Paris, France: The shortage of drivers is the greatest challenge faced by fleet managers according to a new white paper by Frost & Sullivan that interviewed fleet managers in Europe about the challenges they are currently facing. Driving Forces – Challenges and Opportunities in the European Road Transport Sector, prepared by Frost & Sullivan for …
Brixham, Plymouth, UK: Dartmouth Crab Company has taken delivery of its first Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridge fitted to a 13.6m Gray & Adams built reefer. The new trailer joins six other already in operation modified to transport live shellfish in the UK and continent. “The nature of the product we transport means we …
London, UK: The government should make use of longer trailers a permanent fixture on the UK’s roads, says the FTA. A Department for Transport funded study released today shows longer trailers reduces carbon emissions and road congestion and are safe for drivers and other road users. Failure to make longer trailers permanent is holding back …
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, UK: The search has begun for the UK’s best van drivers with the launch of the FTA 2020 Driver of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year, the event takes place on Saturday 13 June at the Bott’s site in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Entrants will complete a variety of tasks on the day of the …
Shanghai, China: The coronavirus health issue will have significant implications for the logistics sector in the short term with air transport market expected to feel “the most significant direct effects” of the disease, according to a new analysis from Transport Intelligence. The container sector has also been hard hot. The virus has been causing severe …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International is using a Danfoss system that provides online control over temperature-controlled storage. Site cooling can be configured and controlled remotely and warn if the temperature levels shift before extensive temperature change can occur, says Pete Vaughan, strategic development manager, Oakland International. “We wanted to improve the management and visibility of our …
Brussels, Belgium: Trane Technologies, the new name for Ingersoll-Rand, starts trading today. The Industrial segment of former Ingersoll-Rand has been separated and combined with Gardner Denver. The Climate segment now operates as Trane Technologies, and begins trading today on the New York Stock Exchange. The brand names Trane, Thermo King, and Frigoblock remain, and to …
London, UK: Despite the hype, most especially from news media, of panic buying and food shortages in the UK following reports of the spread of corona virus, the situation remains normal with supermarket shelves well stocked. At best, some stores, such as Tesco, the UK’s largest grocer, have limited the number of purchases of certain …
Galway, Ireland: The future of refrigerated transport is in good shape, says Thermo King in the laste issue of Cold Chain News, published this week. Certainly from a financial perspective everything looks healthy, with the global market projected to grow from $15.5bn (estimated value for 2019) to $21.6bn in 2023, Thermo King says. But aside …
Inverurie, Scotland: JG Ross has added four more Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to its 14 all-Sprinter fleet. BLS Truck & Van supplied the new 314 CDI L3 H2 models with bodywork by the Cold Consortium, of York, which converted the long, high-roofed bodies to provide split chilled and ambient temperature compartments, and fitted Hubbard Z350 fridges. “Mercedes-Benz …
Birmingham, UK: Ryder has supplied 78 new Mercedes-Benz 314CDI Sprinter chassis with refrigerated bodies to Kuehne+Nagel for its contract with Costa Coffee. The new vehicles, which are specified with automatic gearboxes and air conditioning, deliver fresh produce and consumables to UK Costa Coffee outlets. The vehicles operate from Costa Coffee’s supply and distribution centres, delivering …
Shepton Mallet, UK: Peter Green Chilled is monitoring stock better and saving time during a 9-month trial of a cross-docking app from Mandata. “Time was when a single mislaid pallet could take hours to locate”, said Simon Nash, IT manager, Peter Green. “Furthermore, if a customer wanted to know the exact location and ETA of …
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