05 September 2022
05 September 2022
Give engineers full access to the right items in the right place at the right time utilising a best-in-class integrated Supply Chain System. With full visibility and no human error, you can maximise the everyday efficiency of your operation and avoid the common pitfalls that can sabotage inventory distribution.
12 May 2022
12 May 2022
After last year’s lorry driver crisis stretched the logistics sector to breaking point, increased salaries have helped get workers back on the road. Despite overcoming one gargantuan hurdle, haulage companies have encountered another problem: a shortage of vehicles.
17 January 2022
17 January 2022
With the imposition of new customs controls on 1 January, HGV drivers have reported queueing for up to eight hours trying to get through customs controls at the French port of Calais. Logistics bosses have blamed the “terrible” Brexit red tape for this disruption.
08 December 2021
08 December 2021
With the CA calling for stricter governance for parcel companies, the introduction of more robust complaints processes, and fines for companies that lose parcels, what can logistics companies do to improve customer services and protect themselves from false claims?
18 May 2021
18 May 2021
With an average age of 48 years old – 47% of drivers are over 50 and only 1% are under 25. An alarming amount of these drivers are retiring within the next 10-20 years, thus the western world stands on a dangerous precipice and is already seeing the beginnings of a driver shortage.
08 March 2021
08 March 2021
In honour of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are reflecting on the brilliant ladies who’ve helped push the boundaries and define our industry. We’ll also be discussing the growing need for greater female representation within the logistics sector.
02 September 2020
02 September 2020
Introduced on the 20th of August, these new EU rules include a requirement for drivers to ‘return home’ every four weeks. The governance also compels employers to seek accommodation for long-haul drivers – thus eliminating the detrimental practice of forcing drivers to sleep in their vehicles.
16 July 2020
16 July 2020
With the end to Brexit’s transitional period on the horizon; fears for the future of the country are mounting. Despite this scepticism – the government claims that the country’s new border system will be “fully operational” from the 31st of December.
07 January 2020
07 January 2020
Today’s transport supply chains are complicated enough. Therefore why be locked into an annual licence fee for Transport Management Solutions (TMS) when you need all the flexibility you can get? We suggest 5 reasons why Cloud-based TMS holds the answer.
16 December 2019
16 December 2019
If you’re drowning in spreadsheets, simply consign them to the shredder. Roger Murphy of TrackTrans offers an alternative approach with five very good reasons to embrace automation using the latest Transport Management Systems.
30 October 2019
30 October 2019
To achieve real agility and enable innovation in the modern-day transportation industry, complete cohesion between services is required. By employing TrackTrans, businesses are able to orchestrate logistical planning, distribution of workload to drivers, invoicing and warehouse management all under one platform.
23 October 2019
23 October 2019
Those that work within the transportation sector know all too well – business never sleeps! The industry is constantly shifting – thus, short-term responses to arising issues are absolutely intrinsic to a company’s pertinence and applicability to a customer’s logistical requirements.