Top Tips for driving in darker conditions With the clocks having just gone back at the weekend (26th October) we are starting to see the darker night’s drawing in and the weather changing to give a more autumnal and wintery feel. A report from the RAC has shown that...
Top Tips for Autumn driving once the clocks go back It’s that time of year when we start to see the night’s drawing in and the weather changing to give a more autumnal and wintery feel. Don’t forget the clocks go back this weekend - Sunday 29th October! With the RAC...
According to various sources, approximately a quarter of employees in the UK logistics sector are female: and, significantly, this figure has barely changed over recent years. Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8th March, an ambitious operations administrator for...
Improved mental health, cancer awareness and oral hygiene were among the topics covered at our latest staff wellbeing meeting. Members of our management team met with our drivers to hand out packs containing information designed to help our staff look after their...
We are pleased to announce our sponsorship of Northampton Town FC’s upcoming game against Derby County FC on Friday 24th January, which will see us offering free parking, complimentary hot drinks and use of facilities for Northampton Town fans at our Westgate base on...
A £2,500 donation from our firm towards playground equipment for Crick Primary School has come to fruition in the form of a newly-installed climbing structure. We visited the school earlier this year to present Headteacher Vikki Lack and School Council representatives...
With Black Friday just days away (28th November) and the Christmas period hot on its heels, our staff are preparing for the annual spike in demand for our warehousing, distribution and ecommerce services with the help of our newly-upgraded and expanded systems and...
With Britain bracing for one of the coldest winters in decades – complete with floods, gales and torrential rain, according to the Met Office – driving conditions across the country are set to worsen in the coming months. We have compiled a list of expert tips for...
The recent tube strikes in London have caused disruption for the most densely populated part of the UK. The reasons for striking can differ, but it typically produces a ripple effect for those indirectly linked to the situation. Industrial action from…
In heavy snowfall the official advice in the UK is to only make essential journeys, but this can be subjective. Is getting to work in the morning an essential journey? Yes! Above all, you need to prepare yourself, adjust your driving…
Taking inflation into account in the last 6 years, the cost of filling up a vehicle has effectively fallen in real terms. The current 57.95p amount introduced in March 2011 has not been increased, with 2017’s planned rise cancelled…
The most obvious way to minimise accidents when driving a lorry is to reduce speed. However, safe driving does not begin and end at slowing down. Most heavy goods vehicles cannot reach the average speeds of the vehicles around them, and an increasing…
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based tracking technology that is used for navigation by road, sea and air. The history of GPS has its roots in the very first satellite placed in space by the former Soviet Union in 1957…
Motorway driving is one of the safest forms of driving, as long as motorway lane rules are adhered to. The speeds may be about twice as high as on B roads, but the number of lanes and the mixture of speeds means there is usually plenty….
A smart motorway is a stretch of a high speed road where the traffic flow is managed remotely from a regional control centre. Depending on the traffic circumstances, the electronic signs can be changed in order to manage speed limits…
The 1950s was the decade that saw the introduction of Britain’s first motorway. The first stretch of motorway in the UK was opened in December 1958 and it was originally known as the Preston Bypass. This 8 mile route…
The 21st of November 2016 is the beginning of Road Safety Week. Since 1997, the charity Brake has been running the Road Safety Week campaign to raise awareness and change behaviour on the roads of Britain…
Operation Stack is an emergency measure by Kent Police to manage the build-up of heavy goods vehicles on the M20 when services across the English Channel are disrupted. These disruptions could be from extreme weather, hazardous conditions (such as fire) at the Port of Dover…
Petrol filling stations across France have been closing after Oil workers blockaded most of France’s oil depots, effectively cutting off supplies of fuel. This is in response to planned changes in the local employment laws by French Employment Minister Mariam El Khomri…
The UK Department for Transport is launching a £2 million scheme to encourage uptake of hydrogen-fuelled electric vehicles for commercial fleets. Companies and organisations can apply for funding of up to 75% of the cost of new eco-friendly…
An entire fleet of vehicles that run on diesel is typical for the haulage and delivery industry. Pretty much all vehicles larger than a car will use diesel because of its increased efficiency. Diesel engines can generate a much better mpg ratio than petrol engines, which is significant…
