UK Logistics Firms See Fuel Shortages

UK Logistics Firms See Fuel Shortages

It may be cold and snowy in the Eastern US at the moment, but in the UK and Europe the unseasonable heavy snow and icy conditions have caused chaos for logistics companies. To add to the misery of the average transportation manager is the fact that fuel shortages are cropping up across the UK. Many gas stations are already out of gas or will run out of fuel in the next few days. Deliveries are not being made as refineries have been cut off and tankers are unable to leave the facilities.

The problem may not be alleviated even if the fuel trucks did leave the refineries. The UK motorway system is severely crippled with broken down and abandoned vehicles unable to move along the nations roads. Additional problems of road closures and a lack of snow clearing along the motorway system means not only fuel is failing to reach its destination, but also deliveries of food to stores in some areas of the UK.

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Con-way Gives Insight Of Logistics Market

Con-way Gives Insight Of Logistics Market

In the UK, the Government has implemented the Government Procurement Card (GPC) which public bodies can use to buy high volume, low cost goods and services such as office supplies and MRO items. Since 1997 more than 85,000 cards have been issued for more than £2 million ($3.12 million USD). The program was developed to allow public bodies to efficiently manage their procurement. Since inception public bodies using the GPC have saved over £338 million ($527 million USD).

One new user of the GPC is the London Borough of Havering who will be able to control the amount and flow of funds available to end users and benefit from standardized management information and control programs. Users of the cards can access funds in a number of different ways. The London Borough of Havering says the move will enable it to more than halve its existing processing costs for payments.

For more information on Procurement Cards read this article.

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