Steve Jordan talks to Robert Bartup of GB Liners in the UK about getting the right price for your service and avoiding the race to the bottom.

Logistics UK, the business group representing the logistics industry, has announced the launch of a brand-new eLearning course, Van Driver Safety Training, with the aim of ensuring the four million vans currently on the UK’s roads are being driven safely, efficiently and in compliance with government legislation.

Scania Great Britain Ltd has announced that James Armstrong has taken over from Martin Hay as managing director following his retirement.

Workplace relocation specialist Business Moves Group (BMG) has launched a new operating model to centralise pricing, planning and billing activities across the Group.

Aires has announced that Jill Porter-Scott, PHR, SHRM-CP, has joined the company as director of PeopleX; the group that manages Aires’ human resource activities.

The Department for Transport is seeking views on changes being made and adopted as part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. These changes, already planned for Europe, will allow the continued operation of goods vehicles between the UK and EU.

For the fifth year running, Scania has won Germany’s coveted ‘Green Truck’ title. The prestigious press test competition is organised by two leading German trade magazines and over the years has become something of a world championship in transport efficiency for long-distance trucks.

Charge4Europe, the joint venture of DKV and innogy eMobility Solutions, has joined forces with NewMotion, a leader in smart EV (Electric Vehicle) charging stations and a Shell Group company.

Atlas World Group, the parent company of one of America’s leading moving companies, Atlas Van Lines, has announced that Ann Heathcott has been promoted to chief security officer. Most recently, she served as senior director of IT network services at Atlas World Group.

The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length (LOA) for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has confirmed the appointment of Neil Bowker, Commercial Director of Bowker Group, as its new Management Board Chair. He will take over from current Chair, Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings (South) Ltd.

The Mover recently reported on the launch of a new sustainability program, ecolegIT, from software developer UNLSH Mobility and the involvement of its launch partner BGRS. On June 14 Harmony Relocation Network announced that it has also adopted the program for use by its members.

International freight forwarding and transportation specialist Dimerco has stepped forward to assist in shipping vital medical supplies to COVID-hit India.

Scania (Great Britain) Limited has announced a new official partnership with leading UK charity, Cancer Research UK.

Nationwide removals company Clockwork Removals and Storage is celebrating 25 years in business. It may have started small, but Chairman Courtenay Morison has turned a man and van start up into a UK-wide success story.

An Aylesbury-based trucker has been crowned HGV Heroes 2020 winner by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) after he helped prevent someone falling to their death from a footbridge last year.

Move4U Web Applications BV, a leading provider of software applications to the moving and logistics industry, has achieved ISO certification for its entire information technology production and data protection processes.

In a move to support the Hong Kong government's newly launched ‘Early Vaccination for All’ campaign, Crown Worldwide (HK) Limited announced on June 4 that all vaccinated employees are eligible to enter an internal lucky draw to win cash prizes.

The Harmony Relocation Network has recently updated its membership criteria. According to Paul Bernardt, Harmony’s Managing Director, the changes have been implemented to bring the rules more into line with the needs of the current market.

Sarah Dennis, Head of International at Towergate Health & Protection in the UK urges employers to ensure that employees are fully covered for healthcare now Britain has left the EU.