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Clean, green and profitable at Yodel
Yodel announce Q3 Trading Update today (April 30th) highlighting, investment and growth.
Yodel CEO, Mike Hancox said "We’re continuing to make significant progress during FY21. The work of our colleagues up and down the country has been fundamental to the success that we’re seeing, and we thank them for their tireless efforts".
Phil Long on PPUD at FedEx Basildon for Bravo Zulu awards
Department for Transport awarded prestigious accolade for commitment to gender equality in the workplace.
‘Looking at two-wheel safety, asking for local EV charge, space for cargo bikes and consolidation parking areas in the boroughs’
City of London Alderman Allison Gowman invited Lomas to talk express logistics, road safety, clean air and final mile delivery to the London Road Safety Council in their April meeting.
Lomas joined the LRSC virtual Zoom to a full house of London boroughs to talk road safety and the wide context of all things delivered to the door.
Recording of theft of mail & parcel moves from motor vehicle crime numbers,
‘step-change for express sector to form true picture of parcel theft’
Whistl, has announced it is to accelerate its expansion into e-fulfillment with the opening of three new depots.
The largest building is a 300,000 sq ft brand new site within Magna Park South, Lutterworth in what has become the big shed blue sky, pin stripe paint job of rainbows of blue.
On Monday the official opening of the new 15,000 square foot DPD distribution centre in Co. Cavan in the Republic of Ireland took place.
Designated 'County Cavan, depot 45', It is expected to facilitate 1 million deliveries in the area this year.
Measures to boost safety on All Lane Running (Smart) motorways accelerated
Every new All Lane Running (ALR) motorway will open with radar technology in place to spot stopped or broken-down vehicles quickly.
- Transport Secretary confirms radar technology will be in place before any new stretch of ‘All Lane Running’ motorway is opened
- This pledge comes as Highways England publishes report detailing progress made to boost safety, while setting out ways in which improvements will be sped up
- Figures for the period 2015 to 2019 show fatal casualties are less likely on ‘All Lane Running’ motorways than conventional ones
150 new vans Delivered Exactly
DfT say most vans carry equipment, tools and materials.
A business-owned van is typically less than three years old.
Van mileage up over 100% to 55.5 billion miles
Van mileage as a proportion of all vehicles up to 16%
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