Last Mile Brief 13/06/23: PostNL unveils ‘Parcel Buddy’ interactive delivery management feature

A lorry driver resident in the Devon area has told the local press of his frustration over being charged for his failure to switch his lights on while he was parked at a layby. 

Lorry driver frustrated after appearing in court over “stupid” UK parking law

The Port of Felixstowe has signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks from Westwell. 

100 more autonomous trucks coming to Felixstowe Port

DP World has taken the step of directly incentivising customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail as part of a new modal shift initiative.

DP World Modal Shift Programme to use financial incentives to move more UK freight via rail

Last Mile Brief 08/06/2023: Vonovia and Deutsche Post DHL announce parcel locker partnership

New road tolls that are due to enter into force on July 1st will see hauliers pay significantly more to access Ireland's motorways. 

New Ireland road tolls to cost some hauliers over €500 extra per year

Last Mile Brief 07/06/2023: GLS Italy acquires ProntoPacco to net more PUDO points

Data shared by supply chain visibility giant FourKites has shown how dwell times at Dublin Port have noticeably declined since last summer.

Supply Chain visibility data shows drop in dwell times at Dublin Port

The Road Haulage Association has reminded hauliers and drivers to be wary of violating the post-Brexit rules that only permit UK citizens to spend 90 days in the EU within a 180-day period. The RHA chose to write about the matter on its website after one of its member's drivers fell foul of the rule.

RHA issues warning over post-Brexit 90-180 rule as lorry driver guilty of EU overstay

As we reported last week, Scotland's first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) came fully into effect on June 1st in Glasgow. However, the implementation of the LEZ has encountered some difficulties. One issue in particular concerns the enforcement system's inability to access emission standard information for foreign-registered vehicles. 

Gregor Gowans