With the help of Facebook, Frances Simpson has found her father Tony Macnauton, a retired trucker after nearly 50 years. The last time Frances saw Tony was when she was three. After that her parents split and Tony went away.

Tony and Frances’ emotional reunion after 50 years

Frances has spent years trying to trace her dad without success. A friend then researched her family tree as a birthday present and Frances was surprised to know that she had a half sister Kim Macnauton.

She then looked Kim up on Facebook, sent her a message and got replied just a bit later: “Do you want to talk to dad? He’s next to me.”

Frances, of Market Drayton, Shrops, said: “I couldn’t believe it. I started talking to him and we haven’t stopped since.”

Frances then organised an emotional reunion with her dad and introduced him to the family he never knew he had.

Tony said: “Even though we lost touch I never forgot Frances. I always dreamed of us being reunited. I don’t know what cloud I’m on.”

At Shiply we were all very happy for Tony and Frances when hearing this story. It clearly shows what a good job Facebook does in helping people reunite with old friends and family.

By the way, we just re-launched our very own Facebook fan page, feel free to come and join as a fan at:

It seems that humans are not the only creature using home delivery service…

These lions are too!

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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A trucker was hailed a hero after jumping to a burning car to save a driver’s life yesterday.

Jim Corrigan was doing his normal daily run when he saw the car accident near Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. The brave lorry driver then grabbed a heavy hammer from his cab to smash the windscreen of the crashed car. He then pulled the unconscious driver out of the car safely just before the engine exploded like what you might see in Holywood action movies.

One driver sho witnessed the amazing rescue said: “This lorry driver appeared from nowhere. He smashed the glass and was in the car in no time. You could see the flames. It was an incredibly dangerous thing to do. But it was also a very brave thing.”

Former miner Jim, of Moodiesburn near Glasgow said: “There were others who had stopped and were trying to help. I just happened to have something to hand which could shatter the glass.”

What a brave man he is! Unfortunately we haven’t got Jim’s picture to show you yet, we will upload it straight away once we get it.

David Highham, of Irlam, Manchester, had to pay more than £600 after he was seen throwing a sausage out of his cab window.

The lorry driver was caught in the act by environmental officials throwing the half finished sausage at Ainley Top roundabout in West Yorkshire.

David was given a fixed penalty notice of £75 but failed to pay and was later found guilty in court due to his absence.

Eventually, he was fined £175 plus £429 court costs and £15 victim surcharge, totalling £619.

So there’s a lesson for all of us: never waste a banger!

The emergency response to the Haiti earthquake disaster has shown how critical logistics is in recovery missions. Haulage and courier companies are the key to the emergency responses with their global network of delivery service channels which are probably greater than the military’s capability.

DHL, for instance, has a “Disaster Response Team” who are working in Haiti to advise on logistics management with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Other courier firms such as TNT and UPS are also providing teams to the UN’s World Food Programme.

DHL & other courier companies are helping to deliver emergency packages to Haiti

As many main roads have been heavily damaged during the earthquake, getting the emergency supplies to Haiti remote areas is highly challenging. However, courier companies are trying their best to make sure people get food and medical packages.

And although there has been a great focus on emergency supply shipments in the last few days, strong transportation services will still be important to Haiti recovery with the massive amount of re-construction now required to get the country back on it’s feet.

Bike couriers by their very nature are already very environmentally friendly. However, in Cambridge, they are contributing even more! This time by monitoring pollution levels.