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New life in Uganda for British trucks

Two heavy goods vehicles from the UK are helping to train truck drivers in Zambia at the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Lusaka, after being donated by supporters of Transaid. The vehicles, a Scania 6x2 and a Mercedes Actros 6x2, were donated respectively by long-standing Transaid supporters Fagan and Whalley and Samworth Brothers Supply Chain. They were fully serviced prior to being shipped 7,000 miles and have been fitted with the ... [+]

Haulage boss goes on the road

So determined is Mindaugas Paulauskas, managing director of Lithuanian-based Girteka Transport to find out what a typical day in the life of a truck driver entails, that he is embarking on two-week journey behind the wheel from Lithuania by way of Norway, southern Europe and ... [+]

Aramex trucks beat Red Sea blockade

Aramex is operating sea/road services using its own trucks to beat the blockade on shipping through the Red Sea. The forwarder is running trucks from Asia via Dubai, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia to connect with shipping services and from Europe to Port Said, Egypt, avoiding transiting ... [+]

Woodland offers Czech route

Woodland Group has launched a road freight service to and from the Czech Republic. Full load, groupage, and express solutions are available with UK nationwide coverage and full ADR capabilities for dangerous goods. Free carbon reporting is available. [+]

Duvenbeck to take over Dutch specialist

German logistics company, Duvenbeck has signed an agreement to take over Netherlands operator Schotpoort Logistics, subject to approval by the competition authorities. The family-owned company, which has its headquarters in Eerbeek near Arnhem, specialises in transport, warehousing, contract and project logistics and with main customers ... [+]

Transaid helps deliver driver safety in Mozambique

A Transaid-supported project has helped train more than 450 truck drivers in Mozambique over two years, with all those surveyed saying the initiative has helped them to be better at their job. Transaid’s involvement was part of the initiative Employment and Skills for Development in Africa ... [+]

Multimodal in line for visitor surge

Clarion Events, Organisers of the Multimodal supply chain event say that they have seen a surge in visitor registrations for the show at Birmingham’s NEC on 11-13 June. Multimodal 2024 already has over 230 exhibitors signed up, including Amazon, CEVA Logistics, DP World, Hapag-Lloyd, Kuehne+Nagel, Maersk, ... [+]

Girteka platform to entice future truck drivers

Lithuanian-headquartered trucking company Girteka has launched a new platform for drivers and future potential drivers to promote jobs as truck drivers and convince people to make first steps into the profession. It offers views, experiences, and knowledge of existing drivers, arguments for young generations, both ... [+]

Longer is greener for XPO

XPO has introduced 30 additional longer semi-trailer vehicles into its UK and Ireland fleet. It says they will reduce CO2e emissions by almost 1,000 tonnes a year by boosting capacity by 180% compared to a single deck trailer. [+]

FedEx wheels out new e-bikes for London

FedEx Express Europe has introduced new e-cargo bikes to work alongside its vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in Greater London.  Eight of the electrically assisted four-wheel delivery vehicles will now operate from FedEx Express stations at London City and Hornsey, where they are planned to replace ... [+]

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