Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo Trucks is the European market leader for all-electric heavy trucks. Volvo took 42% of the market in 2021, and expects electric truck sales worldwide to be more than 1,100. The international road transport industry is undergoing a transformation towards more sustainable logistics as sales of battery electric heavy trucks are starting to …
Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA: Provender Partners has acquired two Class A coldstores totalling approximately 316,000 square feet in Londonderry, NH in a $67m transaction. Leased by ReallyCold, the sites serve 87 million people within a radius of about 500 miles. Located less than a mile from Interstate 93, the 191,836-square-foot Class A cold storage warehouse …
Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Leen Menken Foodservice Logistics is expanding with a new cold store at the Lansinghage business park. In this new warehouse, Leen Menken is combining the storage of chilled and frozen food, order picking, pallet and last-mile transport throughout the Benelux. “With this expansion, Leen Menken’s capacity will almost double,” says Lucas Roskam, general …
Beverly, Massechussets: Sensitech has launched a wireless temperature monitoring system. The TempTale reads data without opening cargo packages, providing delivery drivers and receivers proof of condition at destination. This datalogger has a mobile app to control the system that suits clinical trial kits and direct-to-patient, pharmacy and hospital shipments. “With the launch of TempTale Ultra …
Federalsburg, Maryland, USA: H&M Bay, which moves less-than-truckload frozen and refrigerated products, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. It was set up by truckers Lawrence Hayman and Walter Messick Jr. Today, the company is led by Walt Messick III, chief operating officer and son of co-founder. “Although we are certainly proud of where we …
Paris, France: Stef reports turnover of €3.5 billion in 2021 and expansion of its European operations to the UK. 2021 turnover was up 11.5% (9.4% like-for-like), including €950m for the 4th quarter, which is up by 15.2% (13.3% like-for-like). Stanislas Lemor, chief executive, Stef, said: “Driven by solid growth in the 4th quarter, the group reached the …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier is adding ConMet wheel-based power generation to boost its electric refrigeration systems. “Teaming with ConMet allows Carrier to deliver more sustainable solutions to its customers, helping companies green their fleets and supporting their environmental, social ands governance goals,” said Tim White, president, refrigeration, Carrier. “By the end of this …
Vannes, France: Trailer maker Chereau has committed to hydrogen to power fridges on its latest trailers. Two trailers have been made and will be tested for a year with operators in real conditions this year. Chereau produced the world’s first hydrogen-powered trailer in 2019. The latest version uses a single, higher-powered fuel cell to power …
Åskollen, Tønsberg, Norway: Glacio is to build the largest cold storage site in Norway. Glacio’s new warehouse is expected to be completed by June 2023 and will have a fully automated high-bay warehouse and space for 55,000 pallets, says ColdChainManagement.org. In addition to storage, the new Åskollen warehouse will offer transport, freezing, thawing and other …
Randers, Denmark: DFDS and customer Danish Crown have added three new electric refrigerated trailers to the fleet. The carbon-neutral trailers “represent a big step forward in making our cold chain operations more sustainable”. It is a first step on the road to making the transport of our products greener,” Lars Feldskou, group purchasing director, Danish …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Lineage Logistics has bought Van Tuyl Logistics, H&S Coldstores and Frigocare Rotterdam. These acquisitions, for an undisclosed amount, grow Lineage’s presence in the Netherlands by more than 250,000 cubic metres of capacity. Van Tuyl Logistics is a Dutch provider of temperature-controlled logistics. It has 60 trucks and 90 trailers and 30,000 temperature controlled …
Greensboro, NC, North Carolina, USA: Volvo Trucks has boosted the power capabilities of its VNR Electric trucks by 85% extended the vehicle range and added faster charging. The VNR Electric s one of Volvo Trucks six electric heavy truck models and is designed for the North American market. Sales start was in December 2020. The …
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