Tunbridge Wells, UK: The Freight Transport Association warns that any reintroduction of charging schemes in London will have a drag on recovery. The association was disappointed by Transport For London’s decision to reintroduce all London road charging schemes with immediate effect. Natalie Chapman, head of urban policy, FTA, said: “Cash-hit operators that have not been …
Roosendaal, Netherlands: The Cool Chain Association has launched a data sharing project, called the LAX Initiative, to provide a neutral platform to collaborate, communicate, and share ideas. “Our industry is in the spotlight as never before and facing challenges that we could not have envisaged; it is time to embrace collaboration and new ways of …
New York, USA: America’s largest foodservice distributor Sysco has changed its business model away from restaurants because of the Covid-19 crisis. Sysco says it has “reworked supply chains away from restaurants to a business model that works in a post-corona world, such as one that caters directly to consumers and grocery stores”. As the restaurant industry collapses, the …
Coventry, UK: Penso is building lightweight bodies for 3.5-tonne vans that give up to 50% more payload and capacity up by as much as 30%. “Put simply, a 3.5-tonne vehicle with a Blue Ocean Home Delivery Pod can carry the same weight of goods in two journeys, that a traditional vehicle delivers in three,” says …
Spalding, UK: FreshLinc is to add 120 Krone reefers to its fleet – one of which is liveried with a difference. The special livery pays tribute to the transport industry and NHS and designed by Olivia Chatterley, the 6 year-old daughter of a FreshLinc supplier. It will feature on a trailer visiting care homes and …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Brightec, which makes BlueSeal air curtains, is providing the results of its research in a series of articles on its website. The articles include data from various tests the company has performed in collaboration with customers to explore some of their findings surrounding energy efficiency and cold chain management in vehicles. The aim …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: More flexibility in the government’s extension of the furloughing scheme is needed, the FTA says. David Wells, chief executive, FTA said “it is vital that the option of part-time furloughing is made available to our sector now, to accommodate the gradual return of trade in all sectors.” “Demand will return to different …
Bath, UK: Road freight rates are down but holding reasonably firm in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Ti and Upply’s European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q1 2020. The Q1 2020 European Road Freight Rate Benchmark was €1,099, marking a drop of 0.8% against the previous quarter. Although in the first two months of …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: The FTA has highlighted three items missing from the government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy that have “raised concern and worry for the logistics industry”. Elizabeth de Jong, policy director at FTA said: “To help alleviate financial risk to the sector while demand in the economy returns, FTA had asked that plans for continued …
London, UK: Look out for the Covid-19 print edition of Cold Chain News, out later this month (28 May). The May issue has a news analysis on how Covid-19 is affecting the temperature-controlled industry, along with this year’s van converter listing. This issue will also be uploaded to the website in case you are not …
London, UK: Four organisations from the UK supply chain sector – Business on the Move, Career Ready Think Logistics, NOVUS and Talent in Logistics – have collaborated to launch #LearningThroughLogistics, a collection of home-schooling resources. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing schools to shut down, parents and carers have had to take on the teaching role; …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: FTA is urging clarity from government on the use of road space for logistics movements, after published guidelines for post-Covid-19 active travel by transport secretary Grant Shapps MP failed to contain recommendations for the sector. The published plans overlook the key role which logistics plays in keeping cities and towns stocked with …
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