DHL Parcel has acquired the assets of Instabox Netherlands and Red Je Pakketje, the parcel delivery company in the Netherlands that went bankrupt earlier this month, it has been announced.

DHL Parcel acquires assets of Instabox Netherlands and Red Je Pakketje

The Dutch government has assigned 63 million euros to the province of Limburg to build safe HGV parks near fuel stations with places for 2,400 lorries altogether.

HGV park with 2,400 places to be built near Limburg in the Netherlands

To speed up the use of hydrogen-powered HGVs, the Dutch government is introducing a subsidy scheme for more hydrogen filling stations together with HGVs. Initially, it will allocate €22 million for this purpose.

Dutch Government provides €22m subsidy for hydrogen HGV filling stations

Parcel delivery company Instabox Netherlands has gone bankrupt, the company announced on its website. The news came unexpectedly, sparking speculation about how the firm went to the wall.

Instabox Netherlands declares bankruptcy

Dutch HR consulting company Randstad is going to offer a free online game for job seekers to learn how to drive a forklift. Those who successfully complete all levels will be ready to take the real-life exam for the forklift operator certificate and can look for a job in the logistics sector.

Computer game prepares players for real-life forklift operator certificate

An HGV driver had to explain himself to the Dutch police not only because he had been using someone else's tachograph card while driving, but also for quite an unusual problem. Why was the transmission of his CB radio more powerful than allowed?

CB radio confiscated by police after lorry driver found guilty of tachograph fraud

New Mobility Package requirements, including new cabotage regulations and the mandatory return of trucks, are difficult to enforce in practice according to a representative of the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) who spoke to <a href="https://www.ttm.nl/transport/wegtransport/terugkeerplicht-uit-mobiliteitspakket-langs-de-weg-nauwelijks-te-handhaven/148852/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TTM.nl</a>.

New Mobility Package obligations hard to enforce in practice, says Dutch inspectorate

Dutch drivers can expect another pay rise from January, as its national transport organisation Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN) shared the latest developments on collective labour agreement consultations. TLN is proposing trade unions a 5% rise from January 2023.

Dutch drivers look set for another pay rise from January

IKEA Netherlands has ceased cooperation with its logistics partner Alert Logistiek, the furniture giant announced on Tuesday. The decision was made after an inspection by the Dutch Labour Inspectorate uncovered poor working conditions at Alert Logistiek.  The carrier, however, has pointed the finger at its subcontractors - stressing they made mistakes and not Alert itself.

IKEA Netherlands ends delivery partnership as inspection finds poor working conditions

Despite a haulier downloading all the data from its tachographs, it was fined over €2,000 by the Dutch transport inspectorate for not providing enough data when requested. As it turned out, an error occurred somewhere in the process of the data being transferred from the company computer to the inspector's device, resulting in incomplete data being available to the supervisor.