Industry news of relevance to Fellows and Members
Institute of Couriers chair, Carl Lomas was on the M62 road from Manchester to Liverpool, big shed logistics country, the million square foot Hermes super hub and then six hundred and fifty thousand feet of DHL/Travis Perkins shed next door, adorned with Scania tractor units. And that’s just one pair of big sheds in a run of logistics roads.
Where is the next generation of drivers coming from for those trucks?
IOC Chairman Carl Lomas was a guest at the Manchester lecture at TFGM to hear Richard Armitage talk about his Manchester Final mile cycle Courier Company.
The London Assembly Transport Committee is investigating how to improve the safety of motorcycling in London.
"We (LA) are conducting an online survey of individual motorcyclists so they can share their views and experiences of riding in London with the Committee. The survey is anonymous and only takes a few minutes – it is open to anyone who rides a motorcycle or other powered two-wheeler vehicle in London, including those who live outside London."
"We (LA) would be very grateful if you could share the survey link with your organisation’s members and other contacts: https://goo.gl/q1ZfwM."
Everybody needs good neighbours… and MK London Link has two of the best. The high-profile courier has just set six new Mercedes-Benz vehicles on the road after signing a flexible rental agreement with Dawsonrentals vans who operate from head offices a stone’s throw from each other in the Tongwell district of Milton Keynes. MK London Link, meanwhile, is based less than five miles away, in Old Wolverton.
800 hundred year tradition, two wheel escort, plate number 50 for Maritime truck entry with two wheel escort to Lord Mayors show for IOD East meets West float in glorious colour and captured by the BBC.
Institute of Couriers Chairman Carl Lomas was asked to find two wheel escort for the Lord mayor show entry of the IOD East Meets west float hauled by Maritime Transport, CitySprint put forward City of London Motorcycle Courier Graham with a twin top box Honda motorcycle.
Association of education and learning providers sector group for transport met by Euston station in London on November eleventh, respecting an eleven o’clock silence before the meeting start, a national level attendance, Carl Lomas for Inst of Couriers, strong network of providers, award bodies and industry for an energetic exchange of training in the transport sector amid the hot off the press news of a timeline for the next SFA bids.
Institute Of Couriers at IOD for heads of Industry strategy and skills in logistics & transport.
Midlands, the heart of e-retail logistics for Midlands Connect Department For Transport inject 5 million pounds at Roundhouse launch.
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