Lyon, France: Volta Trucks is exhibiting its all-electric 16-tonne Volta Zero at Solutrans 2023 on its stand for the first time. Volta Zero’s debuted at Solutrans in 2021 as a demonstrator vehicle on Petit Forestier’s stand. Essa Al-Saleh, chief executive, Volta Trucks, said:“France continues to be one of our key launch markets and has already …
Birmingham, UK: Clare Morrell, regional operations manager at Petit Forestier, is following up her nomination as one of the cold chain industry’s most inspirational women, by nurturing the next generation of talent at Petit Forestier. Clare was promoted to the role of regional operations manager in April of this year, capping a rise from trainee …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has extended its solar power use to provide almost 27% of its energy requirements at its three UK sites; Redditch, Bardon and Corby. The Redditch site is now in the region of 660,000kWh/annum, with the overall generation expected to be in the region of 25% of the current Redditch electricity demand. …
Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo Trucks is launching a new service that lets hauliers find and access charging stations for heavy electric trucks, regardless of brand. The service will first be launched in Sweden, with other markets in Europe and other parts of the world to follow. In Sweden, some 130 charging stations are planned to open …
Forth Worth, Texas, USA: Refrigerated trailer industry leaders discussed the feasibility of electric transport refrigeration units at the International Foodservice Distributors Association Solutions Conference in America last month. The growth of federal and state regulations is the primary reason to electrify reefer fleets, according to Marc Trahand, vice president at ConMet. He predicted that even …
London, UK: Logistics UK has hit out at the government’s decision to scrap the Manchester leg of HS2, arguing that it will damage investor confidence and harm the development of the national logistics network UK. Logistics UK’s policy director Kate Jennings said: “HS2 was a vital plan to unlock economic growth across the UK – …
London, UK: The government’s review of the Shortage Occupation List fails to consider the needs of the warehouse industry, says the UK Warehousing Association. Publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Shortage Occupation List does not mention forklift truck drivers and warehouse staff in its report. The UK Warehousing Association led a co-ordinated campaign …
Anaheim, California, USA: Americold has published a guide on how suppliers can improve their produce in the cold chain to maximise its value to coincide with Americold attendance at the Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim, California. The Americold Cool Team of produce experts will be at the convention to show how to protect …
New Malden, UK: Ryan Jayberg has been awarded Refcom Elite- Best Practice in Refrigeration Management. “As a Refcom Elite Supplier it demonstrates that as a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler, you have signed up to and been assessed against a voluntary code of conduct designed to level the playing field on the supply chain and better enforce …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage Logistics has bought eight sites from temperature-controlled food distributor, Burris Logistics for an undisclosed sum. The eight cold stores add to Lineage’s nearly 1.3 million square feet of capacity and approximately 115,000 pallet positions. The transaction represents Lineage’s third proprietary deal with Burris. Lineage acquired both its Lyndhurst, Virginia and Haines …
London, UK: Goodyear’s DriverHub mobile application has been integrated with the Mercedes-Benz Truck App. Mercedes-Benz truck drivers and fleets can access additional real-time vehicle data, driving efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability through access to tyre condition information. The integration of the Goodyear DriverHub mobile application into the Mercedes-Benz Truck App Portal represents a transformative step toward …
London, UK: Supply chain consultancy Bis Henderson has combined its previously independent Consultancy and Space businesses under a single new identity, Visku. The third element of the Bis Henderson Group, Bis Henderson Recruitment, will continue to operate under its existing name as an independent company. “Bringing the two businesses together as a single, integrated business …
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