Portsmouth, UK: PML has set up a satellite transport depot in Portsmouth. The move follows the opening earlier tis year of a site in Lympne, Kent. PML will have five trucks and trailers from its existing fleet based at the Portsmouth site to service Portsmouth and Southampton ports. PML operate four UK sites: Heathrow, Lympne, …
Athens, Georgia, USA: Carrier Transicold is making telematics standard on its most popular trailer refrigeration units in North America. Telematics helps improve operational efficiencies, expands cold chain compliance and adds value for customers. Among other benefits, connected fleets engaged in the distribution of food, pharmaceuticals and other refrigerated goods, can track temperatures, location and movement …
Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association is urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who is preparing for his “mini Budget” next month to support small hauliers. In the run-up to the Spring Statement on 23 March, the RHA says small hauliers need help because they are are now at “breaking point, operating under severe pressures with huge …
Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK: Sausage maker James T Blakeman and Co has taken delivery of three Volvo FH Globetrotter XL trucks as it switches its entire fleet to Volvo. The three new Volvo FH 6×2 tractors join three existing Volvos in the seven-vehicle fleet acquired in 2020. All were supplied by Thomas Hardie Commercials which also handles …
Minneapolis, USA: Peli BioThermal has opened its first network station in China. “China is the second largest pharmaceutical market in the world, and the country has plans to significantly grow its pharmaceutical industry over the next five years,” said Dominic Hyde, vice president – global services, Peli BioThermal. “Our new network station will make temperature …
Madrid, Spain: Transfesa is using Thermo King’s BlueBox and TracKing telematics to montirop loads in its CoolRail service. The system allows Transfesa to use ThermoKare 24/7 Fleet Monitoring service, a new real-time monitoring system for refrigerated fleets. “ThermoKare 24/7 Fleet Monitoring is more than just an alarm that notifies the fleet manager about a problem …
London, UK: The Driver Academy Group reports record applications from underrepresented groups for its HGV driving courses. Thousands of women, younger people and those from ethnic minority groups have applied to become drivers. The Driver Academy Group, that comprises Manpower, Logistics UK, and HGVC, provides government-funded HGV driver training courses. The Driver Academy has received …
Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to defer the withdrawal of the red diesel rebate by one year from April 1 – and take a phased approach to introducing it. The RHA, which stresses that the withdrawal of the red diesel rebate will cost small hauliers and businesses £1.4bn, says: …
Leeds, UK: Almost 70% of the GMB union’s 8,000 members within Asda’s distribution network, which employs 12,000 in total, voted to reject pay rises of between 5% and 7.5%. Almost 80% of those balloted said they were ready to take action over the pay deal, raising the prospect of strikes that would affect all 23 …
Minneapolis, USA: Thermo King’s top-performing dealerships have been recognised at the annual Thermo King Americas dealer principal meeting. Thermo King of Dallas was recognised as the 2021 North America Dealer of the Year, while Guatemala-based Loginsa was named the company’s 2021 Latin America Dealer of the Year. The Dealers of the Year awards are the …
What can organisations across the cold chain do now to mitigate disruption to our food supply chain in the future, asks Jason Murphy managing director, global retail at IMS Evolve. Working closely with food retailers and the cold chain over the course of the pandemic has highlighted the importance of improved visibility and connectivity across …
Bristol, UK: Paneltex has built a box body for catering ice supplier Jam Inns Ice, based on an Isuzu 3.5-tonner. It is Jam Inns’ first foray into designed-for-purpose bodies as well as Jam Inns’ first Paneltex build.The vehicle delivers some 10 tonnes of ice daily. The body uses “best in class insulated panels”, sufficiently lightweight …
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