All deliveries in the city will be made by electric vehicles from 27th July.

New Bicester eco-depot will have fleet of 40 electric vehicles to serve city.

Midlands 28-82 Logistics, formed in 2020 by Nick Ledingham, has grown rapidly and now operates 42 delivery vehicles during peak.

28-82 Logistics is now set to extend and expand as a diamond logistics Network Partner.

Free and next-day delivery are the biggest influences on consumers’ purchasing decisions, but merchants are failing to meet these needs according to research by the retail expectation gap undertaken by Whistl group member, Parcelhub and Brightpearl.

 

Government announces package of measures to support road haulage industry 20th July

Measures introduced to support recruitment and retention within the road haulage industry to ease pressure on the sector.

- industry and government join forces to tackle heavy goods (HGV) driver shortages
- measures include launch of new consultations to provide as many HGV driving tests as possible government to work with industry to encourage more drivers into the profession and ease pressure on sector

 

DX announced this week the significant expansion of its Maidstone parcel freight depot.

 

Hot off the press – today's keynote summaries.

TfL report e-retail numbers growth for London lockdown.

Congestion charge – ULEZ expansion – lockdown road space – DVS – e-scooters and the 12.5 mph limit for London trial.