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.
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.
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.
ACFO welcomes tougher motoring fines but wants more police on the roads
Aug 28, 2013
New moves by the Government to promote safer driving have been welcomed by ACFO, but the organisation is concerned that the introduction of new offences and tougher fines will prove difficult to enforce due to a shortage of traffic police.
Access updates on the move with interactive resources for safe working at height
Aug 28, 2013
Falls from height remain one of the most common accidents in the UK, contributing to as many as 40 deaths and over 3,000 major injuries at UK workplaces annually.
Edinburgh and Glasgow's worst roads named and shamed by Eagle Couriers
Aug 14, 2013
The worst roads in Edinburgh and Glasgow have been named and shamed by Eagle Couriers, which says it is spending £24,000 a year repairing damage to its vehicles caused by potholes.
West Port, Charlotte Square and the Western Approach Road have been named by delivery drivers at Eagle Couriers as having some of the worst potholes and broken tarmac in Edinburgh.
