Silverstone’s futuristic Wing building was again the venue for this year’s Movers and Storers Show on 21-22 October.

The cat didn’t know what all the fuss was about. It never did. It happened just the same every year at this time. Humans! Pah! They have no idea.

During his opening hearing at the European Parliament Michael Cramer MEP, the new Chairman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee (TRAN) called for, “A holistic and ambitious EU transport policy that reconciles mobility, climate protection and job creation.”

If you are in the removals business, your life has been touched by Roy Church; you probably don’t know it, but it has, I assure you. Every now and then someone comes along who changes things, permanently. Roy is such a man. By Steve Jordan.

20-year-old Milly Dale joined Burke Bros three years ago as an apprentice. Little did she know that she’d soon be travelling the world representing the company. Here’s her newcomers-eye view of the world’s biggest moving event.

The Freight Transport Association says it has persuaded the government to delay plans to abolish the paper counterpart to the driving licence until an online system suitable for businesses has been developed.

The UK Road Haulage Association (RHA) is advising lorry drivers not to stop as they approach Calais to offset the risk of illegal immigrants stowing away in vehicles. Many haulage firms are now recommending that their drivers do not pull over, even for a few minutes, within 125 miles (200 kilometres) of the French Channel port.

On Monday 3 November, 2014 at Southwark crown court an investigation and proceedings lasting seven years culminated in no evidence being offered against Fred and Gerald Baxter. Not guilty verdicts were recorded. Both Fred and Gerald Baxter had always vigorously maintained their innocence.

After 36 years at the helm of Anglo Pacific, a company he founded in 1978, Steve Perry has recently sold the business to Yogesh Mehta and family.

Dart Charge – a new way of paying the Dartford Crossing charge – will, according to the Highways Agency, speed up journeys by removing the need to stop at a barrier to pay the charge.

Peter van den Berg has joined the international team at Tippet Richardson in Vancouver.

A new Transport Energy Task Force has been established, building on the LowCVP's recent studies on fuels decarbonisation (Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership).

With Skills for Logistics predicting an LGV driver shortage of 120,000 by 2020 Scania is launching a new initiative to attract new drivers to the industry.

The German Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrint, has unveiled plans to introduce a toll on foreign-registered vehicles using the country’s roads from 2016, dismissing concerns in Brussels and neighbouring countries that the plan could breach European anti-discrimination laws.

Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide has been awarded first place in the Thought Leadership category at the Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMA) presented in Orlando in September for its Annual Relocation Policy Summit Research Summary.

Crate rental specialist PPS held an open day on 11 September to celebrate the company’s move from its head office in Leicestershire to new larger premises at Marchington near Uttoxeter.

Data recently released by London Councils shows the number of clamps fitted to vehicles in 2013/14 fell to 1,656 - down from 8,273 the previous year - a drop of 80%.

The Shadow Transport Secretary, Mary Creagh, has vowed that safety equipment to protect cyclists will be made compulsory on HGVs if Labour wins next year’s UK General Election.

In August 2014, after quite a short period of preparation, Voerman International (The Hague) received the ISO 18001 certificate.