Transport and Logistics Network
By Dumisani Nkabinde
Trucks, and the freight they carry, have an integral role to play in South Africa’s transport infrastructure and our country’s economy. However, a significant increase in road freight transport on South Africa’s national roads over…
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter[1]. In this issue, load board fraud rises, freight recession, dangerous states for truckers and kids crawling under trains.
Freight recession and the MSM
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Diesel technician demand remains extreme
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The demand for skilled technicians to keep shops and maintenance terminals running continues to challenge recruiters due to high demand. A major source of lost utilization for f…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has acknowledged that it cannot confirm whether or not the ELD mandate is improving safety.
That acknowledgement came in the “Electronic Logging Devices Oversight Report,”[1] submitted this week by Transportation …
One of the leading haulage companies on the south coast, Inert Recycling (UK) Limited, experts in muck away and land restoration services, has selected Renault Trucks for its latest fleet additions.
Supplied by Sparks Commercial Services, eight 13 litr…
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced new figures showing that the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on UK roads grew to 1.1 million.
The total number of cars on the road increased 0.5% to a record 40.7 million, with car owne…
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, is partnering with transportation fintech startup AtoB[1] to offer carriers fuel cards and spend management software.
AtoB, a four-year-old company that has been described as Stripe for tra…
The two British companies are combining expertise to give Biffa trucks a new lease of life by replacing diesel engines with electric. This ensures older vehicles are upcycled instead of scrapped as Biffa transitions its fleet to zero-emissions powertra…
Sarah Cardell, the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority talks to Ian King about why it’s blocked Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard.
Neil Banbury, the UK general manager of the gambling operator, Kindred Group, discusses re…
Biffa has started a new partnership with electric vehicle firm Lunaz to help electrify some of its large bin lorries as the firm looks to lower its emissions.
Both British firms are working together to help ‘upcycle’ some of Biffa’s bin lorries, replac…