General Transport & Distribution News

Bibby Distribution has further enhanced its service portfolio with the purchase of Atchison Topeka the logistics provider for the food manufacturing industry.

DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a five-year contract worth over 85m with House of Fraser, continuing its seven year partnership with the premium department store group until 2016.

John Meale, managing director of loading/unloading equipment specialist Thorworld Industries, explains how a positive commitment to safety in and around the loading bay can help firms save money and provide long-term peace of mind.

For the past 23 years MDA has been helping some of Britain's biggest brands bring their plans to life by supplying diverse packs of promotional materials to retail outlets and venues throughout the UK.

Celebrating the success of its first International Logistics Management and Leadership (ILM) programme, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is starting to recruit for the second course of its global talent scheme.

Kerry Logistics has broken ground on the expansion of its Chongqing Logistics Centre just months after the completion of the first phase of the building to meet the rapid growth in demand.

Field service solutions provider ByBox is to provide leading IT infrastructure services provider, Computacenter, with a full supply chain solution; from its drop-box deliveries to specialised high-end engineering solutions and around-the-clock forward stock locations

Lloydspharmacy has invested in state-of-the-art vehicle tracking from leading specialist Navman Wireless.

UK-based transport, logistics and distribution company Advanced Supply Chain has announced a new partnership with Sinotrans, China's second largest logistics company.

Vehicle tracking is becoming a critical operational tool for many fleets according to the Ctrack Vehicle Tracking Survey, with more than 70% of those utilising the technology having used it for more than four years.

TomTom has surpassed the milestone of 150,000 vehicles actively managed in Webfleet, its fleet management application. More than 13,000 businesses are now managing their fleet operations with TomTom.