Burtenbach, Germany: Kögel has set up a trailer rental business offering its trailers for rent. “Kögel Rent is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to purchasing a trailer – especially in challenging times. Individual contract solutions for trailers and swap bodies provide greater flexibility and liquidity, as well as increased planning security for transport companies,” Kögel …
Heathrow, UK: Richard Hoyte is the new technical director at Perishable Movements (PML). The newly created position at Perishable Movements sees Hoyte taking responsibility for transport and warehouse and packing managers. He will work alongside directors at a strategic level. He joined the company in 2010 as a warehouse manager and prior to this appointment …
London, UK: Nearly half of the public support the relaxing of immigration rules to allow EU lorry drivers to work in the UK, according to a new survey. The poll, carried out by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, found that 47% of respondents supported the move while 21% opposed it. And over half of respondents — …
London, UK: The trial of longer trailers has been deemed a success and government proposes to allow them to operate permanently from next year. The nine-year trial and public consultation found longer freight is safer, more economical and better for the environment. The government will also launch a trial of heavier, 48 tonne freight to help …
Peterborough, UK: Buyers and suppliers in the cold supply chain are preparing to meet in person once again as the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Exhibition returns to the East of England Arena in Peterborough on 7 & 8 September. “At TCS&D 2021, visitors will get the chance to see hundreds of innovative supply chain …
Luxembourg: Biogros, a wholesaler of organic produce, has the first fully electric refrigerated truck on Luxembourg’s roads. Frigoblock equipped the prototype MAN eTGM truck with the inverter driven FK25i fridge. Biogros calculates that in the first eight months of operations it saved over 2,900 litres of diesel, approximately 9.4 tonnes of CO2, compared to similar …
London, UK: The H2Accelerate collaboration has published its second whitepaper on expectations for the development of the hydrogen trucking sector in Europe. In the paper, the group sets out its expectations for the stages of deployment of fuel cell trucks and a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, and the policy support mechanisms needed to enable the envisioned deployment …
Bath, UK: The logistics industry has been warning about driver shortages for many years but a combination of Covid-19, Brexit and the ongoing structural issues restricting the supply of drivers has brought us to a crisis point. In the UK there is a shortfall of at least 76,000 drivers. Across Europe the total reaches 400,000 …
DePere, Wisconsin, USA: WEL Companies has integrated its dry and refrigerated trailer tracking and monitoring with Orbcomm’s unified cloud-based analysis system. WEL is using Orbcomm’s refrigerated monitoring system to track freight location and temperature, to ensure loads are compliant and meet customers’ standards for quality and service. “With mapping, reports, alerts and exception management, Orbcomm’s …
Loughborough, UK: Maxi-Low UK has expanded its low-floor van range to include a new, lighter range of chilled and frozen vehicles. The low-floor design is available in chilled and frozen specification on the low-floor Mercedes Sprinter, Volkswagen Crafter and MAN TGE chassis. Payloads are up to 1400kg depending on final specification on the 3.5-tonne range …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Perishable Movements made the shortlist for two awards at Logistics UK’s Logistics Awards 2021. Perishable Movements was shortlisted for Most Innovative Company of the Year and its operations director, Ryan Parr, was shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year. There is a final round of judging before the winner of each category …
Birmingham, UK: TruTac will demonstrate its TruFleet system at this year’s CV Show. The show takes place from 31 August to 2 September, at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. TruTac’s new system is approved under DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme, allowing transport managers to plan, organise and control all aspects of day-to-day fleet and O-licence management, including …
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