TruckandTrackSpring2020

Truck and Track Spring 2020 www.truckandtrack.com 14 BUSINESS NEWS FORS Gold member Paramount Haulage has been explaining road safety around Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to school children, with a visit to a local primary school. The haulage company based in New Cross, South London, decided to arrange a visit to West Lodge School, after Paramount Haulage Director, Norbert Walsh, noticed his son had a better awareness of the potential dangers of HGVs than his peers - because he had grown up around heavy trucks. In order to help pupils’ understanding of how to remain safe around HGVs, Paramount Haulage visited the school on the 2nd March with one of their 32-tonne tipper trucks. During the visit, members of the Paramount Haulage team spoke to the children about how to stay safe around trucks, showing them vehicle blind spots and offering tips on how pedestrians and cyclists can remain visible to the driver. Paramount Haulage Director, Norbert Walsh said, “Paramount Haulage frequently operates in urban areas, so we understand how young children can be naive about road safety and especially HGV specific risks, such as larger blind spots.” He added, “Becoming a FORS Gold member was a conscious step we took to ensure we are operating to the highest possible safety standards and doing all we can to reduce the likelihood of any incidents, and these school visits are a part of this commitment.” Reception Teacher, Jo Calland, said “Thank you to Paramount Haulage Ltd and FORS for visiting West Lodge School this week to highlight the road safety issues with standing, crossing or cycling next to or near heavy goods vehicles. It really surprised us how tall the wheels were, how high the driver sat and how difficult it can be for them to see what is around them on the road. Road safety is an important issue for us, especially given the incidents we have on the crossing outside school. We look forward to welcoming you back again.” The Paramount Haulage team were joined by FORSQuality Assurance andCompliance Officer Richard Brundrett, who supports FORS members outreach efforts across the country. Richard Brundrett said, “School visits by FORS members are a really positive way for them to help raise safety standards. As a FORS Gold operator, Paramount Haulage has proven its commitment to the highest possible safety standards, and it is excellent to see their determination to pass on this message to local school children and their wider community.” Paramount Haulage uses school visit to raise awareness of road safety Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Peoplevox, a leading provider of cloud- based ecommerce warehouse management solutions (“eWMS”). Headquartered in the UK, Peoplevox serves direct-to-consumer ecommerce customers around the world. Peoplevox’s web-based eWMS and ecommerce fulfilment solutions help customers seamlessly connect to webshop front ends, translate order information into a mobile-driven pick and pack process within the warehouse and then feed parcel delivery systems for shipment execution. The company’s customers include direct-to-consumer brands, ecommerce retailers and traditional retailers with physical stores looking to enhance their online presence to meet the need for omni-channel deliveries to consumers. “Successful ecommerce supply chains require flexible fulfilment systems that can scale up and down during peak periods, while maintaining connections with a complex ecosystem of sales and delivery channels,” said Jonathan Bellwood, founder of Peoplevox and now VP Industry Solutions at Descartes. “Our web-based eWMS was built with this ecosystem in mind. It helps customers turn fulfilment into a competitive advantage. By combining with Descartes, we see an opportunity to extend our market reach and integrate with complementary technologies to manage the full lifecycle of domestic and cross-border ecommerce shipments.” “Like our investments in Oz, pixi and ShipRush, Peoplevox adds density and domain expertise to what is an increasingly important area of our business – ecommerce,” said Edward Ryan, Descartes’ CEO. “We’re thrilled that Peoplevox is joining Descartes to help us better serve businesses looking to enhance their direct-to- consumer fulfilment performance. We welcome Peoplevox employees, customers and partners to the Descartes community.” Peoplevox is headquartered in London, England. Descartes acquired Peoplevox for GBP 19.4 million (approximately US $25.2 million), net of working capital, satisfied from cash on hand and Descartes’ existing line of credit. www.descartes.com Descartes Acquires Peoplevox Strengthens Ecommerce Fulfilment andWarehouse Management Capabilities on the Global Logistics Network Jonathan Bellwood, founder of Peoplevox, now VP Industry Solutions at Descartes