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TfL virtual freight advisory group chaired by Alex Williams
Today London is at about 90% of pre-lockdown traffic levels.
IOC were on the laptop for the first-ever TfL virtual freight advisory group meeting for London; it was graphs and data - e-retail is up, to-the-door delivery is securing supplies to London homes.
Express final mile cleaner than ever
10% of DPD fleet is electric.
Express final mile is getting greener by the day. This week DPD announces a million parcels a month now delivered by their electric EVs. Over 10% of DPD's UK van fleet is now electric.
IOC fellow, Dwain McDonald, DPD's CEO commented, "Despite everything that is going on, we've been really focused on getting EVs on the road and delivering for us this year. Yes, you need to be trialing new technology and looking at future concepts, but you have to start making a difference now, and that's what we are doing."
Making our express food final mile sector proud during Covid-19
Ocado excellence in Gateshead Food Final Mile
Liz Heaton DVSA, ‘What we need from you’
Nina Day, ‘When load shifts it can be disastrous.’
HSE/DVSA Tuesday at eleven webinar covered HSE DVSA building a dedicated, DCPC-specific, load security training module.
IOC chair Carl Lomas dialled in the laptop to the interactive session to capture the details for the express courier sector-specific feedback for the new HSE DVSA content.
Hermes announces £100 million investment
3.5 million parcels a day.
Chief executive Martijn de Lange said: “The pandemic has expedited the already phenomenal growth of online shopping and we see no sign of this changing.”
In soaring online demand, DPD trebles its 2020 Mercedes Actros order to 150 and names colleagues with over 25 years service.
Following the introduction of a new staff recognition policy, these vehicles were also among the first to bear the names of DPD colleagues who have served the business for 25 years or more.
CEO Dwain McDonald, whose own name appears on the front of one of the trucks, has achieved the 30-year milestone.
Kate Lester, Diamond Logistics, asks the question on Radio 4
With Brexit around the corner, Kate Lester, boss at Diamond Logistics was on Radio 4 to discuss with Nick Robinson the lack of post-Brexit 'rules & guidelines' information being provided to haulage & logistics companies currently.
Volumes continue to rise with mix weighted B2C.
First full year pre-tax profit since current team turnaround plan.
DX, providing delivery solutions, including parcel freight, secure, courier and logistics services, has provide an update on trading for the 52 weeks ended 27 June 2020.
As an essential service provider, DX continued to maintain operations at all of its depots and service centres after the UK Government’s COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ measures came into effect, with the health and safety of all employees and customers remaining paramount.
While e-retail home delivery explodes, The Times newspaper reported Govt is considering measures to reduce online shopping – ‘a delivery charge’
Last week DfT published their 2019 Last Mile report. (we have listed it after the break). The Times then reported this week that the Government is considering a range of measures to reduce the impact of a boom in online shopping, including a compulsory delivery charge.
The increase in shopping means more delivery vans on British roads, while a boom in next-day delivery and some returns schemes mean that some people are unnecessarily over-ordering and returning things that they do not want, free of charge.
The DfT commissioned its science group to investigate the last mile of deliveries last year, and whether it can be improved. Figures show pollution levels from vans soared between 2007 and 2017, and the department said it was considering whether to introduce a new charge to reduce the ‘negative impacts of last mile delivery and encourage more sustainable online shopping behaviours’.
IOC raised concerns with the DfT while the ink was still wet
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