TRANSPORT PLANNING MONTH: Navigating the challenges of peak season logistics
As the holiday shopping season rapidly approaches, shippers and carriers are yet again gearing up to tackle the formidable logistical and customer service challenges that inevitably come with peak season volumes. However, this year, their task is further complicated by ongoing supply chain disruptions all while grappling with the increasing uncertainty based on the geopolitical […]
How to unlock the value of data-driven logistics
The ability to tap into data is critical to business success – from predicting sales trends to improving operations and customer service. This gives companies the insights they need to outperform the competition, and today’s business leaders clearly recognise the value of data. However, these game-changing insights are elusive for many companies, with 58% of […]
Mammoet trumpets electrified heavy transport
A new zero emission heavy transport vehicle that can remove the carbon impact of installing large infrastructure such as bridges, wind turbines and power station components is being touted by its creator Mammoet. It works by converting existing Self-propelled Modular Transporters – or SPMTs – from diesel to electric power. SPMTs are the workhorse of […]
OPINION: ‘Data-fication’ set to drive transformation in Transport and logistics
By Kirstie van Oerle, Partner, Netcompany As we look ahead to this year, it is from the position of continuous volatility that the past twelve months have brought. Transport and logistics companies, still in COVID recovery mode, face a raft of challenges as external factors combine to ensure that the road before us is anything […]
Green = Go: How the transport sector is innovating in the face of climate change
With national governments and transnational coalitions taking urgent action in the mission to conquer climate change, transformation in the transport sector is crucial to cut emissions and prepare for a more sustainable future. Here, touch technology innovator Zytronic considers some of the most exciting developments in the transport sector… Key findings: Transport is the […]
1 in 5 transport & logistics employees considering quitting due to excessive stress
Nearly one in five employees (17%) in the transport and logistics sector are considering leaving their job role because of excessive stress experienced in the last year. One in ten employees in the sector (10%) have already left their job role due to excessive stress over the last year — this is double the number […]
Is Boris’ ban of petrol and diesel vehicles going to crush the transport industry?
The UK Government has announced official plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. From then on, new hybrids or electric cars will be the only types of vehicles allowed to be manufactured – and after 2035, only pure electric vehicles can be sold. This legislation was introduced to support […]
Transport & logistics staff more likely to be off work sick – Study
UK transport and logistics workers took nearly three times more sick leave than the average British worker last year, according to new research that identifies the countries most and least notorious for pulling a sickie. The research from time and workforce management solutions provider Mitrefinch, found that transport staff took 11.4 days where other workers in the UK […]
Logistics employees among most likely to suffer relationship breakdowns
Workers with a background in healthcare and transport & logistics are among the most likely to have experienced a work-related break-up. That’s according to research from WMB Logistics, which polled 3,000 retired Britons about how their previous career choices and working lives had affected their personal relationships, particularly with their partners. 89% of retirees agreed […]
