The Freight Transport Association has published the 20th annual edition of its European Road Transport Guide, providing information and advice for UK-based road transport operators moving goods to Europe and beyond.

Michael Brannigan has become the new president and chief executive officer for The Suddath Companies.

John Mason International’s Maintenance Manager Pat Reilly and his daughter Victoria recently took the company’s vintage truck on The Cheshire Run: a 90-mile classic commercial vehicle event held every April.

The Commercial vehicle Show in Birmingham in April received almost 20,000 visitors, 5% up on last year.

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has appointed Fuel Card Services as an Associate member, meaning that over 3,000 FORS accredited companies nationwide now have access to significant cost savings on fuel, emissions monitoring and other services.

The absence of financial measures to support the UK’s road haulage industry to recruit and train truck drivers in yesterday’s budget will undermine the economic recovery, warns the Road Haulage Association.

Scottish removal company, Richard Healey Removals Ltd has been crowned BAR & Which? Trusted Traders' ‘Domestic Mover of the Year 2015’.

With the youth of today seemingly obsessed with online social media, it’s surprising to learn that Generation Y, tech-savvy young people apparently ‘dislike’ online training.

International moving specialist The EuroGroup has appointed Darren French as its business development manager for the United Kingdom.

A high-performance powertrain with a working life of up to 20,000 hours, up to five years’ warranty and outstanding all-round view, even from the fully enclosed cabin.

The 18,000 TEU CMA CGM Georg Forster has entered service sailing under the UK flag.

A recent report issued by EUROMOVERS International says that over the last two years 95% of its customers rated its member companies’ services good, excellent or outstanding. The results were presented to members at the EUROMOVERS annual conference in Barcelona in April.

The winners of the FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards for 2015 were announced at a ceremony held in London on 3 June.

Members of the Alliance of Independent Movers (AIM) met at the organisation’s headquarters in Twickenham on 12 May to discuss the group’s progress during its first 18 months of operation and its plans for development.

We have all seen the mayhem that was caused by the French strikers who held the transport industry and the whole of the travelling public to ransom. Some of you were caught in it yourselves. In my opinion this is unacceptable. It’s time we acted.

PODS, the Manchester-based containerised removal and storage company, has joined The Alliance of Independent Movers.

The Freight Transport Association is pressing the French government to take action on the migrant situation in Calais, which has been described as ‘like a war zone’ by some of its members.

Goplasticpallets.com has announced the appointment of Ben Messingham as UK sales manager.