assembly plant in Ponta Grossa has cost the company $200m and will assemble DAF XF, CF and LF vehicles. The plant will produce HGVs for the Brazil and the Latin American markets, which will subsequently be distributed [...]
The Tip-ex show, which caters to the needs of the bulk transport sector, is being praised by the transport industry manufacturers, who use the show to display their wares. The managing director of tipper body manufacturer Wilcox is glad that a show brings together bulk transport manufacturers and customers. He stated: “We have always believed [...]
Palletways have announced that they have bought the assets of liquidated firm Oxford Logistics and will now operate as Palletways Oxford. The Oxford-based haulier had an O-licence for 18 vehicles and 14 trailers which will now be run by the new firm. Oxford Logistics had been part of the Palletways network before the firm’s collapse. [...]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Highways Agency (HA) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The organisations are both committed to develop transport initiatives and to work together to share intelligence about matters which affect the transport sector. The chief executive of the Highways Agency, Graham Dalton, states: “We’ll be working [...]
There will be 230 free workshops between the end of January and the end of April, says Transport for London (TfL), to help HGV driving firms manage their deliveries during the 2012 Olympic Games. There will be 160 sessions held in the capital and 70 sessions held nationwide, with the workshops aimed at operators who [...]
Car giant Ford have just announced a major HGV fleet refresh, in which they are going to take delivery of 370 MAN TGX 26.440 BLS 6×2 tractor units. The significant order will see MAN lease 185 HGVs to Ford this year alone, with another 185 vehicles expected to be leased to the car giant in [...]
New research by DHL Supply Chain indicates that manufacturers may not be looking at the impact a supply chain can have on profit margins. The research done by the HGV driving firm shows that profit and efficiency benefits can be great when a firm recognises that supply chain improvements can be made. DHL did a [...]
With Eurovision Logistics moving to the Fortec Distribution network a hole was left in United Pallet Network’ s (UPN)delivery schedule covering the Hull postcode. And this hole has been quickly filled by Hull-based D&P Haulage. D&P Haulage has been a UPN member since May 2011, covering the YO postcode, but will now also deliver goods [...]
Fortec Distribution Network has a new member – Eurovision Logistics. The move to pallet network comes after their previous pallet network partner, United Pallet Network, came to an end. Eurovision Logistics came together in 2007 after the merger of two local companies, European Road Freight and I J Blakey and has a combined total of [...]