Domestic Cars
Hybrid Vehicles Information
A hybrid vehicle is powered by a battery producing electric power and an internal combustion engine. The car’s management system chooses the fuel dependent on the car’s need for acceleration, engine load and battery charge. The vehicle can also use a variety of fuels, including petrol and diesel and a range of alternative fuels (which [...]
Logistics
Third party logistics becomes more popular for business transportation
Third party logistics (called 3PL) is when companies use external companies to undertake some or all of their delivery system needs that formerly would have been performed as in-house tasks. So at its broadest sense, third party logistics is when any business transportation activity is outsourced to another company. Examples of third party logistics are: [...]
Business Transport
Choosing vans for business Part 2
Getting a van for a business is such an important (and expensive) decision that it is surprising how many times it is taken quickly and without sufficient thought. (Yeah, that one looks OK is not the level of consideration needed!). It’s not just the physical size of the van that is important but mainly the [...]
Choosing vans for business
Choosing which van you need to use for your business deliveries or collection should consider a whole range of factors. Too many people rush through a decision with too little thought- and end up with problems of breakdown or higher costs than they should have. Firstly the company’s transport needs should be carefully considered – [...]
Intermodal Transportation for Businesses
One of the major innovations of business transportation has been the development of intermodal transport. In essence this means that a particular container of goods can be transferred successively onto different means and methods of transportation from supplier to customer without needing to handle or unpack the goods in transit from one mode of transport [...]