General Transport & Distribution News

Are operational accuracy, flexibility, and productivity important to you? They are for international medical device vendor, DJO, Inc. who needed a better way to pick, pack and ship customer orders. Then, their order processing throughput improved by 40% the day they started using Kiva.View the case study DJO Kaizen and Kiva.

The winners of the British International Freight Association's (BIFA) freight forwarding and logistics awards were announced at a recent ceremony hosted by Christine Hamilton, media personality and after-dinner speaker.

Vehicle tracking, telematics and systems integration company, Isotrak, is inviting valued customers, prospects and press to its fast expanding Milton Keynes head office to take part in an event geared towards LGV fleet operators.

Palletforce member Katem Logistics has turned one of its trucks bright pink as part of a campaign to raise 5,000 for charity.

UK supply chain solution specialist Wincanton has been awarded a five-year contract with Premier Foods the UK food producer and home to some of Britain's favourite food brands.

CEVA Logistics, the global supply chain management company, has appointed Inna Kuznetsova as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 30 January 2012. Inna will head the global sales organization and join the Executive Board of the company.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added a dedicated area on its website to offer logistics advice in connection with the staging of the Olympic and Paralympic games at a number of locations throughout the UK in the summer of 2012.

over responsibility for the company's Freight Forwarding Division, with a brief to significantly expand its operations during the next two years.

Accurate forecasting along with months of careful planning helped premium express parcel carrier City Link maintain service levels throughout the peak period in spite of a reported hike of over 15% in online shopping.

Many live storage systems are installed without achieving the pick rates envisaged due to simple design issues that could easily be picked out if a customer had access to a test facility before installation. Ed Hutchison, managing director at Bito Storage Systems believes a test facility is essential in achieving optimum performance from a system and assuring the customer of the system's quality.

Vietnam Airlines has chosen Globe Air Cargo as the cargo general sales agent for its new route between London Gatwick, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.