Royal Mail boosts its online shopping delivery experience
Royal Mail is introducing key enhancements to its tracked services used by leading UK retailers to deliver items online shoppers have ordered.
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FTA flags up concerns over post-Brexit labour force uncertainties
Following the publication of the Commons Home Affair Committee’s report on post-Brexit migration yesterday (31 July), the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the UK Government to take the necessary steps to “ensure that UK business can continue to operate at full staffing levels after the UK leaves the EU”.
Read MoreWalmart has called time on employee-driven delivery service
Walmart has closed down its pilot to use its own employees to courier items after their shifts.
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UPS set to test fully-electric delivery truck in Los Angeles
UPS has announced it will be working with Thor Trucks to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, California.
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Allyouneed.com to be discontinued
The online marketplace of DHL Deutsche Post, allyouneed.com is going to close in the second half of this year.
Read MoreABS Holdings enhances its shipping operations
ABS Holdings is using the Datalogic Falcon X3 to improve the company’s Hampshire-based pick, pack and shipping operations and meet increased levels of shipping.
Read MoreRHA pressing ahead with compensation claims for hauliers over truck “price fixing cartel”
The UK’s Road Haulage Association has announced that it has submitted an application to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in respect of a claim against the European truck manufacturers, found to be colluding in a “price fixing cartel” between 1997 and 2011.
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La Poste announces rate increases
France’s La Poste has announced that it will adjust its rates on 1 January 2019, with letter mail rates set to increase by 4.7% on average.
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