Minneapolis, Minnesota, US: Buyers of Thermo King’s electric E-200 or E-1000 truck fridges in California are eligible for point-of-sale discounts through the California Air Resources Board’s Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project. “Our electrified portfolio has expanded significantly, and by 2023 Thermo King will have a low or zero-emission solution in every segment of cold …
London, UK: The government is consulting on streamlining the driver licensing process and allowing car drivers to drive 7.5 tonne trucks to help tackle the UK’s continuing HGV driver shortage. The Department for Transport has published a call for evidence paper, which suggests that car drivers could be given the right to get behind the …
London, UK: Arla Foods, XPO Logistics, Bidfood, ACS&T Logistics, Samworth Brothers, Lidl Northern Ireland, McCulla (Ireland), are all shortlisted in several categories for this year’s Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced on 8 November at a dinner at London Hilton hotel.
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Generation Logistics – a year-long national campaign which aims to shift perceptions of the industry and attract the next generation of logistics workers – launches on 10 August. The campaign will use a broad mix of media to convey its key messages, including television, radio, print and digital, as well as social …
Heathrow, UK: Iain Bruce has joined PML as its finance director. Bruce , who is law graduate and Chartered Accountant, previously held finance posts at McLaren, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo. “I am looking forward to sharing my experience and expertise to help expand operations geographically and introduce PML to new global markets, while also …
Langlands Park, East Kilbride, Scotland: DHL workers for Sainsbury’s have voted for a week-long strike that will hit supplies to stores throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. The unit Unite says that 96% of DHL workers, on a 68 %turnout, voted to take strike action. They rejected DHL’s final pay offer which Unite says represents a …
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Sierra Supply Chain Services’ new cold store in Hamilton is open for business. The 65-foot-tall expansion has nearly 164,000 sq ft of storage space and over 36,000 pallet positions, bringing the site’s total to 250,000 sq ft.and 30,000 sq ft of food processing space. Ti Cold built the extension which has narrow …
London, UK: Fuel cells are set to play an important part of future energy strategy, according to research by Ylem Energy. Nine out of every 10 food and drink businesses believe this to be the case according to a survey by Ylem Energy. The survey also illustrated that high energy prices mean the priority for most …
London, UK: The average price-per-mile for haulage dropped between June and July for the first time since 2019, in line with lower fuel prices, according to the latest TEG index. There has been a 4% drop in the index, which has fallen 5.5 points – from 122.3 points to 116.8 points – when comparing haulage prices …
Feltham, London, UK: Langridge Organic Products has seven new Isuzu 7.5 tonners. The past eight years has seen the fleet switch with the majority of its trucks now Isuzu. Two of the new Isuzu trucks have new temperature-controlled bodies from TLC Bodies, with the remaining five 7.5t chassis using refurbished Paneltex refrigerated bodies from older …
London, UK: Businesses risk significant delays to importing goods if they do not move to the UK’s new streamlined customs system now, warns HM Revenue and Customs. “Businesses submitting import declarations must use the Customs Declaration Service from 1 October this year when the Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system will close for …
Milton Keynes, UK: Daimler Truck Financial Services UK has launched, providing UK customers with finance for Mercedes-Benz and Fuso truck acquisition. Daimler Truck Financial Services is part of Daimler Truck and follows the spin-off of Daimler Truck from its former parent company Daimler in December 2021. Stephan Unger, chief executive, Daimler Truck Financial Services, said: …
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