Steve Jordan talks to Rahul Pillai as he departs the company he has helped to build for the last 22 years.

According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, in 2021, 90.2% of all light commercial vehicles registered in the EU ran on diesel. Petrol accounted for 3.8% of the market and, although sales of electric and hybrid vehicles were up, they still represent only 4.6% of the total market.

Carolina Taddei, from Bliss Corporation in Italy, looks at the relevance of being a sustainable business and gives examples of what companies can do to make a difference.

According to the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) in the UK, 75% of employers support extending Jack’s Law to allow employees experiencing any close family bereavement to take paid time off.

Moving industry consultant John Payne asks whether it’s time for corporate accounts to embrace groupage.

HGV drivers in the UK will benefit from a further £20 million of funding to improve roadside facilities, as part of continued government action to boost driver welfare and tackle the effects of the global driver shortage in the UK.

Alexanders Removals & Storage joined forces with Brentford Football Club and Hounslow Community Foodbox to support vulnerable residents over Easter.

Emma Barber Collins, Director at WH Barley (Transport & Storage) Ltd was elected RHA (Road Haulage Association) vice-chairperson on 31 March, 2022.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Jerry Oughton as its head of training.

Renault Trucks and GEODIS are combining their industrial, logistics and engineering expertise to design an electric heavy truck dedicated to meeting the requirements of city-centre freight transport.

MY Moving in Malaysia, run by Steve Lewis, has signed with ecolegIT, an all-new sustainability programme for the moving and global mobility industry that not only compensates the CO2 emission of individual moves, but that structurally changes how these moves are performed (see story in The Mover, March 2022, page 35).

Suddath’s CIO and Senior Vice President Len O’Neill was recently honoured as the 2022 Florida CIO of the Year® with an ORBIE® Award in the large corporate category.

American start-up company WattEV has placed an order for 50 Volvo VNR Electric trucks.

From 21 May, 2022 any goods vehicle over 2.5 tonnes that transports goods from the UK to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein will require an International Operator’s Licence.

On 31 March, 2022, Worldwide ERC launched its initiative to ensure the global workforce mobility industry plays its part as governmental and corporate sustainability requirements become more rigorous in response to growing concerns about climate change and its wide-reaching effects.

Graebel in the USA has recently announced the appointment of Patti Wasson as its chief people and ethics officer.

Allen Lu from AMR Relocation Service in Shanghai has advised that the city-wide lockdown in Shanghai has been extended indefinitely.

Conroy Removals explains how New Zealand is finally opening up again to its own nationals abroad and, from April, to overseas visitors.

The onset of the pandemic in 2020 resulted in a year of change in migration patterns as millions of Americans made relocation decisions with COVID-19 in mind.

Sir Alastair Robin ‘3rd Baronet and 9th Laird of Strathgarry’ Stewart, died peacefully, aged 96, on Sunday, 13 February at home in Walters Cottage with his beloved wife Patricia and his daughters Judith, Lucy and Catherine beside him. He had been quietly ‘winding down’ for several months and the end was very gentle.