By Jonathan Nutchey, Managing Directorof TGMatrix, which provides fully-automated, digital freight matching for shippers and carriers. “Every year 200,000 additional truck loads (equating to a 150 Million miles), are driven unnecessarily to move goods across land in the UK.” …
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Turning blockchain into a real supply chain advantage
By Martin Barker, Finance Director of TGMatrix, which provides fully-automated, digital freight matching for shippers and carriers. Blockchain has the potential to completely transform transport and supply chain practice and financing. The technology is gaining considerable interest due to it …
Successful Freight Match Takes Intelligence
By Coreen Merryweather, Client Development Director of TGMatrix, which provides fully-automated, digital freight matching for shippers and carriers. The freight industry is not short of ‘load boards’ that claim to match spare carrier capacity with shippers’ requirements. But load boards have …
Simultaneous thinking in the digital age
By Nigel Morris IT Director of TGMatrix, which provides fully-automated, digital freight matching for shippers and carriers. The logistics sector is a laggard in technology investment. Small, undercapitalised companies operating on tight margins are still the norm, despite the growth …
Hydrostatic forklifts for 24 hr hub performance
Expect Distribution re-invests in hydrostatic forklifts for 24 hr hub performance Expect Distribution is a £23 million family owned logistics company and is the largest founding member of the Palletline network. Over the last 27 years the company has grown rapidly and now has 260 staff, a fleet …
Farrall’s announces senior management team restructure
Farrall’s Transport, the Cheshire based logistics service provider, has announced changes to the company’s senior management team. The move follows a sustained period of exponential growth within the business that has resulted in the procurement of additional facilities to the company’s portfolio, …
Is it really so hard to see why drivers are difficult to find?
The driver shortage is critical, it’s not getting any better, and it is not so difficult to see why, writes Mike Farrall. It’s not about the money. Good rates are being offered across the industry, but I believe the problem is more closely related to the way drivers are regarded and treated. Do we, …
