The sale of new under 26-tonne diesel and petrol trucks are to be banned in the UK by 2035 with larger vehicles following suit in 2040. The UK government has already said it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and that it will replace its own fleet of 40,000 cars and vans three years earlier in 2027.

Tamara Matheson, driver and foreman with Lewis Abbeywood Moving & Storage, a sister company with Tippet Richardson in Toronto, has recently won the North American Van Lines (NAVL) 3rd place customer service quality award for 2020 for her well-deserved work. ​

Quartix, a leading supplier of subscription-based vehicle tracking systems, has announced the appointment of Richard Lilwall as managing director and CEO. Richard takes over from Andy Walters, who will retire following 20 years' service in October.

Almost 600 offences were discovered in a week of action in May by police and personnel from Highways England patrolling the M6 motorway in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’. The HGV tractor units give officers a clear view into cabs and often catch offending drivers unawares.

The PAIMA Board of Directors has regretfully decided not to hold its annual conference in 2021, planned for 10-12 October in Orlando, immediately before IAM.

One of the world’s leading transportation and freight forwarding specialists in the Asia Pacific market, Dimerco Express Group, is celebrating 50 years since establishing its first operating unit in Taipei, as an air transportation service provider.

The European Commission (EC) has announced that from 2 August, 2021 UK drivers will no longer be required to carry Green Card insurance when travelling to EU countries.

In an attempt to ease the effects of the chronic shortage of HGV drivers – now estimated to be around 100,000 - the UK government has announced a temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours rules.

The French family-owned Mobilitas Group has completed the construction of two new warehouses in Rwanda’s Special Economic Zone of Kigali.

Clockwork Removals & Storage and Edwards Trade Storage have moved their North London hub in Brent Terrace to Standard Road, Park Royal, NW10 6DF.

Walter Lafitte, from Canal Movers in Panama explains how his company has helped Operation Smile.

Ellie Kenyon, Solicitor, Dispute Resolution Team, Backhouse Jones looks at the latest developments regarding business interruption claims following the COVID pandemic.

A new trade storage and office rental facility for the removals industry with easy access to the M1 and M25 has opened in Hertfordshire.

The Worldwide ERC, Canadian Employee Relocation Council and the European Relocation Association have joined forces under the name WECAN to issue a joint declaration to governments and business leaders.

The UK has announced its First Homes scheme to help people buy their first homes. The programme is in addition to other initiatives such as Help to Buy, shared ownership and 95% mortgages.

On 19 May, 2021, EUROMOVERS held the third of its virtual conferences to help keep members up to date of developments within the organisation and acknowledge its high achievers.

The BGRS 2021 Talent Mobility Trends Survey: Reinventing Mobility Beyond 2020, examines how mobility practitioners adapt to the change and chart the future of workforce mobility in their organisations.

On 25 May, Atlas® Van Lines, Inc., published its 54th annual Corporate Relocation Survey, looking at the pandemic’s impact on the world of relocation and workforce mobility.

A new survey conducted by InterNations, a Munich-based expat network, has ranked Taiwan, Mexico and Costa Rica as the top three places to live and work in 2021.

The American Trucking Associations’ Moving & Storage Conference has recently praised the introduction of the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act by Senators Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Steve Daines (R-Montana).