Axtec's market leading OnBoard axle load indicator has received approval from the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) allowing it to be fitted as original equipment by vehicle manufacturers. The system is the first and only one of its type to receive this approval. Approval from VCA for use in Europe not only meant rigorous testing of samples ...[more]

Norbert Dentressangle has taken delivery of the first Renault Trucks 26 tonne hybrid vehicle in the UK as part of the company's commitment to testing alternative technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its transport operations. The Renault Premium Distribution 310.26 6x2 rear steer hybrid will be undergoing operational trials with N...[more]

While electronic load monitoring systems have helped to reduce conveyor malfunctions, unplanned and costly conveyor downtime is still an issue that plant engineers have to contend with on a regular basis. "Of course load monitoring systems are a useful safety feature but they should not be seen as a panacea for conveyor breakdown issues alone," ...[more]

As official GDP figures show, the UK is once again in recession, businesses are looking to strip waste wherever possible to remain buoyant and profitable. The insource versus outsource debate has long been discussed across all industries, but neither has become the defacto as both have continued to encounter problems. As a solution to this, a ne...[more]

Vital repair work to the Hammersmith Flyover will be completed on 30 May, allowing the structure to be fully reopened to all traffic well ahead of the London 2012 Games. The works, which began in January, have seen around 200m of the central reservation along the flyover removed, a new structural slab and concrete barriers installed, as well as ...[more]

Mercedes-Benz is about to extend its family of trucks with a new member, the new Mercedes-Benz Antos- a model series designed specifically for heavy-duty short-radius distribution transport use. The vehicles have already been showing their mettle, albeit still in camouflaged guise, but the covers will come off in time for the Commercial Vehicle IAA...[more]

Richard Brown CBE FCILT, Chairman of Eurostar, a former President of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT), and Ambassador for CILT's Rail Professional Sector, will be the guest speaker at the CILT Cymru-Wales National Transport Awards 2012. Richard Brown will be speaking on the challenges and opportunities facing t...[more]

Transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., adds Highway ACI to its Ocean and Air ACI certifications. The technology provider urges the industry to take action before the November 1st deadline when non-compliant carriers will be denied entry into Canada. Transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., announces that the company has been certified ...[more]

GT Radial has hailed The Commercial Vehicle Show 2012 as "a real success" having secured over 30 high-quality leads, including a large number of senior national and European key fleet contacts. The company also revealed that attendance at the event has resulted in several orders for the inaugural retread tyre, GT Ree Tread, many of which were ta...[more]

Castell and Traka are pleased to announce a joint development of their respective loading bay systems. Castell has many years of experience in providing loading bay safety systems and has installed Salvo on thousands of loading bays worldwide. Traka is an expert in access control solutions for Forklift truck and bay door control within logistics an...[more]

When Forresters Chicken decided to make the switch from cardboard to plastic containers for its poultry, Goplasticpallets.com, the UK's leading independent supplier of plastic pallets and containers, held the hygienic advantage. Forresters, based in Kingsley in Cheshire, is a major UK manufacturer of cooked and raw chicken portions. The company'...[more]

UKWA - the United Kingdom Warehousing Association - has announced that the fifth in the Warehousing Futures series of networking conferences and exhibitions will take place at the St John's Hotel, Solihull, on 29-30 October 2012. The theme chosen for Warehousing Futures 2012 is Success in Challenging Times and the conference speaker programme wi...[more]

Eco-friendly logistics solutions are not just good for the planet but also offer major cost benefits to carriers and their customers. That was the message from P&O Ferrymasters group environmental manager Pete Chivers at this month's UK-based Multimodal 2012 trade show, where he was a speaker during the three-day supply chain seminar programme hos...[more]

STORAX Racking Systems, the Midlands - based mobile racking specialist, has appointed Paul Horton to the position of project engineer. He will cover the whole of the UK and work closely with senior project engineer Martin Levitt. Paul's role will include providing advice to clients on the most efficient and cost effective racking solutions. He w...[more]

Deltion has launched an innovative 'App' for Android-based smart phones to deliver accessible telematics to users of the company's cloud-based CarrierNet transport management solution. Called CarrierNetMobile, the App can be downloaded free of charge from the Google App store. With Android smart phones capable of running the App now widely avail...[more]

A warming "cuppa" is the perfect thing to take the chill off the seemingly endless winter and, as a nation of tea lovers, in the UK alone we consume some 165 million cups of tea every day. As the vast majority of tea drinkers habitually pop their used wet teabags into the bin, Unilever UK has announced a new partnership with Brentwood Borough Counc...[more]

DSV Road Limited's Customer Service Team in the UK has undertaken training to increase its understanding of client needs and how to meet them. The Customer Service Academy workshops took place over two days and were run by senior DSV management and external training specialists. The sessions were designed to help the Customer Service Team und...[more]

Carpet Recycling UK's fourth Annual Conference opens in Birmingham on July 11th with a packed programme providing information and inspiration for all sectors of the carpet waste supply chain, including presentations from leading American carpet recyclers. Preceding the one-day event at the city's Institute of Engineering and Technology will be ...[more]

A one million pound investment in security and a local community partnership has paid dividends for Onward Holdings, after Langthwaite Business Park in South Kirby, West Yorkshire was officially recognised by West Yorkshire Police as crime free*. Onward Holdings, which operates a number of highly competitively priced industrial warehousing and r...[more]

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has implemented a unique process to reduce chemical waste from the painting process at its factory in Amsterdam. Developed in cooperation with Advantage Chemicals Ltd, the process will save an estimated €60,000 per year on labour and energy costs, as well as disposal costs for waste water and sludge...[more]