Technology firm Forward Solutions has added transport specialists Chris Wood and Scott Manning to its team. The freight software development company, which provides IT systems for multimodal players across air, sea, road and rail freight, has ta…
Webfleet has pledged to remove 61 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere to positively offset the carbon footprint from vehicles participating in this year’s Great British EV Rally (GBEVR). The five-day event, which starts from Castle & Gardens o…
Wincanton has revealed the five global start-ups that will take part in its 2022 W2 Labs programme. The five firms are French digital fulfilment company Find & Order, Polish business No Magic, Manchester-based Automedi, US company Navflex an…
Yodel has delivered its first profit in 10 years after benefitting from the home shopping boom generated by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. According to its latest annual results to 30 June 2021, revenue rose to £561.1m (2020: £430.3m) whilst p…
Bridgestone said its new integrated tyre and fleet management package will ‘revolutionise the fleet market’ by offering connected data and reporting under one agreement and delivered by a single partner. Developing Bridgestone’s Total Tyre Care …
Michelin has made a new free-to-use app available to tyre dealers and fleets, helping them access the latest technical information about its products. MyTechXpert is available for iOS and Android devices and Michelin described it as an evolution…
Tech specialists The Algorithm People (TAP) has joined forces with software firm AFD to help transport companies achieve even greater savings and efficiencies. TAP said its My Transport Planner optimisation service had been combined with AFD’s g…
DPD customers with accessibility issues can now instruct couriers to make more time and wait at the door, via its new ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app. The function enables parcel recipients to flag to the driver that they require more time …
National Highways has misplaced over one hundred key devices, including hard drives, laptops and iron key storage devices, according to official figures. A Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request, analysed by litigation practice Griffin Law, fo…
Route optimisation experts The Algorithm People (TAP) said its Fleet as a Service (FaaS) platform would address the problem of operators managing mixed fleets as they decarbonise. It said FaaS, which includes its existing optimisation algorithms…
Pall-Ex Poland has rolled out its freight management and tracking software Nexus to its members. The group said the software gives firms better control of their freight and allows its membership to communicate better than before. Nexus was built…
HGV driver candidates are now being offered virtual reality (VR) technology to help them pass their test and get behind the wheel quicker. Training firm Easy As HGV said it was improving driver training with the use of “fully immersive VR simula…
UK operators are set to benefit after logistics platform provider CH Robinson pledged to invest $1bn (£744.4m) in global technology to remove supply chain inefficiencies. The company is working with more than 1,000 international data specialists…
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman has landed a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton, following a trial of the company’s fleet telematics, tracking platform and connected camera system. The deal sees ABP Southampt…