Brake, the road safety charity, has published a new report for fleet managers on maintaining safe vehicles. Sponsored by Licence Bureau and published through Brake's Fleet Safety Forum, the report contains results of a Brake survey of fleets' management of vehicle safety, and gives guidance on how fleet managers can ensure vehicles are safely maintained.
Critical and key issues in material handling, logistics and distribution
Critical issues are thought provoking articles relating to strategy,legislation,technology,best practice and the some of the most challenging business topics in the world of material handling.The articles in this section have been contributed by senior industry leaders, research analysts, trade associations such as the UKWA (United Kingdom Warehousing Association) BIFA (British International Freight Association), the FTA (Freight Transport Association) and the FLTA ( ForkLift Truck Association), as well as many others.
Other important topics covered in this section concern Health and Safety in Logistics with articles from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).Taxation, government policy,climate change,recruitment and training schemes are all covered, as well as educational opportunities at various UK logistics educational facilities such at Cranfield University.
B&M signs up to flexible warehousing deal with Peel Ports
Nov 27, 2013
B&M Retail has signed a deal with Peel Ports which will allow it to accommodate an additional 85,000 pallets of stock in the run up to Christmas without adding any further mileage or costs to its supply chain.
4 Tips to effective logistics
Nov 20, 2013
A smooth, responsive, transparent and – above all – reliable supply chain is critical to business success in today's rapid-fire, on-demand environment. But how do companies ensure that their logistics infrastructure supports all those qualities? Tim Garcia, founder and CEO of Apptricity, offers four tips on how to adopt logistics solutions that deliver ROI and hold up under pressure:
Competitiveness key in the run up to Christmas
Oct 23, 2013
Couriers and delivery fleets must reduce operating costs if they are to survive the era of 'free delivery', says GPS vehicle tracking provider RAM Tracking, which is working with fleets to identify savings, ensuring they remain solvent in the run up to Christmas.
Clients use outsourcing to fuel growth
Oct 02, 2013
A majority of businesses that implement a business process outsourcing (BPO) programme in order to achieve further expansion, will see sales and profits rise, while a significant number will also create more jobs within their organisations.
Ensure your seasonal staff work safely and efficiently
Oct 02, 2013
It may seem early to be thinking of the festive season when we're still enjoying the last days of summer, but Mentor, the UK provider of materials handling training, advises that good advance planning is the key to making Christmas a time of maximised profit and efficiency, rather than strained resources and the resulting increase in accidental damage.
Heatwave led to falling sales for a third of fleet operators
Sep 25, 2013
Almost everyone has fond memories of this year's long, hot summer. But how did the heatwave affect fleet operators?
Fashion retailers should be re-thinking their supply chains to build in appropriate speed, flexibility, responsiveness and control
Sep 25, 2013
A new report recommends that retailers and manufacturers in the fiercely competitive fashion industry, need to have a supply chain that is as sophisticated as its customers, who generate unpredictable, 24/7 demand.
Delivering the Petroleum Driver Passport
Sep 11, 2013
The creation of the UK's first Petroleum Driver Passport has moved a step closer with hauliers and training providers being invited to come forward to be approved to deliver PDP training and assessment.
Confidence returns to UK's logistics sector, as growth prospects strengthen
Sep 03, 2013
A survey of over 100 senior executives in the UK's logistics sector has identified a significant increase in confidence throughout the first half of 2013, compared with the previous six months.
