Monthly Archives: January 2020

We don’t just deliver!

Now with the certainty of Brexit and a No – Deal scenario still a possibility, stockpiling will probably become essential later in 2020. We could be one solution for business’s! I.J.McGill Transport’s warehouses have a variety of racked, stacked and mixed layouts, ensuring a storage solution to suit your specific requirements. Once in our warehouse, […]

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RHA publishes vision to decarbonise freight and logistics

The Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) strategy paper setting out the Association’s approach to decarbonising the freight and logistics sector has been published. With the environment at the heart of the recent General Election, the paper calls on the new Government to develop a freight roadmap which delivers the stepping stones needed to achieve a net […]

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Haulier fined after driver falls from trailer

Scottish haulage company W D Cormack & Sons has been fined after one of its drivers suffered severe injuries after falling from a trailer. The driver was securing a load of grain bags on a curtain-sider trailer at Thormean Granary, Milnathort when he fell 2.88 metres from the trailer to the ground and sustained severe […]

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Forwarders urge new government to deliver on election promises

Freight forwarders have called on the new government to deliver on election promises in regards to Brexit, the withdrawal agreement with the EU, and any future trade deal. Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), said: “For the last three years, freight forwarding and logistics companies have done all they can […]

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Risk of no-deal Brexit remains, says FTA

Without the passing of the Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament there is still the risk of a no-deal departure from the EU on 31 January 2020 – which could bring chaos to the UK’s highly interconnected supply chain, and the industry which relies upon it, the Freight Transport Association has warned. Assuming Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]

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Hauliers outline key issues for new Government

The Road Haulage Association is calling on new PM Boris Johnson to work with the freight and logistics trade on a number of key issues of “vital importance” to hauliers. Writing to Boris Johnson after his emphatic general election win for the Conservatives, RHA Chief Executive Richard Burnett (pictured above) said: “Over the past three […]

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Green vessel cleans ports without polluting the air

A Liverpool-based company have launched what they believe is the world’s first zero emission litter and debris collection vessel. Water Witch have been building pollution control workboats for this purpose for decades, but their latest innovation means that for the first time waterway maintenance and debris retrieval can be zero-emission as well as cost-effective. This […]

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DRS MD scoops ‘Woman with Edge’ accolade

Direct Rail Services’ MD Debbie Francis has scooped the ‘Woman with Edge’ award at the recent Women of the Year awards. More than 400 people from across the country attended the awards which aim to promote positive female role models who provide inspiration across all areas of society and the business community. The ‘Woman with […]

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Weak start to peak season for air cargo, IATA confirms

Demand in global air freight markets fell once again in October – the twelfth consecutive month of year-on-year declines – marking a weak start to the traditional peak season. According to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) demand, which is measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 3.5% in October […]

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