Sutterton, UK: South Lincs Foodservice has taken delivery of two new trucks with Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 MT units and the company’s first-ever purchase of Eco-Drive systems. This combination allows the units to run via their diesel engine, or electrically from power derived from the truck engine itself, creating a hybrid configuration that will help …
Atherstone, UK: Discount retailer Aldi is set to invest over £550m in expanding and improving its store and distribution network during 2024. This includes plans to upgrade distribution centres to support growth. Aldi says it will create over 1,500 new jobs, including roles at regional distribution centres. Aldi currently has more than 1,000 stores across …
Bedford, UK: AF Blakemore & Son, a main Spar wholesaler in the Midlands and Wales, has added two electric Volvo FM tractors to its fleet. The Volvo FM Electric trucks have regenerative braking, and haul fridge trailers powered by biofuel supplied by Certas and produced from renewable sources. This offers a significant reduction in greenhouse …
London, UK: Truck fridges can produce as much as double the Nox emissions, five times the particulates, and up to four hundred times the particle number compared with emissions from the truck exhaust of a Euro 5 engine, according to a new report from Zemo Partnership. Zemo’s study, covers results from the first phase of …
Dover, UK: The Port of Dover could become a target for criminals smuggling illegal and diseased meat into the country under new post-Brexit plans the port’s health authority has warned. From April, under the new regulations, trucks will be checked but not at port, at Sevington, Ashford some miles away. The Dover Port Health Authority …
London, UK: Barrie Javens has taken over as managing director of Petit Forestier UK. He replaces Neale Brothwood who has stepped down for personal reasons. However, Brothwood will remain with the business as a director. Javens said: “I am truly honoured and excited to take on the role of Managing Director for Petit Forestier United …
Castle Donington, UK: Moran Logistics has added 15 new Volvo FM 460 6×2 tractors to its fleet. The new FMs – which meet Transport for London’s 3-star Direct Vision Standard rating – will be used for multi-drop delivery operations in urban areas. Supplied by Hartshorne Group, the trucks join a 250-truck fleet, a fifth of …
Maidstone, UK: Fleet graphic provider, RGVA has a trailer coating capable of ‘cleaning’ pollutants from the air it passes through. The coating for RGVA Traxx trailer framing system was developed with Clean Air, Resysten, and Hollywood Monster. It is “a major step forward for the transport and logistics industry”, the company says. The ISO certified …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has begun production of its electric E-Series designed for electric light commercial vehicles. “With the E-500e model, we deliver an all-electric solution that extends the limits of what is possible today, and help our customers do the same,” said Davide Fusciani, product manager Thermo King. ”The E-Series is not only 100% …
Chesterfield, UK: Installation of high-speed monorails, began in July last year at Magnavale’s Easton 101,000-pallet cold store, is near completion. The monorail system construction took 4 months: panning almost half a kilometre, it extends over two levels within the building. The monorails change speed to match the volume of pallets entering the cold store to …
Breda, Netherlands: NewCold has released a Sustainability Statement detailing its commitment to sound environmental, social, and governance stewardship. Bram Hage, chief executive, NewCold, said: “Sustainability is baked into our business model. We have never viewed sustainability and commercial imperatives as binary choices. Rather, they are complimentary. Fuelling the innovation that drives progress.” A key part …
London, UK: The British Meat Processors Association has warned that the new requirement for meat importers to give pre-notification of the arrival of a consignment into the UK from 30 April could lead to meat lorries “idling in a lorry park with the refrigerator unit running for 24 hours”. The requirement to give 24-hour pre-notification …
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