Oakland International is launching a parcel service for sending chilled and frozen samples through an ambient supply chain.

Sainsbury’s has taken delivery of forty 3.5 tonne Mercedes reefers and has another fifty on order.

RedPrairie has agreed to buy GEOCOMtms, which designs fleet management software, for an undisclosed sum.

The government has launched a consultation on plans to make fuel include five per cent bio fuel.

Pallet pooler Chep has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle to operate its pallet processing centre at Dunstable.

The British International Freight Association is looking for a new director general to replace Colin Beaumont.

Developer Gazeley is looking to speculatively develop a 360, 000 sq ft shed on the former United Utilities site on East Lancashire Road, just outside Liverpool.

ColorMatrix has chosen TNT to distribute its colourants for the plastics industry in a deal worth £1m each year.

Pallet network Fortec saw traffic volume rise 15 per cent last year – equal to an additional 65,000 pallets.

Volvo has bid £211.5m to buy Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel.