Tech specialists The Algorithm People (TAP) has joined forces with software firm AFD to help transport companies achieve even greater savings and efficiencies. TAP said its My Transport Planner optimisation service had been combined with AFD’s g…
DPD customers with accessibility issues can now instruct couriers to make more time and wait at the door, via its new ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app. The function enables parcel recipients to flag to the driver that they require more time …
National Highways has misplaced over one hundred key devices, including hard drives, laptops and iron key storage devices, according to official figures. A Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request, analysed by litigation practice Griffin Law, fo…
Route optimisation experts The Algorithm People (TAP) said its Fleet as a Service (FaaS) platform would address the problem of operators managing mixed fleets as they decarbonise. It said FaaS, which includes its existing optimisation algorithms…
Pall-Ex Poland has rolled out its freight management and tracking software Nexus to its members. The group said the software gives firms better control of their freight and allows its membership to communicate better than before. Nexus was built…
HGV driver candidates are now being offered virtual reality (VR) technology to help them pass their test and get behind the wheel quicker. Training firm Easy As HGV said it was improving driver training with the use of “fully immersive VR simula…
UK operators are set to benefit after logistics platform provider CH Robinson pledged to invest $1bn (£744.4m) in global technology to remove supply chain inefficiencies. The company is working with more than 1,000 international data specialists…
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman has landed a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton, following a trial of the company’s fleet telematics, tracking platform and connected camera system. The deal sees ABP Southampt…
Yodel has launched an improved version of its customer app which has been upgraded to give a more personalised parcel delivery experience this Christmas. The upgraded customer app offers a number of new features, including the ability to pre-sel…
Onpoint Logistics has seen its fuel bill slashed by a third (34%) and productivity boosted by 14% after installing a Webfleet fleet management platform. The Birmingham-based specialist logistics company, which operates around 60 vehicles, rangin…
Supply chain visibility platform FourKites has signed up more than 60 customers to its new Innovation Partner Program, chosen for playing a key role in driving innovation on the company’s platform. Innovation Partners includes Henkel, AB InBev, …
Software tech provider Forward Solutions is offering customers a new digital supply chain management product that oversees their entire supply chain, from purchase order to delivery. Forward Vision is a web-based portal that provides real time c…
Route optimisation and decarbonisation specialist The Algorithm People (TAP) has appointed Stephen Kelly as non-executive chair, as the company gears up to go global. The company specialises in using advanced mathematics, AI and machine learning…
Yodel has partnered with Dutch sortation specialist Hexapole to optimise capability for small parcels at its Shaw sorting centre in Oldham. The deal will help Yodel meet increased demand amid the surge in online retail and involves a refurbished…