Suwanee, Georgia, USA: A&M Cold Storage is making 90 Carrier pods available for vaccine distribution. Each of the 90 pods has Carrier’s TripLink data management platform, which provides remote monitoring of the state of the refrigerated container and cargo and integrated with the Lynx digital platform. These units have been adapted for use in the field with …
Le Havre, France: The Normandy channel ports of Le Havre Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe have joined forces to help businesses meet the Brexit challenge come 1 January. The ports have produced a series of handy fact sheets and are organising site visits for operators. The border crossing process will rely on the smart border system, …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco’s has started using electric vans for home deliveries. The supermarket has put 30 new LDV electric vans cooled with Thermo King E-200 units into operation. The new vehicles for home delivery are emission-free. The Thermo King E-200 electric fridge provides multi-temperature performance autonomous from the vehicle. The units move beyond …
Scrabster, Thurso, Scotland: D Steven & Son, one of the most northerly haulage companies on the UK mainland is celebrating its centenary with a new Gray & Adams trailer and Carrier Transicold fridge. The new trailer and fridge is one of six 13.6m single-deck trailer on order by D Steven & Son that will join …
Spalding, UK: Gist has begun trials of the hydraulic Ecogen power generators for trailer fridges. The move is to reduce fuel consumption as well as CO2 and Nox emissions. The trial, running over three months, is at Gist’s site in Spalding. Ecogen, made in the UK by Hultsteins, uses a generator connected to the engine …
Dover, UK: Fears over port congestion has prompted moves to fast track a limited number of trucks at ports carrying certain perishable foods from 1 January. The issue was discussed on Friday at a meeting of the Kent Resilience Forum of emergency services, officials and businesses, according to a BBC report today. The BBC said …
Sandilands, Scotland, UK: Temperature-controlled operator JHP Transport has added its first Renault tractor, a T520 High 6×2, to its 37-vehicle fleet. Whole-life costs including a repair and maintenance contract, fuel efficiency, driver comfort and overall performance drove the decision to try the Renault, the company says. John Campbell-Middleton, transport operations manager said: “We have been …
Wakefield, UK: NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics strives to increase global food security by providing leading food companies with the most innovative cold storage and transportation services. The company operates from 8 locations on three continents, holding 730,000 pallet positions worldwide. “Always striving to reduce the impact of their operations on the environment and local communities, …
Stockholm, Sweden: Volta Trucks and Petit Forestier are joining forces to make a refrigerated electric truck available for rental from 2022. The truck is based on the Volta Zero, the first 16- tonne zero-emission truck for urban deliveries. Petit Forestier will purchase 1,000 Volta Zeros to accelerate its transition towards cleaner energies and represents Volta …
Basildon, UK: Iveco UK is donating a Daily van to FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity, through parent company, CNH Industrial’s Solidarity Fund. Earlier this year, CNH Industrial joined others donating medical equipment, such as ventilators, PPE, electrical generators and ambulances to local healthcare organisations as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of Europe …
Rosslare, Ireland: Stena Line will add an additional freight-only vessel to its Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 4 January. The Stena Foreteller will join the Stena Horizon which already operates on the route, doubling the freight capacity as well as the frequency of direct sailings between Ireland and the Continent. The Rosslare to Cherbourg service …
Brussels, Belgium: UK hauliers will not need ECMT permits for the first half of 2021 under contingency plans published by the European Commission. The contingency measures, brought in because of the “significant uncertainty” around the fate of the Brexit negotiations, involve a proposal for a regulation covering “basic connectivity with regard to road freight for …
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