Widnes, UK: XPO Logistics has secured a multi-year contract to manage Tesco’s chilled distribution to stores in the North West. Under the new agreement, XPO will be responsible for temperature-controlled transport using XPO’s fleet and drivers from Tesco’s distribution centre in Widnes, Cheshire. The two companies will also collaborate on developing a plan for a …
Berlin, Germany: DeltaTrak will show its FlashTrak Cloud Service and 4G/5G real-time trackers at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, Germany. The real-time, in-transit visibility provided by the cloud services gives third-party logistics providers, shippers, and receivers to overcome supply chain issues such as delays, missing shipments and damage claims, DeltaTrak says. To address current supply chain challenges …
Heathrow, UK: Perishable Movements has added five Krone multi–temperature trailers to handle last mile deliveries. Perishable Movements initially used sub-contractors for port freight but has acquired five Krone Cool Liner refrigerated trailers as it moves the work in house. Martin Kopicki, transport manager, Perishable Movements, said: “Our owners recognised that the new red tape from …
London, UK: The British government is expected to delay yet again the introduction of import checks on goods arriving from Europe, according to Logistics UK. It warns that additional delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on imports will simply postpone the inevitable, and send mixed signals to businesses that have been urged for months …
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Last year Greggs built a new deep-freeze high-bay warehouse at its factory near Newcastle Upon Tyne. The 90,530 cubic metre warehouse has fire protection systems supplied by Wagner. Automated warehouse carry a higher risk of fire that traditional warehouses due to the large amount of electrical equipment in the warehouse. The risk …
Nantes, France: Lidl is using hydrogen to power warehouse trucks at its Carquefou site. Some 98 warehouse trucks (80% of the logistics fleet) have been running on hydrogen since January 2022. Lidl sources its hydrogen from Lhyfe, which produces hydrogen from renewable and local energy sources.
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is crowdfunding to raise £100,000 to pay for the transport of more trucks to transport food and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Oakland has already fully funded 50 trucks (1,300 pallets of stock transported) but says that more needs to be done. The company uses border warehouses in Poland and Romania and …
Stoke-on-Trent, UK: National Veterinary Services is switching from tractors with flat-floored cabs, to narrower, low-height models in a bid to meet city delivery requirements. National Veterinary Services lates acquisitions are 11 Mercedes-Benz Actros StreamSpace tractors. Working from Stoke-on-Trent, the 11 new Actros pull temperature-controlled trailers and service 11 hubs. E-Star Truck and Van supplied the …
London, UK: Sunswap, which makes an electric trailer fridge, has gained an additional £3m investment from Barclays and Clean Growth Fund. Sunswap’s zero-emission refrigeration technology , which DFDS is trialing, has the potential to make a major contribution to the decarbonisation of the cold supply chain, the company says. Stephen Price, investment director, Clean Growth …
Peterborough, UK: Chiltern Distribution is saving around 7,200-litres of fuel a vehicle per year by using Michelin X Line Energy and Multi Energy tyres on its tractors. Chiltern says it has found the ‘sweet spot’ for truck tyre performance thanks to Michelin’s fuel-saving Energy tyre ranges, now specified as original equipment on 19 new trucks …
Heathrow, UK: PML has renewed its contract with Blue Skies to handle fresh fruit products for the next three years. PML has worked with Blue Skies for the last five years dispatchingf fresh fruit snack pots – packed in country of origin including Egypt, South Africa, and Ghana – following collection from Heathrow airport. Post …
London, UK: The government’s electric vehicle charging strategy, published last week, includes a commitment that commercial vehicles will have access to public charge points. The move has been welcomed by Logistics UK. Denise Beedell, its public policy manager said: “For some time now, Logistics UK’s members have called for more equitable ways of funding the …
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