London, UK: The government is under renewed pressure to help alleviate the UK’s lorry driver shortage. Logistics UK and the British Retail Consortium have joined forces to lobby for a review of plans not to grant temporary work visas to drivers from the EU. The two organisations have jointly written to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng warning …
London, UK: The government has rejected calls for 10,000 temporary work visas to encourage EU drivers to return to support the UK’s supply chain. Logistics UK has called on government to introduce a scheme for lorry drivers similar to that for seasonal agricultural workers. The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme has permitted up to 30,000 individuals to …
Port of Felixstowe, UK: Union Industries has made its largest ever rapid roll freezer door as part of a multi-door project for a distribution centre on the south coast. The Yorkshire-based manufacturer has supplied six of its Eiger Doors to Uniserve’s new 750,000 square foot ambient and freezer distribution centre less than a quarter of …
Birmingham, UK: Continental Automotive can train technicians on electric and hybrid electric vehicles. “We really do feel these courses are crucial given the direction of the automotive industry towards electrification,” said Stuart West, tachograph product manager and training centre co-ordinator, Continental Automotive. “There is currently a serious deficit in the number of automotive technicians trained …
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Thermo King is expanding an industry council that it launched to help develop a roadmap to an all-electric transport industry. It is now looking for new members to join the council: they will have the opportunity to join in polls, surveys, chat room discussions, expert webinars and focus groups about a variety …
Dover, Kent, UK: HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that plans to build a customs clearance park in Dover with capacity for 1,200 lorries have been downgraded. At a meeting with Guston parish council, HMRC representatives confirmed that the site will now have capacity for just 96 trucks, with 20 extra spaces for reversing trucks …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association has fired off a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, asking her to temporarily expand the Youth Mobility Scheme to allow young people (under 30) from the EU and EEA to work in the UK. Currently the scheme is closed to EU and EEA citizens. The scheme was set …
London, UK: Cool Logistics Global 2021 will take place online between 19 – 21 October 2021. The event will return to in-person events in 2022 with an extended programme of meetings. Rachael White, managing director of Cool Logistics, said “We thank our host Port of Rotterdam and all our other sponsors and speakers for their …
Basingstoke, UK: Gist is offering incentives of up to £5,000 for HGV drivers to join its business from August in order to boost capability and resources to deliver chilled foods and fresh produce. Gist, with customers including Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Morrisons, employs more than 2,000 drivers, and runs driver training schemes. New drivers …
Washington, DC, USA: Promoting a sustainable coldchain is the theme for a session at a United Nations conference on 14 September and sponsored by Carrier Global Corporation. The Global Food Cold Chain Council and the United Nations Environment Programme, OzonAction, are staging the event for governments, the industry and non governmental organsations. The session, Promoting …
Arlington, Virginia, USA: The World Food Logistics Organization, a partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, has revealed the recipients of its 2021 Don Schlimme Future Leader Award. The five finalists were chosen out of 25 applicants as some of the best and the brightest North American future leaders in the temperature-controlled logistics industry. The …
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions has launched a Renewables Division to help customers reduce carbon emissions. The new division will promote “realistic and cost effective solutions” to the issues and challenges that the UK transport industry faces with regards to the environment. Mark Howell, managing director, Marshall Fleet Solutions, said, “As evidenced in the latest UN …
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