A COVID-19 update.

The DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) has announced it will resume testing for heavy vehicles in the UK from 4 July.

To further increase vehicle and road safety, DAF Trucks has introduced an improved AEBS system for its complete range of LF, CF and XF models: AEBS-3.

Global mobility management company Altair Global has announced the appointment of Anita Meyer as vice president for Belgium, based at the company’s Brussels office.

European fuel and service card provider UTA has added Bulgaria to its toll service portfolio.

​Menno Martens, who until recently was head of operations at buzzsurvey, has started his own business,

New research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR, and people development and training provider Accenture shows that firms must accelerate the move to digital learning experiences as the workplace goes virtual.

I could kick myself! Two days before the ‘lockdown’ I should - and could - have had my haircut but I decided against it. Big mistake I’m afraid, as almost a whole month later I’m now beginning to bare a resemblance to Dolly Parton - with two major exceptions I hasten to point out.

Environmentally-friendly industrial products manufacturer PALLITE® has created a new low-cost ‘Distancing at Work’ range to help businesses protect employees as they return to work in offices and factories.

Surprise at a potential customer refusing to agree to follow new COVID-19 guidance.

Global moving and relocation specialist, Go-Group, has commissioned and delivered over 30 tons of personal protective equipment (PPE) to England’s frontline NHS and care workers since the beginning of April 2020.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that Neil Bowker, Commercial Director of Bowker Group, one of the longest serving members of the Association, has accepted the role of Vice Chair on the UKWA Management Board. Neil will be supporting Nicola Ridges-Jones, Managing Director of MS Holdings, in her role as Chair of UKWA.

As the global economy reels from the ongoing impact of coronavirus, hard work and strategic thinking from the carrier community appears to have mitigated immediate damage to long-term contracted ocean freight rates according to Xeneta, the market intelligence organisation.

HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) has named the world’s largest containership HMM Algeciras. The vessel is the first of 12, 24,000 TEU-class vessels scheduled to be sequentially delivered between now and September 2020.

As the COVID-19 lockdown continues in the UK, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency, issued operational guidance on 28 April for removals companies wishing to return to work on the islands.