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Wolverhampton pupils get in the driving seat for road safety training
Pallet-Track has teamed up with a local school to improve road safety awareness. Caroline Green, chief executive at Pallet-Track, joined colleagues and secondary pupils at neighbouring school, The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton, for an interactive road safety activity designed to improve awareness around the challenges faced by HGV drivers. We partnered with the Road Haulage Association…
Read MorePallet-Track cycles 120 miles for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
Our team cycled nearly 120 miles in three days for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The nine strong team of riders, including our chief executive Caroline Green, took to their saddles on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 June, cycling more than 120 miles to raise money for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The intrepid team, made…
Read MorePallet-Track hits 30 million milestone with latest consignment
Our pallet network has moved 30 million consignments, without losing a single pallet in the hub. Pallet-Track has just handled the milestone consignment at our central hub on Millfields Road, after moving 56 million individual pallets during our 19 years of operation. The consignment, which was sent to Hull-based plumbers’ merchants James Hargreaves and contained…
Read MorePallet-Track’s annual golf day is a hole in one
Over 50 golfers teed off for a great cause and raised £6,360 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Pallet-Track’s annual golf day. The 17th staging of the event took place at Morley Hayes Golf Club in Derbyshire and featured 52 golfers from 14 teams, made up of colleagues from Pallet-Track’s headquarters, network members and partner…
Read MorePallet-Track delivers road safety training
Pallet-Track has delivered a new road safety initiative to improve staff awareness around the challenges faced by HGV drivers on the road and on site. We teamed up with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to host an internal road safety training programme to mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Our office team…
Read MoreA. Davies Transport Ltd speeds into new era with Pallet-Track
West Yorkshire’s A. Davies Transport Ltd is driving into a new era after becoming a shareholder member of our network. The Wakefield haulier has made the move to Pallet-Track as part of its ongoing growth strategy and will create three new jobs as a result of our new partnership. The logistics specialist works with a…
Read MoreLiverpool haulier goes the extra mile for new contract
A Liverpool logistics specialist, SSO Logistics Ltd, has wrapped up a 12-month distribution deal with a packaging supply company after significantly reducing its damage rates. The business has secured a new contract with fellow St Helens company, Venturepak, which supplies injection moulded plastic containers and other packaging products to the food industry. Venturepak turned to…
Read MoreHaulier puts staff in the driving seat with ownership trust
A Pallet-Track member that has been operating for more than 100 years has put its staff in the driving seat by introducing an employee ownership trust. Family-owned logistics specialists, Burgoynes (Lyonshall) Ltd, which has been operating out of Lyonshall, Herefordshire since 1909, has introduced the ownership trust to secure the firm’s future. Burgoynes (Lyonshall) Ltd…
Read MoreYoung women are driving ahead in HGV tests
New research has revealed that young women are in pole position when it comes to passing HGV tests, with female drivers aged 20-29- gaining the highest pass rates. Our analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) data shows that women in this age category gained the highest Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) practical pass rate in Britain…
Read MorePallet-Track to support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity in 2023
This year, we have pledged to raise money for one of the UK’s vital emergency services, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. As the charity operates in the region of our Millfields Road hub, we hope our fundraising can make a real difference to the local community and surrounding counties. The charity was chosen after a company-wide…
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