A longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for lorry drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according to a new study by academics at Loughborough University’s Design School.

On 22 September, 2014, McCrorys Removals Ltd. of Nottingham won its case against the National Guild of Removers (NGRS) in the Milton Keynes County Court.

What started as a social gathering on LinkedIn three years ago is developing into a tour de force for women working in the international moving industry. LIMA (Ladies in Moving), has the backing of IAM and has already recruited over 200 members worldwide. Steve Jordan offers a male view.

On 1 October over 380 self storage owners, managers, investors and suppliers descended on Stockholm for the annual FEDESSA European Self Storage Conference and Trade Show. Report by Rennie Schafer, Chief Executive Officer of the Self Storage Association Ltd.

Steve Jordan attended the IAM conference in Orlando for The Mover. The opening presentation summarised new initiatives and events from the world’s largest moving organisation. Here are the highlights.

There are plenty who will criticise IAM. Many of those criticisms are valid. But I will not be joining their number. On the contrary, I’m a fan. By Steve Jordan

On 26 September, 2014, The Mover was invited to witness the inaugural flight of a revolutionary new concept in long distance transport that could solve the problem of delivering household goods to remote locations: the VV-Plane. Here is Steve Jordan’s take on what could be the most dramatic shift in transport since the invention of the railways.

Vehicle tracking supplier Quartix has announced its proposed flotation on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) the shares are expected to start trading on 6 November.

The Mover has been informed that Max Godfrey, previously of Whittles of Preston and a past BAR President has been unwell recently.

There is significant congestion at Long Beach and Los Angeles ports.

The Graebel companies have launched a new website this week.

Beijing, China has been assigned as the chairmanship of APEC, so the Chinese government has imposed traffic restriction between the period of November 3-12, 2014.

Michael Lacsni has joined Santa Fe Relocation Services in Australia as Director of Corporate Development.

Damian Aebischer has accepted a new challenge in his career as the Director of Moving at Packimpex Ltd. This is in addition to his existing role as the company’s Director of Finance and Administration.

A new Smart Vehicle Replacement Tool designed to help fleets adopt flexible life cycles has been introduced by Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Scania is offering free activation and a ten year subscription to its OnBoard Monitor telematics package to the operators of Scania trucks built from 2011 onwards.

O’Neil Software recently announced its first Hosted RS-SQL customer, Professional Records Imaging Management (PRIM) based out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, who is now running its records management operation directly from O’Neil’s new cloud service.

After a long history in its classic building in the fashionable neighbourhood of San Telmo, the company has relocated to a larger and more modern combined warehouse and office space in the neighbourhood of Munro, one of the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, closer to customers and with space to grow and expand.

Voerman in the Netherlands has introduced a new service to help customers make good use of leftover food when they move house.