Every parcel should be your brand ambassador
	By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for packaging solutions at Quadient. Remember when receiving a parcel was an event? For your birthday, perhaps, or for Christmas, a complete surprise, or a purchase you had saved up for and keenly anticipated.

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Give logistics businesses time to implement new apprenticeship standard, says Logistics UK
	The introduction of a new Apprenticeship category for HGV drivers, enabling them to drive HGVs and trailers (or C+E as categorised on their driving licence), has been welcomed by business group Logistics UK as a positive step in building and retaining the workforce of tomorrow.

GXO Logistics completes spin-off from XPO Logistics
	GXO Logistics began its first day of ‘regular way’ trading on the New York Stock Exchange as its leadership team and board members celebrated GXO becoming an independent, publicly traded company by ringing the Opening Bell.

How to choose a Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platform (RTTVP)
	With Gartner having released its first-ever Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (RTTVP) in April, the supply chain visibility software category received even further validation from the market.

55% of hauliers witness digital transformation benefit
	More than half of hauliers have benefitted from digital transformation according to research carried out by transport management software provider Mandata.

Microlise extends Transaid support for a further three years
	Microlise, a connected asset provider to fleet operators and product manufacturers, has renewed its support for international transport development charity Transaid for a further three years.

Hyster telematics keeps lift truck drivers on track for heavy metal handling
	Hyster has provided a new fleet of forklift trucks and ReachStackers featuring the Hyster Tracker wireless asset management system to support tough metal handling operations at the Port of Oxelösund in Sweden.

Greencarrier returns to Krone and TIP as European fleet grows again
	Greencarrier Freight Services has once again expanded its trailer fleet with the addition of 15 Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailers UK, on long-term lease from TIP Trailer Services.

CEVA Logistics to expand presence in Latin America through the acquisition of Cargex
	As part of its development strategy, CEVA Logistics has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Cargex S.A., an international freight forwarding and perishable goods expert based in Bogotá, Colombia.

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