The Young Movers Conference in Dublin in April focussed mainly on relationship building rather than more traditional plenary meetings. However, one panel discussion took a close look at the relationship between movers and Relocation Management Companies (RMCs), exploring the strengths of each and how they work together to provide services to corporate clients.

TruTac, the supplier of compliance control software products, is warning businesses about little-known but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days.

Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner in the UK, speaking at the BAR Conference encouraged operators to report companies that they knew were overloading vehicles, especially the under 3.5 tonne vans not falling under Operator’s License regulations. Richard’s responsibilities include the licensing of the operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the UK.

From 1 July, 2022 new rules on the use of self-driving vehicles in Great Britain have come into force.

Burke Bros Moving Group in the UK has appointed Anthony Foy as its international manager. Anthony is now based at the company’s Wolverhampton Head Office, after relocating from Sussex to the West Midlands.

The UK’s largest property lender, Halifax, is lowering the deposit required on new-build houses from 1 July. The minimum deposit needed to secure a mortgage on a new-build house falls from 10% to 5%.

Aires in the USA has launched its Aires Voice Assistant (AVA), an Amazon Alexa Skill that allows relocating employees to ask their Amazon Alexa devices questions about their relocations and receive pertinent information back.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) celebrated in style at its Annual Lunch & Awards event on Tuesday, 28 June, recognising outstanding talent, commitment, and innovation.

The latest research from Statista.com has crowned the UK as the self storage capital of Europe - by some considerable distance.

According to corporate accommodation company AltoVita, Berlin (at 94% occupancy), New York City (89% occupancy), and Dublin (96% occupancy) are set to be ‘sold out cities’ this summer.

Legal transport specialist Backhouse Jones is reminding operators that from 1 August, 2022 the Office of the Traffic Commissioner will no longer be accepting paper applications for new ‘O’ licences and for major changes to existing licences.

Eighteen, forty-foot shipping containers packed with humanitarian aid - including paper products, pet supplies, non-perishable food, baby equipment, hygiene products, and clothing - recently left Boston, New York, and Newark seaports bound for Poland.

While vegetable oil prices soar and supermarkets resort to rationing, Europe continues to burn food crop biofuels at an alarming rate.

Storage company LOVESPACE has reported a significant increase in student bookings compared to before the pandemic.

A new survey has recently been launched by Atlas® Van Lines in the USA. The annual Corporate Relocation Survey reveals the ongoing COVID-19 impacts; economic shifts, including inflation and housing prices; and personal and workplace priorities as the main factors driving career relocation decisions.

On Tuesday, 28 June a new law came into force in the UK to close a loophole that allowed drivers who cause permanent disability or injury through careless driving to avoid prison, substantial fines or bans.

Africa Mobility Services will be attending the IAM (International Association of Movers) convention in November and will be campaigning to collect pens to help with children’s education in Africa.

Zero emission truck producer, Clean Logistics, has recently presented its first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission truck ‘fyuriant’ to the public at the Stade airfield in Germany. The company says this heralds a new era in environmentally-friendly road transport.

Materials handling equipment provider Linde has unveiled a new safety system for forklift trucks designed to prevent accidents involving pedestrians in the warehouse environment.

Steeles Removals from Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, UK, has recently added to its fleet of vehicles with a new Scania for long-distance removals built by SBR Specialist Coachbuilders in Preston.