Drinks logistics specialist Tradeteam has bought 20 Volvo FH13s and five DAF CF85s.

Masternaut, the vehicle tracking and mobile resource management provider and Ortec, which offers advanced resource planning, have joined forces to interface and integrate their systems.

Norbert Dentressangle is set to open a second facility in Madrid to accommodate a 30 per cent growth in volumes in its Spanish distribution network.

Eddie Stobart has added 30 new Schmitz Cargobull reefers to its trailer fleet.

Swisslog has launched a new light goods conveyor the QuickMove, which is designed to provide reliable handling for a variety of transport units up to 120 kg.

BMW has selected Kuehne + Nagel as its logistics partner at its production site in Leipzig.

The British International Freight Association has called in the US government to review its initiative to screen cargo for weapons of mass destruction and come up with a revised programme

Nestlé and Mars are trialling a system of working together to reduce the environmental impact of their deliveries of Christmas confectionery to Tesco.

Last month business secretary Lord Mandelson announced, with something of a fanfare, the creation of the new Automotive Council. But linked with it was another announcement that predictably attracted rather less publicity

Dematic will deliver its one-thousandth Multishuttle to a leading e-retailer of books, CDs, DVDs, and videos.