Logistics Magazine

Covering the whole of the logistics industry and supply chain, Logistics Magazine tackles the big strategic issues facing the industry – decarbonisation, innovation and automation – as well as the compliance issues so critical to the safety of all transport operations.

The new weekly, digital-only Logistics Magazine includes the following content:

• features on transport issues across all modes – road, rail, sea and air
• interviews with senior people from the government, academia and industry
• news on the latest transport legislation and public consultations
• compliance advice section

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Latest articles

Building resilience into the supply chain: Logistics UK event to lead the conversation

Britain’s supply chain has been threatened with disruption like never before over the past decade, with Brexit, the pandemic, product shortages, border closures and the war in Ukraine slowing or stopping the passage of goods to their end customer.

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Government's new electric vehicle chargepoint funding must provide space for commercial use

The £56 million funding announced by government last week (21 February 2023) to increase the provision of electric vehicle (EV) charge points must create provision for commercial vehicles, according to business group Logistics UK, if the industry is to hasten its transfer to net zero.

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GSAG: lifting the lid on FORS’ advisory group

Steve Agg (pictured above), chair of the Governance and Standards Advisory Group (GSAG), explains the group’s pivotal role in ensuring that FORS remains the UK’s leading fleet accreditation scheme.

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Logistics giant offers job opportunities to more than 100 prison leavers

Offender Employment is a campaign run by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which encourages businesses to hire prison leavers and offer training opportunities within prisons.

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Review of the Apprenticeship Levy still vital, says Logistics UK

Logistics UK is reiterating its call for government to review its funding model for the Apprenticeship Levy, following National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February 2023).

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Further clarity to DVS consultation is needed, says Logistics UK

Following the announcement from Transport for London (TfL) regarding the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) consultation, Logistics UK is calling for further specification details to be released to ensure operators are able to engage and respond in full.

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Logistics UK policy manager breaks into top ten of GreenFleet’s 100 Most Influential

Logistics UK’s Senior Policy Manager, Denise Beedell, has been announced as eighth on GreenFleet’s 100 Most Influential 2023 list, following her outstanding policy work focusing on the logistics industry’s transition to decarbonising fleet operations.

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Time is money for fleet operators

Beverley Wise, Webfleet Regional Director for Bridgestone Mobility Solutions

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Generation Logistics case study

Kulraj Singh Banwait, Finance Graduate Associate (3rd Year Placement), GXO

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Logistics UK disappointed by cancellation of two out of three Welsh road building schemes

Logistics UK has expressed its disappointment that almost two-thirds of Welsh road building schemes will be scrapped, following the publication of The Future of Road Investment in Wales report last week (14 February 2023).

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New rail freight operator on track to deliver zero-emissions service

Despite the electrification of more than 70% of all passenger train operator rolling stock in the UK, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the vast majority of Britain’s freight trains remain powered by diesel.

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A month in the media – February 2023

The past month has been another busy one in the Logistics UK press office, with the team continuing to ensure that the business group maintained a significant presence in the news.

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Packed parliamentary reception celebrates industry's skills campaign

More than 200 Logistics UK members, parliamentarians, government officials, senior businesspeople and young people assembled at the Houses of Parliament last week (6 February 2023) to celebrate the passing of a major milestone for the industry-led Generation Logistics campaign.

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Compliance advice summary

Gripping stuff – the secrets of good tyre management

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Logistics businesses need clarity on new post-Brexit regulations

Logistics UK has been urging government to prioritise the needs of the logistics industry, as Parliament continues to debate the Retained EU Law Bill.

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2023: key focuses and challenges for logistics

Logistics has, for many decades, remained something of an enigma. Although it has always been vital for underpinning trade and commercial activity, the general public has not always been aware of how indispensable the industry is to the wider UK economy.

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Generation Logistics already changing a million perceptions

Generation Logistics, the careers and awareness campaign launched by the industry to address challenges in recruitment across the sector, has already created more than one million engagements with target audiences, according to Transport Minister Richard Holden MP (pictured above).

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New rail links between Wales and England could ease M4 congestion, Logistics UK says

Improved rail connectivity between England and Wales could help ease congestion currently faced by hauliers on the M4, Logistics UK has said, following the UK and Welsh governments’ recent announcement of a new study to explore options for new rail links between the two countries.

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Could ‘guilt-free’ air freight be about to take off?

Aviation’s long dependence on CO2-emitting kerosene has made it one of the most difficult transport modes to decarbonise.

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Logistics UK launches new electric vehicle training course

Logistics UK has announced a new portfolio of electric/hybrid vehicle training courses which cover safety awareness, preparing the vehicle for repairs and carrying out system repairs and component replacements.

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