London, UK: The Chancellor of the Exchequer is being urged to him to extend the eligibility criteria for the super-deduction tax allowance to include leasing and short-term hire, two of the most common ways that businesses acquire new plant and machinery. Logistics UK, along with six other groups, has called on the chancellor to recognise …
Werlte, Germany: Krone, together with its Russian importer RKS Nutzfahrzeuge, will use Comtrans 2021 in Moscow (7 to 11 September) to promote the new Cool Liner trailers. The trailers now come with Krone Telematics as standard. The show trailer will have a Carrier Vector 1550 S diesel-electric fridge unit with integrated printer. Russian transport and …
Long Beach, California, USA: Carrier Transicold unveiled its new zero-emission electric truck refrigeration technology at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. Designed to provide maximum range and refrigeration capacities similar to those now only achieved by diesel-powered truck systems, the engineless Supra technology will be applied to battery electric vehicles or to run autonomously with …
London, UK: Employers are lobbying hard for an extension or easing of the visa requirements for EU nationals wishing to come to the UK. The Confederation of Business and Industry and the Institute of Directors have added their voices to the many, including the Road Haulage Association and Logistics UK, dismissing government claims that investing …
Swords, Ireland: Thermo King is to spend more than $100m over the next three years to deliver fully electric products in every segment of the coldchain by 2023. The company’s all-electric portfolio, called Evolve, will include electric refrigeration for truck, trailer, rail, air and marine transport in the North America, Latin America and Europe, Middle …
London, UK: Supermarkets must take responsibility for the HGV and food industry labour shortages engulfing their supply chains, says trade union Unite. The union called on the supermarkets and the employers in their supply chains not to seek quick fixes, such as ‘raiding other countries of their workers’. Instead, they must work with Unite to properly address …
London, UK: The government has rejected calls from the food and transport industry to allow truck drivers and other workers into the UK to combat labour shortages. “Logistics UK is frustrated with the government’s decision to reject the logistics industry’s calls for temporary visas to be made available for EU HGV drivers as a short-term solution …
London, UK: Haulage bosses may well find some hints for driver retention by reading a truck driver’s account of why it is a dreadful career choice. So, You Want to be a Lorry Driver? by Kevin Mervin “spills the beans on the lorry drivers shortage”. He has 25 years experience driving HGVs and says the …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation is demanding answers from Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng over broken promises to support food chain businesses when the red diesel rebate is removed from April next year. The changes to regulations mean that operators will have to pay more than double to power the tens of thousands of fridges – CCF estimates …
Winsford, UK: Tiger Trailers has published a new edition of its corporate book. The book describes the company’s progress over the past two years and includes details of its Tiger Siberian range of temperature-controlled products launched last year. The book showcases each product type and includes a case study with customer testimonials. In the case …
Leer, Germany: A Weser-Ems milk laboratory is using Thermo King’s E-200 fridges to maintain the temperature of raw milk samples. The laboratory is responsible for testing milk samples in the Weser-Ems region on behalf of local agricultural and dairy companies and has recently upgraded its transport fleet with new vans, all with Thermo King E-200 …
London, UK: DHL Supply Chain lorry drivers at Sainsbury’s Dartford distribution centre have signalled their willingness to strike over pay, according to the Unite union. DHL is contracted to run Sainsbury’s Dartford regional distribution centre, including driving and warehouse operations. Unite held a consultative strike action ballot of HGV drivers employed by DHL at the …
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