London, UK: The government has finally published a package of measures to help tackle the HGV driver shortage. In an open letter to the road haulage sector, ministers have pledged to work with industry leaders to attract new drivers, simplify training and encourage people to stay in the industry. A new consultation will be launched …
London, UK: Government has at last admitted – in the face of lobbying from the industry – that the road transport industry is facing a crisis. The government response has been mostly willingness to consult and little action. Measures introduced to support recruitment and retention within the road haulage industry to ease pressure on the …
Glasgow, UK: Blakemans has cut energy use at its cold store in Newcastle Under Lyme by switching from synthetic refrigerant R404A to ammonia. Blakemans, a sausage and meat product producer, has pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by 55% by 2025. Star Refrigeration handled the transition to natural cooling solutions at the Blakemans’ coldstore replacing …
London, UK: A white paper, ‘Need for hydrogen trucking’, sets out the case for hydrogen power for long-haul trucks. The need for hydrogen as the only zero-carbon zero-emission fuel in the heavy-duty trucking sector which can provide a combination of fast refuelling and very long range between refuels, it says. TotalEnergies, Daimler Truck, Iveco, OMV, …
London, UK: Drivers from Gist, DHL, and Maritime Transport are named as in the Microlise Driver of The Year Awards 2021. Stuart Moore, pictured above, has been driving for Gist for 25 years. Typically taking on routes that others are less keen to do, the winner of the Long Distance category puts his driving skills …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association has branded today “Disaster Day – instead of “Freedom Day” – due to the “pingdemic” which is making the driver shortage crisis even worse and threatening supply chains. RHA policy director Rod McKenzie told the Financial Times that supply chains could face chaos as the industry was already short …
Caerphilly, UK: Carrier Transicold Southern has been nominated as Carrier’s Service Partner of the Year at the Carrier Transicold UK Performance and Competitive Excellence awards. Carrier Transicold Southern won Service Partner of the Year for the first time in 2019 and maintained the top spot with a performance score of 92% for 2020. Scores are …
Reading, UK: Plans to set new ‘energy performance standards’ for industrial buildings must reflect the particular needs of cold storage, warns the Cold Chain Federation. It says any future ratings systems would need to include a category uniquely designed for cold storage because like-for-like comparisons can not be made between cold storage and other types of …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK has launched a campaign to encourage its 18,000 members to commit to decarbonising their operations. Route to Net Zero aims to help the UK achieve carbon neutrality ahead of the legal deadline of 2050. Michelle Gardner, head of public policy at Logistics UK, said: “Logistics UK and its members understand …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: NewCold has changed its top management with several appointments. The organisational changes see NewCold’s operations, by regions or countries, led by management teams, replacing the traditional role of a managing director. The newly created roles, all based in the European headquarters, report to Bram Hage, chairman, NewCold.Abhy Maharaj has been appointed executive vice …
Portsmouth, UK: Brittany Ferries’ ro-pax ferry Cap Finistère returns to service on the Portsmouth to Bilbao route. The restart follows a six-month break sailings forced by coronavirus travel restrictions, and consequent drop in freight and passenger demand. With demand returning the first Cap Finistère sailing of 2021 will depart Portsmouth for Bilbao at 17:00 on …
Grantham, UK: Vaculug has the launched the world’s first A-rated retread tyre, according to EU tyre labelling laws. Retreads are not required to have ratings, but Vaculug decided to have their new product manufactured and tested to the same standards as new tyres. By integrating a high percentage of silica in the tread, Vaculug has …
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