THE LEADING price-comparison website for shipping, transportation and courier services, deliveryquotecompare.com, has praised proposals for night-time delivery services as a “great idea”. The free referral site, providing new business opportunities for logistics firms, said plans to relax curfews for night-time deliveries and reduce noise pollution could also help transport and pallet delivery companies cut carbon […]
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Delivery Quote Compare: Shipping and Aviation Taxes to Fund Climate Change Measures
Jan
14
14
A fuel tax could be placed on the shipping and aviation industries to raise funds for the battle against climate change. That is one of the proposals raised at the climate change summit held in Copenhagen last week. The European Union wants the shipping industry to cut its emissions by around 20 per cent over […]
Petrol Could Rise
Jan
14
14
The price of petrol in the UK could rise by as much as 15 pence per litre within the next 12 months, it has been warned. The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) of Great Britain made the prediction based on analysis of fuel market trends and tax changes. In its report, the PRA claims that British […]
Road haulage does its bit for the environment
Nov
18
18
ROAD haulage companies are said to be doing their bit for the environment as more operators are investing in walking floor trailers to transport recyclable materials. The trailers, which are fairly new to the UK, are attracting more attention from haulage firms as the demand for transport of recyclable materials increases due to taxation on […]
Increased use of groupage operators opens up freight market
Nov
18
18
SHIPPERS have begun using more groupage operators this month in an attempt to reduce spend on deliveries. Groupage providers, who tend to deliver a group of parcels in one load, operate more cheaply and economically than express operators whose primary objective is accelerated delivery. This reduces costs for large companies who do not necessarily need […]
A Guide To Freight Forwarding
Nov
17
17
Freight forwarding is the movement of goods around the world on behalf of companies involved in both import and export. As well as organizing the movement of cargo, freight forwarders also arrange customs clearance of the goods, as well as handle all the relevant documentation involved. This article aims to provide you with information on the […]
Postal Strike Results in 30% Rise for Courier Businesses
Oct
28
28
Daniel Parry, founder of delivery quote comparison service Deliveryquotecompare commented that; “Since publicity of the strikes began, we have experienced a 30% surge in customers using our courier cost comparison service”. Thousands of Royal Mail workers across the country recently went on a 48-hour strike in a row over pay, conditions and modernisation. With more […]
Britain’s road haulage industry sees end to recession
Oct
15
15
Britain’s road haulage sector has powered its way out of the recession. That’s the view of a new monthly survey by Commercial Motor magazine, which has been backed by the Road Haulage Association. The survey looked at over 300 road transport operators across the UK, and found that 28 per cent of those fleets […]
Trade association calls for fuel duty harmonisation across Europe
Oct
15
15
Fuel costs for haulage firms across Europe must be harmonised if Britain’s road transport industry is to survive. That’s the view of Transfrigoroute UK, the trade association for the temperature-controlled transport sector. The organisation has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to demand a Europe-wide implementation of fuel duty for professional road users. […]
EU to take climate action on planes and ships
Oct
15
15
The European Union has ruled that planes and ships should dramatically cut their carbon dioxide emissions within the next ten years. The proposals mean that the shipping industry should lower their emissions by 20 per cent, compared to their 2005 levels, by 2020. Meanwhile the aviation industry must lower its 2005 emission levels by […]