London, UK: Lorry drivers are not on the 100k “critical workers” list and so are exempt from the daily lateral flow testing scheme for Covid, the Road Haulage Association has learned. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had announced that key workers in several industries that keep the country running would be required to take lateral flow …
Budapest, Hungary: Win Capital Group has put five electric articulated trucks into operation for deliveries to Aldi branches. Five especially designed Cool Liners from Krone are combined with fully electric Daf tractors. The drives were specially converted for this project to be able to deliver goods with low emissions within a radius of 230 km. …
Paris, France: Stef and the Nagel Group have finalised their agreement for the acquisition of the Langdon group in the UK by Stef following approval by the competition authorities. Stef and Nagel-Group finalised the acquisition of Langdon Group by Stef on 31 December 2021. Langdon has eight sites and imports and exports chilled and frozen …
Athens, Georgia, USA: Carrier Transicold is introducing a program to help fleets upgrade telematics technology on their refrigerated trucks and trailers. The moves comes as North American wireless carriers move to phase out 3G service. Carrier’s New E-Solutions bundled subscriptions eliminate large upfront hardware costs by packaging equipment fees and airtime service into an affordable …
Willenhall, UK: Ten new Volvo FM 6×2 tractors have been delivered to AF Blakemore & Son’s food distribution fleet. The 44-tonne FMs will mainly deliver ambient, fresh and frozen food for Spar. Hartshorne Group supplied the trucks which meeting Transport for London’s three-star Direct Vision Standard rating. Dave Higgs, logistics compliance manager, AF Blakemore, says: “We …
Cullompton, UK: Gregory Distribution is expanding its bio-liquified natural gas fleet used for hauling bulk milk. It has added 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6×2 tractors for its Cullompton base – each expected to do 200,000km a year for the next five years. The FM LNGs are joined by a further three new FH …
London, UK: The New Year beckons and there is a universal hope that it will bring some respite from the coronavirus pandemic that has blighted the past two years. The pandemic frustrated what would have been celebratory years for many companies. Last year, Krone recorded its 50th year producing its Cool Liner trailer and made …
London, UK: On almost every measure, 2021 was a dismal year, posing enormous challenges to logistics businesses that few predicted. It’s been a bumpy 12 months with lockdowns, ‘pingdemic’ driven staff shortages, Brexit-driven driver shortages, and supply chain chaos. Brexit-imposed challenges almost paled into insignificance against the short-term problems of the pandemic with a business punishing …
Reading, UK: Customs changes coming in tomorrow (1 January 2022) could lead to delays and goods not being able to get across the border, warns Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan. Businesses will have to start customs declarations for the first time in 40 years and many smaller EU firms are unprepared for the changes. …
Leigh Sinton, UK: Hultsteins advises temperature-controlled operators to prepare early for the withdrawal of the tax rebate on red diesel from 1 April. Operators should be aware that while it is necessary to run down all the red diesel in each tank, it is not mandatory to clean the system. “Some operators may be of …
Cardiff, Wales: Tesco is launching the UK’s first fully electric heavy freight articulated trucks. Two new 37 tonne Daf electric tractors will carry food and other products from Wentloog rail terminal outside Cardiff to Tesco’s distribution centre in Magor, Wales, in partnership with FSEW. FSEW will own and operate the charging infrastructure to support the …
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