Browsing: Intralogistics

Michelin has won a “pence per kilometre” (PPK) contract to supply tyres to Pullman Fleet Services which manages around 1,100 of the 1,800-strong Tesco.com home delivery fleet in the UK.

Briggs Equipment UK, which acquired Finning Materials Handling in September, has launched the new NR-N range of Cat Lift Trucks.

Mitsubishi has launched its RBN series reach truck perform with what it describes as the “revolutionary Visionmast”.

Casio has released a new range of industrial hand held terminals, the DT-X11 range, designed for transport and logistics, retail and service management applications.

Voice Picking is fast becoming the most efficient method of order picking in the warehouse, however the technology has come under fire from claims it has an alleged ‘dehumanising effect’ on employees.

British Airways Regional Cargo is using a sophisticated web based vehicle tracking service to record the minute by minute movement of air cargo.

The move to more frequent deliveries of smaller consignments is accelerating the growth in light and multi-purpose vehicle markets. James Falkner looks at some of the latest innovations.