Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers to boost eco-efficiency at DP World Southampton. Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with DP World Southampton to supply 12 hybrid straddle carriers for use at their container terminal. The Southampton agreement also includes maintenance and operator training as well as six months of on-site maintenance support. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 third… Read more » Rygor makes an ‘open and shut case’ for door specialist’s latest Mercedes-Benz truck. A 25-year track record of reliable, cost-effective service meant that when a Shropshire-based manufacturer of bespoke, architecturally veneered doors, panels and other joinery items needed another new truck, Mercedes-Benz was the only name in the frame. Established in 1974, Hazlin operates from headquarters in Bromfield, near Ludlow. Its highly-specified… Read more » New for old as Isuzu is the marquee truck for Scottish events company. For almost 20 years, Isuzus have been the backbone of the delivery and collection fleet for Scottish marquee supplier, Tents and Events (Scotland) Ltd and the newest fleet addition, an Isuzu Forward 7.5 tonne dropside rigid, is now working along the two original ‘W’ reg Isuzu NQR 7.5 tonners that… Read more » FM Conway takes aim at driver shortage with new LGV apprenticeship. Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has launched one of the construction industry’s first Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) driver apprenticeship programmes. Part of the business’ wider efforts to tackle construction’s major skills gap, the apprenticeship is aimed at addressing the shortfall of LGV drivers in the UK, which is… Read more » Europa’s Nordic Adventure. Europa Road, has extended its services with the launch of a dedicated new Nordic Hub in Leeds. Europa is building new daily services from the hub to Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Europa Road is the European road freight division of leading logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group. The Nordic Hub… Read more » Unbeatable build quality secures new Andover Trailers step frame for Farol. Agricultural plant specialist Farol has taken delivery of a new Andover Trailers tri-axle step frame, a decision made on the back of years of impressive performance from two Andover-built plant bodies and a drawbar trailer. The new bespoke-built step frame replaces an aging competitor trailer and has been designed to… Read more » First Carrier Safe Award for Carrier Transicold Cornwall. Bodmin-based network service partner Carrier Transicold Cornwall has won the 2018 Carrier Safe award for the first time, after demonstrating its commitment to Carrier Transicold’s stringent health and safety programme. Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold (UK) Limited, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls &… Read more » Superior service from Fraikin a cut above for Deliserve. Fraikin has secured sole supplier status to meat wholesaler Deliserve, after impressing with the quality of service provided since delivering its first commercial vehicles into the fleet in 2017. This follows the signing of a new five-year, full-service contract hire agreement for three new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, comprising an 18-tonne Antos,… Read more » Southampton City Council refuses to meet hauliers. Hauliers are furious after Southampton City Council officials have gone back on a commitment to speak to them about the city’s controversial clean air plans. The local authority had agreed to meet with operators at a Road Haulage Association regional council meeting on Monday 24 September. But they’ve now declined,… Read more » Great Pall-Ex Bake Off raises a showstopping sum for Macmillan. Pall-Ex staff swapped wheels for whisks when the logistics firm hosted its own Great British Bake Off competition to raise money for Macmillan. The Ellistown-based company raised an impressive £124 for the cancer charity’s coffee morning appeal thanks to a contest judged by former Great British Bake Off: The Professionals… Read more »
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