Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Pelican BioThermal was a host at blood drives in Minneapolis and Torrance, California during July. The drives honor World Blood Donor Day (June 14) and support a critical need for blood as the American Red Cross experiences a severe nationwide supply shortage. “Through our work with first responders, defense and military, and …
Bridgend, Wales, UK: John Raymond Transport has boosted compliance, efficiency and its biosecurity protocols with the help of TruTac’s tachograph analysis and fleet management software. John Raymond transports fast-moving consumer goods with 120 tractors units and 300 trailers. John Raymond Transport adopted Nolan Transport’s systems when acquired by Nolan Group in 2016 and began using TruTac’s …
Singapore: Great White Fleet has acquired 850 new containers cooled by Carrier Transicold’s PrimeLine fridges to support banana and pineapple exports from Central America. “We have again selected the Carrier Transicold PrimeLine unit based on its reliability, performance and especially for its high efficiency,” said Stefano Di Paolo, president, Great White Fleet. “Efficient performance reduces …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Harld Peters takes over running Lineage’s all European operations as senior vice president, Europe. He reports to Mike McClendon, Lineage’s president of international operations. Peters was previously president of Northern Europe for ManpowerGroup. He also spent more than two decades at UPS, most recently as president of UPS China and previously as …
Bradford, UK: Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, has agreed a takeover offer from Fortress Investment Group, which values Britain’s fourth largest supermarket operator at £6.3bn. The offer from Fortress, which is backed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Koch Real Estate Investments, exceeds the £5.52bn proposal from US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier …
The owner of Vauxhall, Stellantis, which also owns Peugeot, Fiat and Chrysler, it use the Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire to build electric vans, according to a BBC report. Sales of vans have boomed during the pandemic, as a result of growing home delivery sales, and Stellantis, expects government financial support for its plans, the …
Vreden, Germany: Schmitz Cargobull has delivered an all-electric refrigerated trailer to Dutch logistics company Cornelissen for use on its Albert Heijn supermarket contract. The prototype S.KOe reefer was developed by Schmitz Cargobull with TIP trailer rental, logistics service provider Cornelissen and the supermarket chain Albert Heijn. “We chose this vehicle because most of our transport …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK has launched a new on-line course, Van Driver Safety Training. The course is available to open to non members of Logistics UK and provides van drivers with an overview on how to operate a van safely, ranging from driver fatigue and the rules of the road, defensive driving to vehicle …
Manchester, UK: Logistics sector R&D investment underperformed the UK industry as a whole on a quarterly basis falling 8% in the first quarter, according to analysis of the latest ONS data by business tax relief consultancy Catax. The amount invested in R&D by the transport and storage industry fell from £13m in the fourth quarter …
Market Drayton, UK: Culina Group has bought GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions which includes Eddie Stobart, Eddie Stobart Europe, I-Force, Pallet Network, and Logistics People. The acquisition will take Culina’s overall turnover to over £2.2bn with a combined workforce of around 22,000 staff, 20 million square feet of warehousing and 5,500 vehicles, the company said. Thomas van Mourik, …
Stuttgart, Germany: Mercedes-Benz Trucks has launched its battery-electric E-Actros for heavy-duty short-haul distribution. The standard model of the E-Actros is set to roll off the production line in Wörth from autumn 2021. The E-Actros has three or four battery packs, each with an energy capacity of around 105kWh3. The maximum battery capacity of 420kWh2 enables …
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