Freight Best Practice
Free London 2012 support package for freight operators and their customers
More than 200 free Transport for London (TfL) workshops, both inside and outside the capital, will help hauliers and their customers in transport ‘hotspots’ keep running smoothly during the London 2012 Games.
Out-of-hours deliveries during London 2012 Games are viable, trials show
Transport for London has released the results of a series of trials of out-of-hours deliveries conducted with a number of London boroughs, and a range of businesses including supermarkets, pubs and hotels in advance of the London 2012 Games.
Rural driving pocket guide published
Freight Best Practice Scotland has published a new, FREE Rural Driving Guide, which gives best practice advice on how to plan for more efficient and safer journeys within rural areas. The publication is also available to operators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Freight Operator Recognition Scheme - Dan Evanson
The Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has more than 400 members, with 1,300 depots, which account for 55,000 vehicles across London. In a little over three years since our formal launch, we’re proud that we’re helping large numbers of operators to save money and become safer, greener and more efficient.
Freight Best Practice - Anne Johnson
It’s been great to once again get ready for the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show after last year’s break. It’s been a challenging year for everyone.
New primary distribution sector survey released
The Freight Best Practice Programme has published a new free benchmarking survey
Free bad weather driving pocket guide
Freight Best Practice Scotland has published a free Bad Weather Driving Guide for truck drivers
Freight Best Practice - Anne Johnson
How often do you have one of those ‘now why didn’t I think of that’ moments? Simple solutions to often tricky problems. It has to be said that here at the Freight Best Practice programme we have our fair share of such moments.
Freight Best Practice - Anne Johnson
As a newcomer to the Freight Best Practice team I have been bowled over by the breadth and range of the information published by the programme.
Freight Best Practice - Peter Binham
Back in May, I was delighted to be involved in the launch of the DfT's new On Line Benchmarking programme or OLB. This new web-based system represents a step change in the way that fleet operators can compare performance across vehicles, across fleets and across companies.
