Sleaford, UK: Moy Park has acquired 50 new tractors powered by liquified natural gas. The Iveco LNG Stralis 460 tractors will operate from Moy Park’s Sleaford and Ashbourne depots using liquified natural gas sourced from anaerobic digestion. Moy has maintained a zero waste to landfill policy since 2015. Roadgas will install an on-site refuelling station …
London, UK: The electric Renault Trucks ZE range has won the Motor Transport Technical Excellence Award. The judges said that Renault Trucks gave an insight into the future of sustainable transport for operators looking for proven, mainstream ways to address the net-zero challenge. Judges also liked that the winner already has vehicles in operation in …
Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK: Lorry driver training should be cut from a year to three months in a bid to help tackle the “intense pressure” on supply chains, according to the head of Wincanton. James Wroath, chief executive of Wincanton, said that qualification time should be cut to address the Road Haulage Association’s estimated shortfall of …
London, UK: Exports of UK food and drink were down £2bn in the first half of 2021, compared to pre-Covid levels, because of a sharp drop in sales to the EU, according to the Food and Drink Federation. A combination of the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and new barriers to trade resulting from …
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions has added the Titan hybrid power system to its renewables products. Titan provides solar power to any make of on-board fridge, tail lift and other vehicle mounted electrically powered devices on HGV’s, small trucks and vans. The Titan hybrid system that combines power produced from solar panels combined with kinetic …
Burnley, UK: Increasing sales mean CoolKit has vacancies for dozens of roles, it says. Rupert Gatty, chief executive, CoolKit, (pictured above) said: “We have recently secured a number of large orders for vehicle conversions, putting us in a fortunate position to be able to take on new recruits. CoolKit’s newly created roles include a head …
Market Drayton, UK: Culina has a new livery but still retains the names of individual business units. Culina has grown rapidly through acquisitions including Warrens, Eddie Stobart, Great Bear, and Fowler Welch. “The new brand identity pays homage to Culina Group’s heritage with a refined design that is confident yet simple,” said Paul Willocks, marketing …
Tackling the shortfall in staff with knowledge and experience in customs procedures is big challenge says Leigh Anderson, managing director at Bis Henderson Recruitment Skills and labour shortages across the UK’s trade and logistics sectors have been hitting the headlines, most obviously for goods vehicle drivers. Less newsworthy, but equally threatening, is the shortfall in …
Redditch, UK: Dale Fiddy, former sales and marketing director at NFT Distribution and former strategic development director at Fowler Welch, has become a non-executive director of Rack Collapse Prevention. He will help the company develop its UK and European market presence. Craig Attwell, founder, Rack Collapse Prevention, said: “It is a huge asset to have …
London, UK: Industry groups have long struggled get to media attention for truck drivers and the transport industry in general. The industry, and truck drivers in particular. are now in the spotlight but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. Newspapers and the BBC are all running stories about the effects of the driver shortage with …
Peterborough, UK: The Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) exhibition opens next week at the East of England Arena in Peterborough, 7 and 8 September. Exhibitors include Hubbard Products, ISD Solutions, Longhurst Refrigeration, Marshall Fleet Solutions, Prohire, Seven Asset Management, Solomon Commercials, and Yaxley Coachworks. The exhibition also includes a conference programme with seminars devised …
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