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 …
Washington, UK: Hawthorns Logistics has taken delivery of its first ever Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridges into its now all-Carrier cooled fleet. Hawthorns has acquired ten multi-temperature and ten single-temperature Chereau 13.6m trailers all with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridges. The new trailers join a 43-strong refrigerated trailer fleet and represent 15 replacements …
London, UK: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched a campaign to recruit more HGV lorry examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the backlog of driving tests, cited as a key reason for the driver shortage crisis. Some 40 new vocational examiners will be recruited in total, made up of existing …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK’s Van Operational Briefings are now now free to attend. There are two briefings: the first in Manchester on 14 September and a second in Beaconsfield on 16 September. The briefings provide the latest information on compliance and operating standards and also provide insights into driver welfare, alternative fuels, navigating changed road space …
Caimdow, Scotland: Inverdell, a temperature-controlled fish haulier, has acquired two new Renault T520 tractors, replacing its three-year-old T520s. Both trucks will trunk fish between the coastal hamlet on the Cowal Peninsula and Larkhall, to UK and European and destinations. Renault Trucks Scotland supplied the two 6×2 pusher axle tractors on a two-year deal with repair …
London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association has responded on behalf of the warehousing industry to two consultations. The government, is consulting on proposed changes to business rates and the Green Business Council is seeking feedback on its Whole Life Carbon Net Zero Roadmap to be published later this year. Clare Bottle, chief executive, UKWA, says, …
Rossendale, UK: Solomon Commercials is to add 50 new jobs to meet growing demand for its temperature-controlled truck bodywork and vehicle conversions. Anthony Clegg, sales director, Solomon Commercials, said, “Over the past two years we have been planning for, and achieving sustainable growth and combined with several contract wins complemented by repeat business, we’re in …
London, UK: Transport trade union Unite has accused government company bosses of “dragging their feet” over the HGV driver crisis. The union warns that the threat of industrial action is growing as a result. Unite accused employers and government of doing nothing to deal with what it called “a brazen lack of respect” towards drivers …
King’s Lynn, UK: Vegetable producer Alfred G Pearce reports output up to 30% down as a result of Covid, Brexit, and the driver shortage. The company, which has three sites, grows 60,000 tonnes of carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, onions and butternut squash a year, supplying UK food distributors and supermarkets. Jack Pearce, business development manager, …
he government plans to make emergency powers to handle post-Brexit queues of lorries heading for France permanent, and indicates that it believes post-Brexit cross-Channel disruption will be the norm. Operation Brock, a traffic management system designed to cope with queues of up to 13,000 lorries in Kent heading for mainland Europe was meant to end by October …
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