UK businesses will be encouraged to make the switch to electric power following the government’s decision to extend plug-in van and truck grants by a further two years.

The RHA (Road Haulage Association) is urging people in the commercial vehicle sector to get behind a new campaign to improve driver facilities.

Business Moves Group (BMG) has announced the appointment of Keith Tiltman as a director.

On 17 February, the EU adopted new rules on road charging aimed at creating more efficient and sustainable road transport. It will phase out time-based vignettes for heavy-duty vehicles on the core Trans-European Network by 2030, in favour of a distance-based system.

Worldwide ERC, the professional association for workforce mobility and relocation professionals, has commended the Biden-Harris Administration for its launch of the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) pilot program and for taking steps towards improving the long-term sustainability of the supply chain.

Mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec has announced the appointment of Tony Prestedge to its Board as a non-executive director.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has announced a full programme of workshops for 2022 focussing on sustainability within the moving and relocation industry.

Sterling Lexicon announced on 11 March, 2022 that it has entered into a collaborative partnership with US-based immigration law firm, Graham Adair.

Fleet transport insurance specialist, McCarron Coates, is urging HGV and other commercial vehicle drivers to act now on diesel spillages, to avoid themselves – and others - paying the price.

It appears that the personal information of customers moving goods into the United States may be regularly published on publicly-accessible websites

The number of HGV drivers in the UK fell by 49,000 in Q4 2021 compared to Q4 2019, according to the latest ONS statistics (Office for National Statistics), published by business group Logistics UK.

Burke Bros Moving Group turns 40 this year. Deputy Editor David Jordan took a trip to the company’s headquarters in Wolverhampton to meet founders Gary and Chris Burke to learn more about their story.

Fabricio Bertoldo from Metropolitan Transports in Brazil, explains how the company’s membership of OMNI has helped it through difficult times in the past and helps it plan for a successful future.

Global shipping consultancy, Drewry, and global marketplace for container trading and leasing, Container xChange, have announced that they have entered a data-led partnership combining xChange’s rich platform data and Drewry’s market-leading research capabilities.

Maersk has appointed Aruna Hussain as managing director of Sealand – A Maersk Company, Europe & Med.

We were three days away from a recent and long awaited overseas holiday. Everything was duly prepared; appropriate COVID regulations dealt with and all we had to do was to sit back and wait in a miasma of anticipation.

Just for fun, here’s a photo taken by Rob Cormier (Paramount Transportation Systems, North Carolina).

Humboldt Storage & Moving in Boston, Massachusetts, has announced Lisa Beranich as managing director of its International Business Unit.

ecolegIT is a new sustainability programme for the moving and global mobility industry. It calculates the CO2 generated by any move, helping the moving company monitor its emissions and work towards improving them over time.

FIDI has recently published a new report on best practices and guidelines entitled 'How to become environmentally sustainable in the moving business'.