Monthly Archives: May 2011

In an industry facing increased fuel costs and competition, it’s all about maximising the return loads to stay in business and profitable. Hauliers have been hit heavily in recent months by both the general recession and the highest fuel prices in history. Despite all the doom and gloom in the industry, one sector has managed [...]

A change in the type of vehicles used for domestic furniture removals and storage has changed moving day forever. Traditionally, a furniture removal company would use a large box van with a drop down door or a tail lift for loading and unloading furniture and household effects. Now, furniture removal specialists are moving towards using [...]

Millions of packages are transported by delivery services each year, but every so often something rather out of the ordinary comes along. Delivery services around the world handle billions of packages every year, shifting goods via transport networks to every corner of the globe. Most of the consignments are manufactured goods, paperwork or household items, [...]

Sea freight from London directly to Paris will become possible with a new waterways project being given the go ahead. A new multi-million pound new project to link two canals in France will open up sea freight routes from the French capital directly to major ports on the northern coastline of the English Channel, making [...]