London, UK: There are “serious safety concerns” about the proposed reform of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence proposed by the Department for Transport, warns Logistics UK. “Today’s consultation is bad news for road safety and haulage operators, as well as drivers,” said Chris Yarsley, senior policy manager – road freight regulation, Logistics UK. “Within …
Sydney, Australia: One of Australia’s biggest trucking companies has entered administration, putting up to 1500 jobs at risk. Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics has more than 500 trucks and 1,000 trailers in Australia, as well as 24 warehouses and serving supermarket Coles, IGA and Aldi, among others. Scott’s was reportedly bought by private equity firm Anchorage Capital …
Victoria, Australia: Lineage Logistics has taken delivery of eight 24-pallet Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers. The trailers will be used for local work for Lineage’s customers in Victoria and have Schmitz Cargobull’s latest in-built racking system. “The roof-mounted load bars are attached to the trailer itself, so there’s no issues in losing load bars which happens …
São Pauloa, Brazil: Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired two cold stores in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in Southern Brazil. The warehouses, purchased from logistics company Reiter Log, include a new 12,500-pallet site in Nova Santa Rita, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, and a 2,500-pallet site in Passo Fundo. Both …
London, UK: The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in order to make make it “cheaper, shorter and more effective”. The CPC is currently obtained by passing four tests and renewed by completing 35 hours of training every 5 years, which can cost up to …
Adrian Grove, business development director, Qube Learning, questions whether government rhetoric matches the action in education. When the Skills Bill passed into law last April, it was announced with a pledge that the Skills and Post-16 Education Act would level up and drive economic growth across the whole country – welcome news for the logistics …
Villepinte, France: Petit Forestier Group has bought Italian refrigerated vehicle leasing and rental company SV Noleggio. SV Noleggio is a family business and the acquisition will strengthen Petit Forestier’s Italian market share. SV Noleggio has 3,000 vehicles, nine agencies and about 100 employees. SV Noleggio’s fleet include E-Daily electric vehicles following a similar approach to …
The forklift market struggles through delivery time and pricing pinch says Maya Xiao, senior analyst at Interact Analysis. She discusses how the market has been affected by price hikes and delivery times, and regional variations. Raunds, UK: Global forklift sales volumes exceeded 2 million in 2022, consistent with the forecast we made earlier in the …
Luxembourg and Johannesburg: The Cool Chain Association plans to draft a best practice handling procedure for perishables based on a series of trials tracking perishables exports from farm to table or vase undertaken by association partner the Perishable Products Export Control Board. A Perishable Products Export Control Board pilot trial monitoring cut flower exports from …
London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association is asking the chancellor to reconsider, in the spring budget, how business rates are calculated for warehouses and to increase the level of transitional support. And the association want the Energy Bills Discount Scheme to continue with energy bill support for businesses at a reduced rate. UKWA is requesting …
Arlington, Virginia, US: Shane Brennan has joined the Global Cold Chain Alliance as its new senior adviser to support the delivery of a renewed international communications and advocacy strategy. Brennan will combine his role as senior adviser to the Global Cold Chain Alliance, with his role as chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation. He …
Farnborough, UK: The ITT Hub will take place on on the 10-11 May at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. The event includes the Cold Chain Hub, a co-located space on the chilled and refrigerated sector presented by TCS&D, alongside Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference. The Future Logistics Conference is free to attend. Kevin …
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