London, UK: Bakery wholesaler Bako has taken delivery of 24 new rigids with Gray & Adams bodies and Carrier refrigeration. A combination of Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 MT (multi-temperature) systems and engineless Iceland 11 MT units are fitted to the new vehicles. The trucks replace older vehicles and the move represents the first time Bako …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has revealed the seven winners of its annual Carrier of the Year awards, designed to honour key transport service providers. Lineage selected the 2023 winners from the US and Canada based on criteria around performance, using quantitative and qualitative data to support the selection process. “These awards reflect our deep appreciation …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: The first of 151 Iveco E-Daily chassis cabs has been delivered to Tesco, with the remaining vehicles to come later in the year. Iveco says it is is supporting the supermarket on its decarbonisation journey with its eDaily vehicles in a two-battery configuration specified to optimise payload and range. This first …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has been shortlisted in two categories of the Chamber Business Awards 2024. The first award is Excellence in Sustainability which recognises efforts to reduce carbon, improve resource efficiency and minimise waste. The Commitment in the Community award recognises a business’ community dedication to delivering beneficial schemes, initiatives and policies which positively …
Crick, Northamptonshire, UK: XPO Logistics is increasing its use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in its vehicles and electric trucks. Hydrotreated vegetable oil and electric-powered vehicle trials were initially introduced across test routes over nearly 3,000 miles in the UK and Ireland, with emissions reduced by over 4 tonnes of CO2e. XPO says that expanding the …
Lyon, France: Temperature-controlled container specialist Tower Cold Chain is gearing up to reveal its latest innovations at LogiPharma 2024, the world’s largest life sciences supply chain event. Marking its third consecutive appearance at LogiPharma Europe, Tower will introduce an industry-first concept at stand 94, integrating its well-known robust, reliable, and reusable passive container design with …
Enfield, UK: Waitrose is weighing up whether to close a delivery warehouse in Enfield later this year as a result of potential rent increases. The warehouse, which handles online deliveries, opened in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic when there was a jump in online grocery shopping demand. According to Retail Gazette, a letter written to …
Leicester, UK: Central Co-op closed its three distribution operations in Leicester at the weekend, including a chilled food and drink distribution centre. The society, which announced the changes early last year, is moving operations to Co-op Group-managed distribution network LIDIA. This is a “national collective distribution and logistics operation” which already serves more than 4,000 stores …
Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers is using Titan solar-power, supplied by Marshall Fleet Solutions, on its fleet. Using the system is part of Samworth’s commitments to reducing its carbon footprint—including sending zero food waste to landfill since 2015 and removing 555 tonnes of packaging in its Food to Go category from 2020 to 2022. Samworth …
Minneapolis, MN, USA: Thermo King is distributing Brightec air curtains for temperature-controlled trailers, box trucks and vans in the United States and Canada. Air curtains create an invisible climate barrier during door openings, which helps to maintain temperature and prevent the infiltration of dust, insects and outside air. Brightec distributes its BlueSeal products to over …
Portsmouth, UK: The new £24m border control post in Portsmouth may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have made it commercially unviable. Designed to carry out checks on up to 80 truck loads of produce a day, the port now expects to process only four or five daily. The post at …
Reading, UK: Cold Chain Federation chief executive Phil Pluck has spoken to I-news, highlighting rising concerns over the proposed Border Target Operating Model, due to be introduced at the end of April. Pluck told the inews that the changes will lead to wastage, extra costs and food shortages on shelves. “It may be that consignments …
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