From 24 to 30 October, the Road Haulage Association will be holding its eighth National Lorry Week. As part of the campaign, the association will set out on a month-long roadshow kicking off in Peterborough on October 3, before travelling across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to celebrate the role and importance of the UK’s road transport. You can get involved and follow daily progress of the National Lorry Week roadshow on social media using the hashtag #NationalLorryWeek. To find out more, visit: www.nationallorryweek.co.uk National Lorry Week is the RHA’s annual campaign...

Hertfordshire-based P W Gates is strengthening its fleet with the addition of three new generation DAF XG 530 tractor units as part of the company’s expansion plans. The logistics firm, which is based at Welwyn Garden City, is adding the three tractors to eight other DAF units acquired earlier in the year. The new additions, supplied by Harris DAF Lea Valley’s truck sales division, will help manage the growing order book of the family-run business and bring the fleet size to more than 50 vehicles and around 90 trailers. The company has experienced an 88% revenue growth...

A husband-and-wife team who launched a haulage firm with one van just three years ago are celebrating after their company became the newest shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network. Skegness-based Hooper Haulage Ltd was set up by Sam and Daniella Hooper, both 30, just months before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Working with a single long-wheelbase van, the couple quickly overcame the additional challenges of establishing a business during the pandemic and have gone from strength to strength. The firm’s swift growth prompted Pallet-Track member Daily Shipping Services, in Market...

Councils are calling on the Government to take urgent action and use its forthcoming Transport Bill to require all HGV drivers by law to use truck-based satnav devices rather than domestic satnav. Currently, this is only advisory. Lorries colliding with local infrastructures, such as railway bridges, or becoming stuck on narrow roads causes major disruption and is costly to local communities. Vigo Satnav calculates routes that are optimised for trucks to always use the fastest option and take into account low bridges, narrow or weight-restricted access and live traffic updates. Drivers...

We’re excited to announce our brand-new truck-based Satnav application. The Vigo Satnav is fully integrated with Mobilise, our mobile workforce so you now have everything you need to deliver efficiently on one device. Delivery schedule postcodes are automatically loaded into the Satnav from the TMS and Mobilise to eliminate the need for manual address entry. Any schedule updates are uploaded to the satnav automatically and ETA’s are updated for you and your customers.

Introducing Mobilise, our existing Workforce Application with a new look and feel. In this latest version of our Mobile Workforce solution we have designed a slick new interface which makes Mobilise even easier to use out on the road. By doing this we have created a smarter paperless delivery management solution for your customers and your drivers.This is part of our on-going commitment to continuously improve the solutions we provide to our valued customers. To find out more about how our mobile solution can help you deliver a more efficient and paperless solution visit: Mobilise...

The owner of growing Sussex logistics company Prestige Distribution has taken the advice to build his business quite literally – after constructing his new premises himself from the ground up. Enterprising Steve Ellis, founder and managing director of the Horsham-based company, bought a nine-acre plot of land for his expanding firm and went about building offices and a warehouse big enough to hold 300 pallets. The family-run company has been reaping the benefits of Steve’s handiwork and the £1.8 million investment ever since, with volumes increasing thanks to its membership of Pallet-Track. It’s...

The leading software developer for the logistics and transport industry has recently taken on new people at its new head office in Bromsgrove. Since January, the team has grown by over 15% with plans to create more jobs in the next few months. Vigo has been working with pallet networks for over 30 years and this experience and in-depth knowledge have made them specialists. Their current products are behind some of the UK’s largest networks and the new technology they are creating will build on this success both for delivery networks and the individual general haulage businesses behind them. John...

Inside the latest March issue of Business & Innovation Magazine – In Association with Roberts Limbrick, the region’s 10 coolest and most inspiring offices are celebrated.   The Vigo Office design was included in the feature and takes inspiration from the character of our original headquarters at The Old Forge in Redditch, with a series of dedicated spaces for working, meeting and socialising. The design and refurbishment of the 5,000 sq ft of first-floor office space Topaz Business Park in Bromsgrove was undertaken by Office Principles and is a flexible and...