The United States Postal Service has announced it will lease a fuel cell vehicle from the General Motors Corp. to deliver mail in the Washington area.
Federal officials said the two-year agreement for the use of a GM minivan represents the first commercial application of a GM fuel cell vehicle within the United States.
Read MoreLeicestershire based The Pallet Netwrok says it is considering a move from its Wigston hub. Managing Director Adam Leonard says: We are looking to relocate and are currently debating whether to go purpose-built or move to an existing site. However, whatever we decide we will be staying in the East Midlands.
Read MoreFormer Rosier Holdings chief Brian Rosier leads takeover of MAT Group
Read MorePallet networks are missing out on huge volumes by failing to give their members enough sales support, according to consultant John Day of AD Partnership. Day (pictured below), formerly general manager of Fortec who was joint-buyer of Auld Bros last autumn, says: “There is a lot of volume currently going through the parcel systems that they (pallet networks) could gain. With the Working Time Directive soon to kill off groupage, customers will turn to the pallet networks, therefore sales strategy is becoming crucial; but the networks leave it up to the licensees.”
Read MorePalletline, which is owned by its members, is looking to recruit new member companies after years of little change to its number. Palletline, which appointed AD Humpherson to take over some CV postcodes from Palletline Distribution, is on the verge of announcing a new member in the North of England and says it is in discussions with several other firms as part of an on-going review policy. Palletline’s shareholder membership model remains unaffected. New members will still pay an initial bond on joining, which become shares after six months.
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