Hyliion, which offers electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, has appointed Bobby Cherian senior vice-president of sales and supply chain.Cherian will be responsible for sales strategy as well as building customer and supplier…
It’s a nasty one in our Near Miss of the Day series today, as a tipper truck driver takes the oppotunity of a right-turning driver to not only put a cyclist in danger, but also a lorry driver coming from the other direction to slow down to avoid a coll…
Maintaining fresh air circulation in all residential, commercial and industrial properties has never been so important, which is why international ventilation giant Nuaire has extended its collaborative, multi-million pound logistics relationship with …
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France is considering requiring rapid COVID-19 tests from Irish truck drivers operating on a logistics route that has become key since Britain’s exit from the European Union, Ireland’s transport minister said on Sund…
Trucking conditions deteriorated in November from a record high, according to the latest FTR Trucking Conditions Index (TCI).The November reading of 10.26 remains strong, as rising freight rates feed robust trucking conditions, FTR reported, but it exp…
Cargo thieves are seizing on the Covid-19 pandemic and disrupted supply chains to ramp up their efforts, according to 2020 data from CargoNet.CargoNet reported 1,676 supply chain risk events in the U.S. and Canada in 2020, a 16% increase over 2019. Of …
The Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, also known as CargoM, has appointed Madeleine Paquin chairwoman of its board. She previously held the position of co-chair. Paquin is president and chief executive officer of Logis…
The New Year has rung in further developments for award-winning Pallet-Track after Mixed Freight Services, one of the UK’s leading airfreight specialists, became the latest logistics business to join the network.
Based at Heathrow Airport and employing…
HS2 and its contractors have taken a major step in improving health and safety assurance across sites between London and the West Midlands by introducing a new health and safety passport system.
The new digital ‘Health and Safety Passport System’ (HSPS…
ACT Research is upping its outlook for commercial vehicle demand, as strong freight markets have driven higher-than-expected commercial vehicle build rates.“If you don’t work in a consumer-facing economic sector, there is much to like about the current…
The supply chain between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK is a “boat breakdown” away from collapse as a result of the post-Brexit regulatory border in the Irish Sea, the UK’s Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned the British government.
The …
The French subsidiary of GEFCO, a global multimodal supply-chain expert and a leading provider of automotive logistics in Europe, is continuing to explore the use of cleaner alternatives to diesel. Its latest test involves a Scania truck powered…
One of the leading retailers in the United Kingdom, ASDA, has contracted Air Liquide to install and operate six biomethane (BioNGV) distribution stations to refuel trucks on its sites.
Alongside other investments to increase Air Liquide’s produc…
Strongly committed to sustainable transport, Rhyner Logistik has just acquired a fully electric Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E. to supply Denner supermarkets. As part of this approach, the Swiss haulier has also fitted solar panels onto the body of t…
Gary Vincent, a spokesman for the Port of Tilbury, said “this cargo movement has been a success both operationally and as a greener supply chain solution for our customer”.