It’s not often you get fundamental disagreements over the technological direction an industry should take. In the commercial vehicle market, there was a disagreement about eighty years ago over whether steam or diesel was the way forward
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It’s such a blindingly simple idea that you wonder why no-one thought of it before – chamfering the leading edge of a trailer to make it more aerodynamic. If you can’t use the space, then the fuel saving makes it worthwhile – and lots of people are now go
The more dynamic the business environment becomes with fast changes in demand, globalisation, outsourcing, e-commerce and higher environmental standards, the more important it becomes to understand how complex systems work.
Volvo Trucks is challenging its transport suppliers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent within the next two years as part of its climate strategy which already aims at, among other things, carbon-neutral production, energy efficiency
Predictably, some familiar themes kept recurring at the Extended Supply Chain 2008 conference, held in London last month.
The Tanfield Group caused a stir last year with the release of the battery powered Newton truck and the Edison van. Since then more vehicles have gone out for appraisal and it has plans to ramp up production over the coming year.
Wincanton, has been awarded a five-year contract to manage all national transport operations for Wavin, the supplier of pipes to the construction industry.
Hans-Christer Holgersson has been appointed managing director of Scania UK.
Culina Logistics has won a second Investor in Excellence award.
PD Ports has invested more than a million pounds in three reachstackers along with the refurbishment of its ferry terminal amenity facilities at Teesport.
