by Taryn | May 7, 2020 | tradefreight news
Let us take a trip back to 1963, when Ford Motor Company’s Vice President Lee Iacocca convinced Henry Ford II to offer to purchase the cash-strapped Ferrari. The main purpose for this purchase would be to boost their car sales by entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
by Taryn | May 3, 2020 | tradefreight news
Even though we’re less than half-way through it, 2020 looks like it’s going to go down as one of the most eventful years in human history. While the COVID19 pandemic will undoubtedly be followed by an analysis of what could have been done better, now may be a good...
by Taryn | Apr 19, 2020 | tradefreight news
The last global pandemic was the Spanish Flu crisis of 1918. This is well out of living memory for most of the population, including everyone in government. It was also a time when the world was very different from today. This means that there is a limit to how much...
by Taryn | Apr 6, 2020 | tradefreight news
The haulage industry has long been under scrutiny for its approach to health and safety. To be fair, this is understandable. HGVs, literally by definition, are heavy, which means that they can cause serious damage if they become involved in accidents (as in killing...
by Taryn | Mar 20, 2020 | tradefreight news
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to travel restrictions being imposed across the globe including the EU. At present, these restrictions exclude freight traffic which can, in principle, travel as normal, in practice, however, it is likely to be subject to long delays...
by Taryn | Mar 14, 2020 | tradefreight news
Although the budget (and the media’s response to it) was largely dominated by the Coronavirus (and its potential economic impact), it also contained a lot of other useful information. Here is a quick guide to its key facts and their implications. Interest rates are...
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