Carol Millett

Cheltenham-based John Hackling (Transport) saw a more than sixfold rise in its pre-tax profit in the year to 30 September 2025, overcoming the challenges of rising fuel prices and a competitive market.

HGV drivers at waste company Veolia's Grangemouth site have secured a 9% pay rise after rejecting an initial offer of 3%, union Unite has revealed this week.

Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track has reached new heights raising over £21,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity over the past six months.

The growing intensity and duration of heatwaves in the UK is threatening the nation's food supply chains, prompting the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) to call for temperature-controlled warehouses to be designated as Critical National Infrastructure.

Heidelberg Materials UK has secured a highway framework contract with North Yorkshire Highways for maintaining and improving the road network in the county.

DPDgroup UK, Rhodes Freight Services and BWT UK recorded the biggest increase to their operator licences over the past 28 days, according to the latest Motor Transport Fleet Data report.

PD Industrial has completed a pallet racking installation at a new 1 million sq ft logistics facility in Nuneaton.

New HGV registrations fell by 14.7% in the second quarter of 2026, with 8,687 new trucks joining UK roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

A former UPS employee has been jailed for 12 years after helping a drugs kingpin smuggle cocaine through the parcel carrier's UK network.

Evri Group has met its goal to deliver more than one billion parcels a year three years earlier than originally planned, following its merger with DHL eCommerce UK in October 2025 and is now aiming to become the UK's largest parcel firm, delivering 1.4 billion parcels annually by 2030.