According to research carried out by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, more than half of the UK’s van drivers admit to making calls behind the wheel without using a hands-free device.

On February 18, the EU reached the decision to regulate CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. To speed up development, Volvo Trucks says as well as investment in technology, additional measures are needed to stimulate demand for vehicles with low CO2 emissions.

At The Mover we often hear about companies ‘celebrating’ important anniversaries, but when we ask how the party went … well, they didn’t have one. Not so with 50th anniversary celebrations for Metropolitan Transports from Brazil.

During the year 2017-18, 105 transport managers in the UK were disqualified. This was an increase of 36 on the previous 12 months. Here, Paul Dyde, an independent compliance auditor, looks at the reasons and what can be done to reduce the risks.

Phishing is on the increase. Here cyber security specialist Malwarebytes Labs gives advice to businesses on their anti-phishing policies. The company says if you don’t already have one, now is the time to implement an anti-phishing plan.

Intermovers Malaysia has outlawed the use of plastic tape (OPP) in an effort to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste produced by its packaging departments.

Atlas World Group Inc is to move its international relocation services to Evansville from Seattle while separately forming a new leasing company, AWG Equipment Leasing Inc, to offer competitive financing to its agents and owner-operators. With this growth, the company plans to add up to 75 new jobs in Indiana by the end of 2023.

Santiego Worldwide, with locations in Rockland County, New York, and Bergen County, New Jersey has joined the Atlas Van Lines network.

JK Moving Services - a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics company based in Sterling, Virginia - has installed dashboard cameras in 10 of its latest Volvo moving trucks.

The principle of contra account entries between origin and destination agencies is well established in the international moving industry. In many cases it works well to reduce costs and administration.

A century ago, Carl Suddath had little more than a dream when he bought a failed moving company to start up his own business. Armed with a couple of small trucks, two mules and a cart, Suddath saw opportunity in a 7,000-square-foot warehouse.

When 29-year-old traffic officer Hannah Moffitt spotted a husky dog wandering along the hard shoulder on the M1 in Nottinghamshire she just had to do something to help.

It is something of a tradition in family-run removals businesses for sons to take over from their fathers as retirement approaches. For daughters however, that succession is far less common in what is often still seen as a male dominated profession. Deputy Editor David Jordan spoke to one company which is bucking the trend.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a new networking group - the BIFA Young Forwarders Network (YFN) - aimed at supporting individuals that have recently joined the sector.

London-based Premier Relocation has announced the launch of a new company dedicated to the moving and relocation of professional footballers and their families.

Hemel Hempstead-based In-Excess Removals has recently taken delivery of a new 12-tonne DAF fitted with a bespoke body supplied by Norfolk bodybuilder Vancraft.

At the recent National Fork Lift Safety Conference, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed there are around 1,300 serious fork lift accidents each year – 50% more than HGVs.

The UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has welcomed moves to make autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and other safety systems standard on all new cars in three years’ time, calling it an undoubted life-saver.

In a bid to provide improved fuel efficiency to its customers, Volvo Trucks has introduced the Volvo FH with I-Save.

The AMSA (American Moving & Storage Association) has honoured its high achieving member companies in this year’s awards.