Sales of autonomous mobile robots and driverless lift trucks are taking off but the game-changing intralogistics technologies go much further than the simple replacement of man by machine, says IMHX 2022 event director, Rob Fisher. Birmingham, UK: Across the intralogistics sector sales of autonomous mobile robots are booming. Indeed, in a recent report Interact Analysis …
Rueil-Malmaison, France: A Carrier Transicold customer in the UK has shared the results of a multi-year refrigerant performance evaluation on its truck and trailer refrigeration systems, showing that a combination of R-452A refrigerant and Carrier’s all-electric E-Drive technology delivered close to a 50% reduction in carbon emissions from its units. The evaluation was based on …
Glasgow, Scotland: Star Refrigeration’s 2022 Roadshow, a half-day of CPD certified events, takes place in Aberdeen on 14 June and in Glasgow on 16 June. The presentations are free to attend for end-users operating refrigeration and heating equipment. Star’s Roadshow speakers will provide information on energy and carbon reduction, legal compliance, proposed changes to the F-gas …
Berlin, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull and Thermo King have both won Best Brand Awards in the readers’ poll by German publisher ETM. Thermo King has been voted best brand for the record-breaking 18th consecutive time in the poll. Schmitz Cargobull was the front-runner for semi-trailer box body/reefer, semi-trailer curtainsider and, for the first time, the winner …
London, UK: Fresho has raised an additional £8m to expand its catering industry food ordering service in the UK and US. Fresho is used by chefs to order food in quantities to suit their needs, much like an online shopping experience, but tailored for the catering industry. Buyers using the system see live prices and …
Reading, UK: The inside story behind the logistics planning and delivery will be heard at the Cold Chain Live! conference when Movianto UK president Paul Wilkinson reveals the challenges and successes of the cold storage and distribution of the UK’s Covid vaccines. Cold Chain Live!, take place on 8 to 9 September 2022 at the …
Chicago, Illinois, USA: Alliance Shippers is using Carrier Transicold’s telematics and Vector thin-profile refrigeration units. The telematics solution, supported by Carrier Transicold’s monitor and control two-way data plan, is being installed on all 1,500 of Alliance Shippers’ 53-foot trailers and intermodal containers, improving on the fleet’s prior system with a range of benefits that go …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is packing up to 20,000 boxes of food daily from its Leicestershire depot to deliver to Poland as part of its Ukrainian aid programme. Oakland previously financed and sent fifty trucks with aid to Ukraine. Dean Attwell, chief executive, Oakland International, said: “We have over the last few weeks teamed up …
Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo Trucks has a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. In busy traffic situations, it is difficult for even the most experienced driver to perceive everything around the vehicle. To increase safety and ease stress on the driver, Volvo Trucks is …
Parliamentary Select Committees usually produce well reasoned and useful reports to guide policy. The latest Transport Select Committees report into supply chain problems is anything but well reasoned. London, UK: The Parliamentary Transport Select Committee report, published in 1 June, lays the blame for the logistics crisis firmly at the door or logistics companies, suggesting that …
London, UK: Road transport industry groups have slated the Transport Select Committee’s report into supply chain problems. The report, published today (1 June 2022) is “an attempt to blame the industry for supply chain problems,” says Logistics UK. Shane Brennan, chief executive, Cold Chain Federation said: “It is a shame that despite the many good …
Eskilstuna, Sweden: Varubud Åkeri has upgraded its fleet with the new Thermo King V-1000 vehicle-powered fridges. Varubud’s makes deliveries in collaboration with local municipalities, schools and retirement homes, and its distribution fleet needs to be carbon neutral. For its new Volvo FLs, they were looking for a powerful direct-drive unit as a sustainable alternative to …
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