Warwick, UK: Commercial vehicle contract hire firm Vertellus has added 10 fully electric refrigerated trucks to its EV Discovery Programme. The scheme, one of the UK’s first battery electric vehicle Equipment as a Service, aims to make electric vehicle trials affordable and accessible for operators in temperature-controlled transport. The ten new 18-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech …
Bicester, UK: Foodservice supplier Sysco GB has installed solar panels on roofs at three more depots in the UK, doubling the power generation capacity across the company’s network. Rooftops at its Newhouse (North Lanarkshire), Reading and Warrington depots will now generate almost 3 million kWh per year combined, building on installations at Aylesford and Harlow …
North Shields, UK: Kitwave Wholesale Group is to acquire Creed Foodservice which supplies a wide range of products and services to caterers and chefs, including frozen and chilled. Kitwave says the move will “significantly expand our geographical presence, bridging our operations in the North and South and creating a fully integrated national delivery network”. Chris …
Dover, UK: The government decision to delay the need for additional costs and checks on fresh produce imports from the EU until July next year will be “welcome news for those responsible for moving these goods into the country”, Logistics UK says. The government said plans to introduce checks on some fruit and vegetables, from …
London, UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for freight and logistics, re-established following the general election, will address issues such as the road to net zero and inadequate driver facilities over the next year. Lilian Greenwood, the minister for the Future of Roads, told attendees at the first meeting that road freight and logistics are central …
Glasgow, Scotland: Star Refrigeration has launched a survey to accelerate industry progress toward net zero with advanced heat at pump technology. The company urges industrial sectors to participate in Heat Pump Research to help establish a benchmark for designing cost-effective, pre-engineered industrial heat pumps to meet the needs of the industrial sector. Star Refrigeration is …
Hedehusene, Denmark: Fast-growing Danish freight forwarder DSV is to acquire DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn in a deal worth €14.3bn ($15.8bn). The acquisition will be the biggest by a Danish company and, according to DSV, skyrocket it above DHL Logistics and Swiss group Kuehne+ Nagel in both volume and revenue, but will still only give …
Warwick, UK: Some 48% of UK fleet operators will be using AI in the next five years, according to a report by Bridgestone’s Webfleet. The global study finds the most significant future tech impacts on fleet management are expected to come from artificial intelligence, machine learning and electric vehicles. Fleets also expect to increase their …
London, UK: 65% of UK firms have plans to cut emissions to net zero by the 2050 deadline, according to a new study. The report covering 2,005 organisations of all sizes and sectors by UK Business Climate Hub, found that only half of those surveyed were even measuring their carbon footprint. Those that did have …
Colchester, Essex, UK: Pilgrim Foodservice has officially opened its new depot in Colchester. It will enable Pilgrim Foodservice to expand its operations, ensuring more efficient deliveries of its products and services across Essex, Suffolk, and London. Charles Bateman, managing director of Pilgrim Foodservice said: “The positive customer feedback we’ve received since the depot started operating …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has launched E-coolpac batteries to power its refrigeration equipment. The E-coolpac range of battery modules and extension packs deliver power from 15kWh to 105kWh and can be fitted or retrofitted to hybrid, LNG, electric or diesel-powered trucks, trailers and marine container chassis, where a genset currently fits. The E-coolpac project results …
Dover, UK: Logistics UK is warning that potential delays, caused by the new European Entry and Exit System (EES), could cost operators over £1,000 per truck. The association worked with independent modelling experts MDS to examine the potential impact of delays on trade across the Channel short straits – the route between Dover and Calais …
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