The Freight Transport Association has warned that cutting spend on major transport projects will “not only damage the UK’s road and rail infrastructure, but severely jeopardise Britain’s economic future”.
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Recycling company Viridor has seen big cost savings since it switched to a fleet of specially modified counterbalance forklift trucks at its 24/7 Crayford site in Kent.
Central Auto Supplies, a supplier of branded automotive components to the motor trade, has deployed Aeromark’s next level telematics software Optimatics to help it accurately monitor and effectively manage its fleet of delivery vehicles.
DHL Freight has added a new service from Malta to France to its Coldchain business, which delivers temperature-controlled goods for the life sciences industry.
Mercedes-Benz has awarded a two-phase contract to MLOG Logistics at the company’s Kassel manufacturing plant in central Germany, boosting its presence within the automotive sector.
Tooles Transport, a member of Palletways, has moved into new five-acre site in Rushock Trading Estate in Droitwich ahead of further expansion plans.
Volvo Trucks has launched a security service system in a move to curb theft to long-haul trucks in Europe.
Wincanton has won a £40 million three-year contract with Argos to become the primary supplier of the retailer’s inbound UK supply chain.
It’s a tough time for all businesses, but none more so than the forklift truck market, with the British Industrial Truck Association’s predictions in May that the industry can expect an “extended and significant downturn” during 2009. Based on its members
Sacred cows are being slaughtered, shibboleths abandoned, and traditional practices challenged as companies search for ways to reduce the costs of distribution. Malory Davies finds that minds are opening to innovative shared user and network concepts.
