Heritage railways and steam train trips have always been a popular pastime in the UK, but recent figures show that visitor numbers at steam railways are increasing year on year. This observation is backed up with a general flux of passengers turning to rail travel as an alternative form of transport. A survey conducted for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Transportation & Logistics
Caution Over Predicted 2011 International Air Freight Figures
Recently the International Air Transport Association (IATA) was still predicting international air freight growth would stabilise between 2010 and 2014 at five percent. Since then, world events have forced the association to rethink their figures. At a press conference held at the start of March 2011, director general of the IATA, Giovanni Bisignani, revised its… Read more »
Haulage Companies Will Swallow Rising Fuels Costs With Increased Haulage Rates
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is warning the current scenario of rapidly increasingly fuel prices will lead to higher rates from haulage companies, which will in turn undermine economic growth. Not taking VAT into account, haulage companies now pay a bulk price of 110.46 pence per litre, which represents a 0.98 rise since February 2011…. Read more »
Why Taking Time to Find the Right Cheap Courier Service is Important
Finding cheap couriers needs research. The temptation, however, is to just telephone one courier for a quote, because ‘phoning around for cheap courier quotes takes time and who has lots of that to spare these days? In an ideal world, it would possible to enter your consignment details just once and let the courier companies… Read more »
When It’s Important To Choose An eBay Compatible Courier
How many times have you browsed eBay, seen something that’s caught your eye at a price that’s right and then felt deflated when you realise the seller is hundreds of miles away from you and they’re offering no eBay delivery for it, just ‘pick up only’. If an item’s listed as collect only and you… Read more »
