James Miller

Will February bring a government resolution on reducing coefficients and early retirement for professional drivers?

February carries a concrete deadline: the government is reportedly set to decide whether to recognise reducing coefficients that would allow earlier retirement for professional drivers, a demand jointly pushed by unions CCOO and UGT, backed by employers CETM and supported by Fenadismer.

Professional driver deficit pressures Spanish road freight — recruitment and training responses

Spain’s road freight sector reports roughly 10% of driving posts unfilled within a workforce of more than 390,000, translating to an estimated 30,000 vacant positions that squeeze scheduling, increase empty running, and force carriers to reassign loads on short notice.

How Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination could reshape credit, manufacturing, housing and trucking demand

Between March 2022 and July 2023 the Federal Reserve implemented 11 rate hikes, taking the federal funds rate from near zero to 5.25–5.50%, a move that raised borrowing costs across finance, construction and fleet finance and directly tightened working capital available to trucking firms.

90% Scholarships Open for the MGTM (Master in Transport Management and Mobility) — Valencia Cohort

FVET will run the in-person Master in Transport Management and Mobility (MGTM) in Valencia from 20 February to 25 July with a total of 200 instructional hours, a course fee set at €500 and a limited allocation of 90% scholarships funded under the Plan of Aid 2025; payment is by bank transfer at the start of the course.

How Microsoft’s Azure, Copilot and Fabric Are Reshaping Logistics Execution

Integration latency between ERP, WMS and TMS often converts a planned routing into a missed SLA; when platform-level AI adds advisory layers without guaranteed execution hooks, that latency becomes a hard operational cost for distribution centers and carriers.

Luis Ramos exits CEO role as PrimeFlight México grows to 18-airport network

PrimeFlight México now operates across 18 airports, handling roughly 30 million kilos of cargo annually and capturing about 16% of the domestic market in the routes where it built capacity with partners.

Come si applicano le eccezionali norme UE sui tempi di guida e di riposo ai servizi di pullman discrezionali e cosa devono registrare gli operatori

Secondo le normative UE, la pausa ininterrotta di 45 minuti può essere suddivisa in due intervalli di almeno 15 minuti ciascuno (ad esempio, 15/30, 20/25, 25/20 o 30/15).

Urgent OSR→BHX charter by Supernova Airlines demonstrates rapid-response air cargo capability

On 27 January, Supernova Airlines executed an urgent charter from Ostrava (OSR) to Birmingham (BHX), delivering time‑critical cargo under compressed timelines and demonstrating the carrier's operational readiness for short‑notice, high‑priority shipments.

How SAF Certification and ISCC Rules Are Rewiring Aviation Supply Chains

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) must meet ASTM D7566 specifications and hold recognised ISCC certification before airlines or OEMs will accept it, turning fuel certification into a logistics constraint rather than just an environmental checkbox.

MAN Truck & Bus sees stronger BEV uptake and regional shifts as 2025 deliveries rise to ~101,600 units

MAN Truck & Bus delivered around 101,600 new vehicles in 2025, an increase of nearly 6% year-on-year, driven primarily by a surge in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across truck and bus segments despite continued weakness in several truck markets.

How usage-based finance can unlock automation investment for logistics teams

Shifting a warehouse automation program from outright ownership to a usage-based leasing model often reduces initial capital outlay by 30–50% and shortens upgrade cycles, a practical lever logistics operators are using to preserve cash and keep systems current.

How Sentry’s FIT Modular Column Protection Reduces Damage and Downtime in Warehouses

Warehouse operators converting to wider, fewer columns are facing a measurable rise in impact events: forklift strikes and pallet-jack collisions against large structural pillars now account for a significant portion of onsite damage, and modular protection systems can reduce repair cycles and lost throughput.