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Latest News25th May 2023

Thermo King adds telematics for vehicle-powered fridges

Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has a new BlueBox Lite telematics system for vehicle-powered refrigeration units. It provides temperature and position data, and other critical information from the vehicle-powered fridge, such as like setpoints, alarms or hours of operation. BlueBox Lite has 4G connection allowing customers to access the data through the Thermo King TracKing website, …

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Flexible working becoming the norm

London, UK: More than 40% of logistics companies are offering workers flexible hours in a bid to retain and attract new staff, according to temporary work recruitment agency Indeed Flex. Two in five logistics companies say their biggest staffing challenge is ensuring they have enough workers for each shift. Since 2019 there has been a …

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Latest News24th May 2023

Logistics UK calls for certainty as MPs debate Retained EU Law bill

London, UK: Logistics UK has called for certainty for business as MPs debate the Retained EU Law bill in the House of Commons today. Logistics UK’s policy director, Kate Jennings, said: “Our members need certainty over the terms under which they trade, and while the government’s recent changes to the Retained EU Law Bill provide …

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HSH Coldstores renamed as Constellation Cold Logistics UK

Grimsby, UK: Constellation Cold Logistics is renaming all its subsidiary companies with the Constellation brand. In the UK, HSH Cold Stores, which acquired ACS&T early this year, will now be known as Constellation Cold Logistics UK. Anthony Howard, managing director, HSH, now Constellation Cold Logistics UK, said: “We are still the same team offering the …

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Latest News24th May 2023

Fleet engineer conference set for June

Gaydon, UK: Logistics UK’s Fleet Engineer conference takes place the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire on 22 June 2023. The one-day conference is sponsored by Gray & Adams, and includes insight from manufacturers, industry leaders and government. Sessions will include presentations from traffic commissioner Kevin Rooney, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and the Health and …

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Latest News23rd May 2023

Cool solutions at Road Transport Expo

Stoneleigh, UK: Hultsteins is showing its Ecogen Cost Saver fitted to a Buffaload Volvo LNG gas tractor unit at this year’s Road Transport Expo 2023. Ecogen is an electric-hydraulic drive system that transforms diesel fridge units into electric operation when coupled to the tractor using an engine PTO to generate electricity to run the fridge. …

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UK fruit exports to EU slump

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 …

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Latest News19th May 2023

Oakland fleet has all-electric refrigeration

Redditch, UK: Oakland International has fitted Carrier Transicold’s Eco-Drive power supply to all its tractors. Carrier Transicold’s Eco-Drive units have been retrofitted to Oakland’s Renault tractors, and mounted to new vehicles entering the fleet. The system uses a hydraulic pump on the truck engine’s power take-off to drive a generator that delivers the electrical power …

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Latest News18th May 2023

Flying Perishables

Best practices in transporting air cargo are critical for the best product, writes Karen E. Thuermer, a contributor to Global Cold Chain Alliance’s Cold Facts magazine. In a business that is built around product quality, the cost of logistics failure is high, and shipping standards and best practices for transporting perishables via air cargo are …

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University of Nottingham research on hydrogen-powered vehicle design

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 …

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Latest News18th May 2023

Diesel free refrigeration

With environmentally friendly refrigeration technology on the march, Dean Stiles considers the options available to cold chain companies.  The removal of the red diesel rebate has accelerated the transition to engineless refrigeration solutions for many companies and for rigid trucks there has been a big switch to non-auxiliary engine driven units. However, there are challenges …

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Latest News18th May 2023

Ministers and MPs praise the cold chain

London, UK: More than 150 representatives of the UK cold chain were joined by ministers and MPs for a Cold Chain Federation parliamentary reception this week. Politicians praised the expertise and innovation of the cold chain industry and commended its investment into recruitment and training. The reception was hosted in the House of Commons by …

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