London, UK: Road Haulage Association members are increasingly concerned about the Windsor Framework’s lack of clarity, with concerns about increasing costs and potential delays in transit times, according to managing director Richard Smith. The Windsor Framework is a proposed post-Brexit legal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, announced on 27 February this …
Nantes and Poissy, France: Stellantis, which makes hydrogen-powered vans, has partnered with Lhyfe Heroes, which runs a website with advice on hydrogen use and vehicles. Stellantis launched its first compact van range over a year ago, including the Citroën E-Jumpy Hydrogen, Peugeot E-Expert Hydrogen and Opel Vivaro-e Hydrogen. These vehicles, which are currently built in …
Oswestry, UK: Cold Move is adding solar panels to three more cold store roofs. Cold Move started installing solar panels in 2012, an early user of solar power on cold storage sites in the UK. The photograph shows the initial stage of the new solar PV installation at Cold Move’s Glovers Meadow site. This marks …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Entry to Logistics UK’s Van Awards, that celebrate van operators which have gone above and beyond for industry, closes on 14 July. Logistics UK urges companies to make their final nominations for the event that takes place in Birmingham on 15 September. Businesses of all sizes, whether operating a large fleet of …
Burnley, UK: Temperature-controlled van converter CoolKit reports profits and revenue with turnover of £17.6m in the year ending June 2022, up 54% on the previous year. Profit before tax was up 298% to a record £1.08m. The results follow a year of growth for the business and a commitment to new light commercial vehicle stock, …
Lebanon, Indiana, USA: Netherlands-based NewCold, is planning a $150m expansion of its 380,000-square-foot facility at Lebanon Business Park. The company announced initial plans to locate in Lebanon in 2020, with an initial $150m investment, and became operational in the autumn of 2022. Jonas Swarttouw, NewCold’s executive vice president, and chairman, of North America, said: “This …
London, UK: Brexit is behind the dramatic fall in the UK’s competitiveness in logistics – plummeting from an average of sixth place to 19th – according to the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index report. The UK had an average placement of 6th between 2012 and 2018 – in the years before Brexit. This drop …
London, UK: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is starting a four-week consultation on the introduction of charges for commercial plant, plant products and animal imports from the EU from next year. The measures are aimed at supporting the introduction of “bust biosecurity measures”. Defra says, “The consultation aims to ensure a fair …
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Electric trucks are coming, but fleets need to find the best charging strategies to keep them going, according to an in-depth report by McKinsey & Company. McKinsey estimates that electric truck adoption will exceed 30% by 2030 across different vehicle classes: light commercial vehicle, medium-duty truck, and heavy-duty truck. “The potential uptick …
Winnipeg, Canada: Temperature-controlled carrier Trappers Transport has acquired Plett Trucking. The deal combines two Winnipeg-based cold chain transport and logistics providers. Plett Trucking hauls refrigerated freight for some of Canada’s largest food producers and suppliers with a fleet of 40 trucks and 60 refrigerated trailers. The trailers have single- and multi-temperature capabilities. “By integrating both …
Warrington, UK: Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has seen strong performance from seven all-electric temperature-controlled vans with Carrier Transicold Neos 100 units, acquired as part of a government-funded trial to test the validity of wireless electric vehicle charging. Carrier Transicold technology is helping Waitrose electrify all its vans and light commercials by 2030. Waitrose‘s new …
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales: Orbcomm has added Refrigerated Trailer Services (RTS) to its authorised distribution network in the UK. RTS provides used refrigerated trailers worldwide, will market Orbcomm’s temperature dataloggers to customers in the transport, pharmaceutical and food industries for cold chain compliance and real-time temperature monitoring. RTS can provide proof of an uninterrupted cold chain …
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