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11/05/2012Looming driver shortage - the evidence behind the concernsSkills for Logistics, Milton Keynes, May 2012. The UK is facing a looming driver shortage for Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs) that risks holding back economic recovery, according to a report released today by Skills for Logistics.
12/03/2012Love Logistics - A life without logistics FTA & CILT present a world without logistics!
24/11/2011Logistics Sector Skills Development - £3.95 Million Boost
The key logistics sector, essential for the efficient and economic distribution and delivery of goods and services on which industry and consumers rely, has received a welcome and substantial boost for skills development following today’s announcement from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) of a £61 million investment in employment led projects designed to boost enterprise, jobs and growth.
05/07/2011Logistics Industry gets Government support for a National Skills Academy Confirmation of Government funding for the development of the National Skills Academy for Logistics was announced on 5 July 2011 by John Hayes, Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning.
03/06/2011Careers in transport – come and join us
Logistics is now firmly part of the school curriculum for 14-19 year olds in Northern Ireland.
09/05/2011Skills for Logistics Industry Trainer of the Year May 2011Asda manager is logistics industry trainer of the year 2011

Forklift truck makers optimistic, study finds
Forklift truck makers are optimistic about the economic outlook, according to a study produced for the British Industrial Truck Association
Growth plan for Pallet-Track
Pallet-Track, a freight logistics business based in Wolverhampton, is planning to take on hundreds of staff as part of an expansion plan
Tarmac wins for Seafield
Aggregates firm Tarmac has extended its contract with Seafield Logistics for the distribution of limestone powder from Ballidon quarry for a further two and a half years
Norbert trials 26 tonne Renault hybrid
Norbert Dentressangle has taken delivery of a 26 tonne hybrid vehicle from Renault for a UK trial of alternative technologies

Industry confident fuel duty rise will be axed
The 3ppl increase in fuel duty planned for January is widely expected to be scrapped in tomorrow's (29 November) Autum Statement, after a sustained campaign by the road transport industry.
KBC Logistics fined £12,000 over reversing truck incident
Dartford haulier KBC Logistics has been fined £12,000 after an employee was seriously injured when he was crushed by a reversing lorry.
Traffic Commissioner speaks out over VOSA row
The public row which saw the Traffic Commissioners (TCs) accuse VOSA of undermining their judicial independence has been described as a "crisis" by TC for Scotland Joan Aitken.
Rise in crossings from UK to Europe
A total of 2.49 million goods vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe in the 12 months to the third quarter of 2011 - 1% higher than the equivalent period last year.