Europe’s transport system is facing an unprecedented challenge: a shortage of professional drivers that is already disrupting supply chains across the continent. As of 2024, over 426,000 truck driver positions remain unfilled in the...
Small data strategy matters in global asset tracking, helping to locate ‘dark trailers’, writes Alastair MacLeod (pictured, below), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ground Control, a company that provides satellite-centric M2M (machine-to-machine) and IoT...
As the peak shopping season approaches, retailers are putting the finishing touches to their seasonal strategies, to ensure shelves and online channels are well stocked to meet consumer demand. Last year’s UK Black Friday...
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are expanding its range of drive electronics with new developments to meet changing industrial requirements. Frequency inverters have been part of the company’s modular drive systems since the 1980s, forming a key...
Craig McDonnell of ABB Robotics tells Logistics Business why the company’s new AI-enabled technology marks the next great breakthrough – Autonomous Versatile Robotics (AVR). ABB Robotics is no newcomer. The Swiss-based global power and...
After a year defined by delayed investment decisions, rising costs and fragile confidence, the UK forklift truck market is moving through a period of adjustment rather than retreat, a new financial report reveals.The latest...
From snow to ice and freezing temperatures, there is much to consider when winter-proofing warehouses and large sheds for the peak season. As temperatures drop and the first snow begins to fall, most of...
Recent research conducted by Microlise has revealed that over two-thirds of transport and logistics managers believe adopting AI will give companies a major competitive edge. AI has dominated conversations across every industry in 2025,...
A fast, cost-effective solution aimed to minimise loading bay disruptions has been unveiled. Rite-Hite, one of the leading manufacturers of loading bay and industrial safety equipment, has launched a new readily available, cost-effective replacement...
For Ocado Intelligent Automation (OIA), the story is less about replacing people with robots and more about redefining how the two can work together, reports Peter MacLeod. According to Jamie Spencer, VP of Sales...
