London, UK: Fruit exports fell from £248.5m to £113.8m in the year to March 2023, according to the latest data released by HMRC. Brexit is to blame in the form of mandatory health certificates on fresh and chilled food and customs paperwork. Similar barriers have yet to be introduced on imports to the UK, prompting …
Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham researchers have worked with key operators in the UK food transport industry on the design of hydrogen-powered refrigerated vehicles as part of a £1m project. Academics from Nottingham University Business School interviewed fresh and frozen food logistics companies, supermarkets and food manufacturers to identify barriers to using hydrogen technology in …
Darlington, UK: Northgate Vehicle Hire has entered the chilled and freezer van rental sector with the acquisition of FridgeXpress. Northgate bought the Rugby-based business which provides specialist refrigerated vehicles to UK commercial customers. FridgeXpress has over 600 chilled and freezer vans and trailers and more than 100 UK principally in the pharmaceutical and food sectors. …
Willenhall, UK: Moran Logistics has ordered 15 Scania compressed natural gas-powered trucks. Keltruck will supply the trucks next year, adding to Moran’s first order of two CNG vehicles which went on the road in 2021. The gas-powered trucks are used on Lidl contracts, initially purchased as a trial, but Moran has now placed this new …
Farnborough, UK: Mercedes-Benz Trucks launched a fridge-bodied eActros electric truck at the ITT Hub this week. The Solomon Commercials bodied truck has a Carrier Transicold Syberia overcab fridge and Carrier’s Datacold temperature monitoring. The 19-tonne 4×2 E-Actros 300 has three battery packs with a total capacity of 336kWh to give a range of up to 200 miles …
GXO Logistics has revealed that the deal it secured with Sainsbury’s in April to run warehouses for fresh and frozen goods is the largest annual revenue contract awarded in the company’s history. Malcolm Wilson, chief executive of GXO, said: “Our new project with Sainsbury’s, a leading grocery retailer in the UK, represents nearly $1 billion …
London, UK: Lack of financial support and a poor public charging network are undermining operator confidence to invest in electric vehicles, says Logistics UK. Logistics UK’s Electric Vehicle Report 2023, published today shows that while the majority of the businesses surveyed plan to have decarbonised their van fleets by 2030, significant barriers remain that prevent …
London, UK: The UK government has ditched its commitment to remove all European Union laws by the end of 2023. Instead it will amend the retained EU law bill to clarify only those laws it intends to revoke this year, the government said. Today, business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch said that rather than automatically …
London, UK: Legislation changes will allow longer trailers in the UK from the end of the month. The decision follows trials started in January 2012 that have been deemed a success – they demonstrated no safety risks but large carbon savings to reduced mileage. The law change will allow trailer combinations up to 18.55 metres …
Leeds, UK: Lidl is recruiting 1,500 warehouse staff to support store expansion. Lidl revealed its intentions as it submitted plans for a 14th distribution centre. It said the proposed new site, in Leeds, would bolster the number of roles it was looking to fill by a further 400 if it received approval. Lidl has 960 …
Glasgow, Scotland: TIP has supplied the first of a batch of new reefer trailers to McLanachan Transport. The Gray & Adams trailer was provided on contract hire, including full maintenance and support services, from TIP’s Glasgow branch. The trailer has a Thermo King Advancer A-500 Spectrum multi-temp fridge and moving bulkheads to split the trailer …
Reading, UK: Paul Bennell, managing director of Samworth Brothers Supply Chain, is the new president of the Cold Chain Federation, elected at its AGM last week. Bennell has held senior roles in supply chain and management over 30 years for organisations in Europe in the automotive, retail, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Bennell succeeds Tim Moran …
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