Peter MacLeod speaks to Nick Hay of Wattstor, who describes how logistics businesses can go from energy risk to competitive advantage in one fell swoop. Energy sometimes flies under the radar of logistics operators,...
The Global Positioning System is a technology that has been in existence for decades, but the greatest benefits of it are increasing each year. Many transportation companies use GPS to identify where their drivers are in relation to the...
A commercial vehicle rental specialist has launched a new whitepaper looking at why charging infrastructure is holding back electric vehicle adoption across the light commercial vehicle (LCV) sector. The ‘Charging Ahead’ whitepaper, based on...
Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are forcing supply chain leaders to ask a question most would rather not face: if this corridor closes, how would we actually respond? Jonathan Barrett (pictured, below), CEO,...
Autonomous navigation and fleet management supplier BlueBotics has launched ‘SmartPass’, a new efficiency-driving innovation within its ANT software suite. Available for ‘ANT driven’ AGVs and AMRs, SmartPass is a robust, safe, and highly configurable...
With fuel prices soaring once again, and supply pressures intensifying, Lightfoot has acted to streamline the self-installation process of its driver coaching devices, helping more businesses rapidly reduce fuel consumption and improve efficiency. Following...
Hitachi ZeroCarbon and GRIDSERVE have today published the fourth report from the Electric Freightway project, revealing that a single electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) could cut approximately 1,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by 2034,...
For businesses running delivery fleets, especially those managing multi-drop routes, route optimisation software is a necessity. Even for companies managing to get by with their current processes, with the rising pressures of fuel prices,...
A communication tool called ‘Connect Driver Link’ has been launched by German software supplier Soloplan. With this tool, dispatchers can easily exchange digital information with drivers – even if the drivers work for subcontractors....
The ongoing severe restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, triggered by the United States and Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran, has gone from an understandable reluctance for ships to pass during the...
