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Industry news of relevance to Fellows and Members

 Princess, DfT Minister and truck driver of the year.

Opening the conference, Nadeem Raza – Microlise CEO

‘Thank you for getting everything delivered during the challenge.’

 

Santis Global – more than a Logistics company.

Santis diversity - 50% of management team are women.

Having a clear view helps you achieve so much.

Yodel, announced this week that it is partnering with Certas Energy to roll out the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a cleaner alternative to diesel, to fuel its shunter fleets at its Shaw, Wednesbury and Hatfield sorting centres.

Callum Macpherson Investec fuel derivatives expert talks fuel price to IOC

‘Diesel prices are very high on an historic basis due to...’

Lease deal will provide swap to electric as vans come available.

Cost of fuel – Worker status – road closures from Jubilee to Commonwealth Games – Light vehicle licencing by MCIA

What is sortation? ‘It’s achieving destination!’

Aldermanic Sherrif Alison Gowman keynote.

‘53 billion express deliveries in 2021 – Wow!’

IOC senior fellows turned out for the Mansion House Transport Banquet.

From CitySprint to Royal Mail, FedEx to Rico.

Senior military logistics represented by Brigadier Andy Moffatt.

UK-wide turnout as Daryl Claypole came down from Chesterfield.

 

DPD has agreed a deal with Ford for 1,000 E-Transit vans this year, which will take DPD's electric vehicle (EV) fleet to over 2,500 in total.

DPD announced the deal at Fully Charged Live, the clean energy and electric vehicle show at Farnborough, where a DPD liveried Ford E-Transit was centre-stage on the firm's eco-exhibition stand.

DPD has purchased the 3.5t, 135kWh, long wheelbase version with 12.4 cubic metres of load space.

The vans will operate from depots right across the UK network and DPD will take delivery of the first E-Transits in May.

 

Air Quality goalposts moving.

Steps toward a single charge for London.

IOC at the TfL Freight forum was back at the table. First 'back at table' since July 2019, a strong turn-out and also a hybrid meeting format, with more guests on the screen to fill the room.

Tesco to John Lewis, DHL and Amazon. London charging steps: from a multiplicity of schemes to just one. Direct Vision Standard moving into phase two. Cargo Cycle growth in London and a review of hierarchy of roadside delivery parking access.

 

Yves Delmas is appointed Chief Executive Officer of GeoPost/DPDgroup and Executive Vice President of La Poste group

Philippe Wahl, Chairman and CEO of La Poste group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GeoPost, has announced today the appointment of Yves Delmas as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of La Poste group, member of the Executive Committee.