The City of Boston in Washington has signed with Chevin Fleet's US operation to provide its FleetWave fleet management software, supporting strategic fleet management initiatives and helping deliver significant ongoing cost savings.
News,case studies and product information relating to material handling,supply chain and distribution.
All the latest news and views from the world of material handling, logistics, freight forwarding and distribution. This section of the site carries articles relating to new contract wins, product launches, opinion from the trade associations, government departments, research analysts, the vendor community as well as case studies of material handling integration projects across Europe.
All key equipment sectors are covered, ranging from AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) ForkLift Trucks, Automated Storage Equipment, Conveyors and Sortation, Dock Equipment, Overhead Handling Equipment, Packaging and Labelling Solutions, Pallets & Containers,Transport and Distribution, Racking & Shelving as well as Trade Shows and Industry Events.
Onward Holdings invests in new headquarters at Featherstone site
May 20, 2015
Onward Holdings Ltd has ended an 80-year tenure in Ackworth, near Pontefract, and relocated the company's head office to a much larger custom designed facility at the modern Featherstone industrial park, as part of an ongoing expansion strategy.
Cooper Handling Group announce Sany Partnership
May 20, 2015
Cooper Handling Group has been named as the exclusive UK dealer for port and industrial heavy handling equipment manufactured by global heavy equipment giants, Sany.
Jungheinrich UK achieves Investors in People accreditation for third time
May 20, 2015
For the third time running, Jungheinrich UK has achieved accreditation to the highly prestigious Investors in People standard – a management framework for driving high performance through people.
Estonian PPP wins global Transport Award for smart border crossing point
May 20, 2015
A solution for managing traffic queues at international borders is the winner of the 2015 Transport Achievement Award offered by the International Transport Forum at the OECD.
Palletways European network expands into Poland and the Baltics
May 20, 2015
Palletways, provider of express distribution services for palletised goods, has announced a further development to its existing pan-European services as the Group prepares to expand into Poland and the Baltic countries, including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
TomTom Telematics takes fleet management innovation to the next level with .connect Developer Conference
May 20, 2015
TomTom Telematics is bringing IT professionals and app/software developers together to take the industry to the next level at its .connect Developer Conference 2015.
Pressure pays off
May 20, 2015
Following pressure and campaigning by UKWA, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reviewed the timescales taken to approve applicants to operate excise businesses and the conditions imposed on such approvals.
Under pressure: only 50% of tyres measured by WheelRight found to be correctly inflated
May 20, 2015
Only half of the tyre pressures monitored by WheelRight at a key transport industry event were found to be within 10% of their correct levels.
What's more, data gathered at the NEC'S Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show has revealed that more than one in ten of vehicles tested were found to have tyres that were under-inflated by over 20% - significantly below the tyre pressure levels recommended by manufacturers.
