Thats according to Trimble, the Mobile Resource Management experts, who are calling on the government to launch an Anti Speed Driving Order, or ASDO, which could help save hundreds of lives every year.
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.
New range of high performance counterbalance trucks
Jan 12, 2010
Jungheinrich has announced the introduction of a range of ultra-high performance counterbalance forklift trucks.
Inchcape Fleet Solutions beats the big freeze with emergency staff 4x4 shuttle fleet
Jan 12, 2010
Inchcape Fleet Solutions has pulled out all the stops to beat the big freeze including assembling its own fleet of 4x4 vehicles to provide a shuttle service to ensure all 170 staff can safely get to work and home again.
Distribution company saves the day and wins two new clients
Jan 12, 2010
Distribution firm Boughey reports that it came to the rescue when rival JDF collapsed, delivering thousands of pallets which would otherwise have been left stranded, and has won two new clients in the process.
Snow joke if you're a haulier
Jan 12, 2010
Despite the gloom, doom and ice, most supermarket shelves remain stacked, factories keep working, filling stations maintain stocks of fuel and, to all intents and purposes, life goes on. This is down to the unsung heroes of the UK haulage industry.
Road transport in the snow - the good news
Jan 12, 2010
Despite some three weeks of what some weather experts describe as the worse snow for 30 years the freight logistics industry continues to deliver the goods.
Cinram benefits from voice picking solution
Jan 12, 2010
Cinram Logistics UK is operating a new voice-directed picking (VDP) system supplied by KNAPP UK Ltd at its site in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Fleet expert predicts green vehicle policies will drive recovery
Jan 12, 2010
Increasing numbers of companies are saving money by adopting an environmental approach to managing their vehicles, according to Malcolm Noyle, environmental fleet consultant.
ADAPT & FLOW
Jan 12, 2010
BITOs new ADAPTA-FLOW quickly turns static pallet racking into dynamic flow racksand back again
