London Mayor Sadiq Khan signed off Congestion Charge changes last night which include, as a headline measure, an increase to 15 pounds from 7am to 10pm seven days a week.
These changes are temporary and commence from Monday June 22nd
ABBEY LOGISTICS & MICROLISE TAKE DEEP DIVE LOOK AT PERFORMANCE DATA FROM CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN PERIOD
Steve Granite, CEO of Abbey Logistics: ‘We all know that the roads have been noticeably quieter during the pandemic as great swathes of the population stay home and many businesses remain closed. So what, if anything, has been the impact on HGV operators who have been delivering critical supplies during this time and what can we learn?"
Launching a larger, new centre for DX Express in Ipswich
Last week DPD showcased new Bicester, Hermes in Nottingham. This week DX in Ipswich as express courier sector adapts to the driven numbers of COVID.
Andy Byford confirmed to take over from Mike Brown
Appointment of former President & Chief Executive Officer of New York City Transit Authority confirmed following an international recruitment and selection process.
Major Rollout of New Technology 1,100 new handheld devices.
DX group including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services, June announcement that its DX Express division has delivered a key operational milestone in its capital investment plans, ahead of schedule and despite the additional challenges presented by the current coronavirus crisis.
Steady increase in job numbers from corporate clients.
Stuart Godman, CEO of London courier company Absolutely, is confident that they are starting to see some green shoots post-COVID-19.
MOTs due from 30 March 2020
Your car, van or motorcycle’s MOT expiry date will be extended by 6 months if it’s due on or after 30 March 2020 - but you must keep your vehicle safe to drive.
250 new final mile jobs in Bicester.
This deal will see DPD relocate its existing operation in Bicester, and once fully operational, the new facility could create up to 250 new jobs.
DPD has pre-let a warehouse at Tritax Symmetry’s Symmetry Park, Bicester scheme in Oxfordshire.
The facility which will be constructed to net zero carbon will be used as a specialist parcel distribution facility.
CORONAVIRUS - Express courier - FINAL MILE – A peak we never planned for.
Coronavirus Final Mile – pinch point to delivery
Express sector has been at the heart of sustaining stay-at-home self-isolation delivery for the UK - from food to prescriptions, computers for home-working parcels of every shape and size helping stay at home and now helping Britain return to work.
IOC asks the public to help complete the final mile food delivery, mark your door, ‘I am at home, please knock and leave goods outside’
Carl Lomas IOC Chairman
Covid, a period of finest hour for final mile delivery, 200% volumes on the BtoC networks supporting stay at home, self-isolation. A peak never planned, our sector tested beyond any peak we have seen. Cyber Monday every day of the week, the longest peak on record. IOC campaign asking the public to mark their doors and help keep our drivers safe at the doorstep; delivery without contact.
Tracey Worth, IOC CEO
Mapping the express courier, trunk and none trunk networks. The IOC worked to link resource to need across the sector – Final mile, food, medical, prescription, work-at-home goods, parcels of every shape and size to help stay at home isolation.
Express courier supporting the client chain has proven resilience to deliver; from national networks to regional and local owner-operator couriers. The sector will be recognised at the National Courier Awards on Oct 20th.
Click read more below and take a look at the IOC final mile code of practice - launched by the IOC for Easter Weekend; a new code reinforcing the existing IOC best-practice code of values.
Bumper IOC Sunday emails have provided the sector with weekly COVID-19 updates, from Cabinet Office through DfT, DVSA and DWP as well as fellows' Zoom meetings and newsflash updates.
Sector expert on employment status and furlough, Alan Lewis of Constantine Law has briefed fellows every step of the way.
In 2019 DX delivered over 18 million packages across the length and breadth of the UK and Eire
DX Group Trading Update May 2020
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