Tag Archives: Road Haulage Association

Whistl, the leading delivery management company in the UK, has teamed up with Road to Logistics the not-for-profit organisation, backed by Government, to offer HGV drivers roles with Whistl at its Bedford Super Depot. The initiative set up in 2016 by the Road Haulage Association and Microlise to address the …

With Christmas in full swing, ongoing growth for the ecommerce market predicted and Brexit looming the ‘unacceptable delays’, being reported regarding mainliner ports such as Felixstowe, is bringing additional challenges for businesses, manufacturers and retailers across the UK. Carlton Forest 3PL, that works with its partners at the Northern ports …

The way that goods move around the country has been placed in the spotlight like never before in recent weeks and supporting this is the warehousing and logistics sector. Carlton Forest Group, which headquarters in Worksop, Nottinghamshire; but which has an additional site in Barnsley, South Yorkshire; has supported many …

FTA, RHA and Unite, the three business groups representing transport sector workers, are calling on those using the services of these workers to ensure that adequate hygiene facilities, including hot and cold running water, are available to all drivers and warehouse operatives delivering to, or collecting from business premises. In …

With the shortage of qualified HGV drivers now reaching critical levels across the UK, representatives of the logistics sector have urged the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) to provide the apprenticeship standards that logistics businesses need to start training the next generation of drivers. A recent meeting of …

With the appointment of a new Prime Minster there is one topic that has made a resurgence to the forefront of everyone’s mind; Brexit. And, with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) providing much collateral to ensure the smooth transition of business operations across the UK, Worksop based Carlton Forest Group …

Road Haulage Association chief executive Richard Burnett has written to the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, insisting that the Minister’s recent commitment to maintain law and order in the Calais area is urgently acted upon. This follows the recent migrant action which resulted in a total closure of the Port …