Breda, Netherlands: NewCold has commissioned a number of Dutch trailer builder, THT refrigerated trailers with Carrier Transicold’s Vector E-Cool refrigeration. The Vector E-Cool uses Carrier’s E-Drive all-electric technology with an energy recovery and storage system. This converts kinetic energy generated by the trailer into electricity, which is then stored in a battery pack to power …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage Logistics has signed the Climate Pledge and committed to be net-zero carbon by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, is a cross-sector community of more than 200 companies working together to encourage corporate action and address the climate crisis. …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has launched TracKing SmartConfig, a new service that allows operators to programme operations like pre-cooling, defrosting, or running a pre-trip. The new service allows customers to eliminate repetitive, complex and error-prone tasks by creating command templates that can be triggered at a specific time or location. “TracKing SmartConfig is our response …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK has launched The Route to Net Zero: A Manifesto for Logistics, arguing that government help is needed for businesses to meet the 2050 deadline for net-zero emissions. David Wells, Logistics UK chief executive, says: “Logistics businesses are determined to decarbonise their operations as quickly and as effectively as possible to …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has two new generator sets for marine reefers. The SG-3500 has a 24hp engine tested to run consistently between temperature ranges of -40°C and +50°C (-40°F and +122°F). The genset is available in clip-on and undermount versions and can power all ISO reefers. The unit is quieter and produces less emissions …
Coventry, UK: The Microlise Transport Conference is set for 18 May at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The free-to-attend conference has a technology focus, with speakers offering insight into innovations and trends set to disrupt the transport and logistics sector over the coming years. In addition to the primary conference agenda, delegates will also be able …
London, UK: The government is launching a review into CPC training following criticism that the financial burden is putting off returning and new drivers to the industry. As part of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence, drivers currently need to undergo five days of periodic training every five years to ensure they remain fully qualified …
Werlte, Germany: Tobias Grossmann, managing director of KTN Grossmann, took delivery of his first Krone Cool Liner with double-deck equipment and a Celsineo fridge at Krone’s factory in Lübtheen. Grossmann said: “I am convinced by the new refrigeration concept from Celsineo and see many advantages for our logistics and our customers. We travel nationwide and …
London, UK: Unite has warned that the government’s decision to press ahead with a relaxation of the cabotage rules risks the safety of all road users. The Department for Transport has relaxed the rules on foreign lorries making deliveries and collecting goods in the UK. Previously, European Union drivers were restricted to making just two collections …
Essen, Germany: Mercedes-Benz is using Frigoblock’s all-electric refrigeration to cool the first near-series battery-powered E-Actros trucks that started practical operations in Germany and the Netherlands. This project is a collaboration between Frigoblock and Daimler Trucks to offer customers sustainable refrigeration that works with the new Mercedes-Benz E-Actros. “Furthering sustainable innovation in electric transport refrigeration is …
Glasgow, Scotland: Hultsteins has appointed Glasgow-based refrigeration service provider Transcool Scotland as a service agent. Transcool will install, maintain and service Hultsteins’ hydraulic fridges and on-board electric generators in Scotland and the border regions of England. Transcool managing director, Robert Murray said: “Hultsteins’ ‘diesel-free’ systems are widely used, since the 1960s, and popular in many …
Rosslare, Ireland: Brittany Ferries has a new weekly freight service linking Le Havre (Normandy) with Rosslare (Ireland). The route will be served by Cotentin, Brittany Ferries’ freight-only vessel and will start on 12 November. The schedule will see Cotentin leaving Le Havre on Friday evening, arriving in Rosslare on Saturday afternoon. The return leg will depart Rosslare on …
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