Fresh Direct orders Zeroed electric trucks from Paneltex

Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK: Chilled an d fresh food supplier, Fresh Direct (UK) has placed an order with Paneltex at this year’s CV Show for two new 5.5t Zeroed electric trucks. The vehicles will be used to supply customers in and around the Oxford area.  The order follows a two-year trial running a 7.5t Zeroed electric …

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Videos to lower handling costs and improve health and safety

Cannock, Staffordshire, UK: A series of video guides from Briggs Equipment will help forklift fleet managers ensure safe working practices and identify areas where savings can be made and meet stricter health and safety guidelines and pressure to drive down costs, The video guides, which can be viewed on Briggs’s YouTube channel, span a range …

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Ssshhhh – delivery in progress

Slough, Berkshire, UK: The BT Lifter Silent hand pallet truck is quieter in use than a conversation, makes deliveries possible – at any time of the day or night without disturbing the neighbourhood says Toyota. In an aim to decrease disruption from delivery noise Toyota Material Handling has developed a new twist on a well-known …

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Michelin tyre labelling guide

Stoke-on-Trent, UK: Michelin is meeting the new EC/1222/2009 regulation on tyre labelling, which will come into force from 1 November 2012, with a dedicated tyre labelling information module at http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/trucktyrelabelling/ which explains everything fleet operators need to know about the legislation, including why it is being introduced, what tyres it covers, an overview of the …

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Face the carbon reduction challenge

Tunbridge Wells, UK: Commercial vehicle operators must face the challenge of reducing carbon emissions from transport, says the Freight Transport Association. It is organising the Logistics Carbon Reduction Conference,  on Tuesday 29 May, that examines the contribution that the freight industry can make to national greenhouse gas reduction targets, while giving operators an increased competitive …

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May
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Fresh Direct orders Zeroed electric trucks from Paneltex

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Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK: Chilled an d fresh food supplier, Fresh Direct (UK) has placed an order with Paneltex at this year’s CV Show for two new 5.5t Zeroed electric trucks. The vehicles will be used to supply customers in and around the Oxford area.  The order follows a two-year trial running a 7.5t Zeroed electric truck from Paneltex in the London area.

Fresh Direct operates over 200 refrigerated trucks and the move to electric vehicles represents a significant change. Nick Allen, head of business improvement at the company, says: ”For some while now, we have been monitoring the performance of this trial vehicle, as we are serious about looking at alternative solutions to traditional vehicles for operating environments such as London and Oxford, where travelling distances are relatively low and environmental issues are paramount.”

The two new electric vehicles are on a four-year contract and both the vehicles will be based on the 5.5t Isuzu 4×2 chassis cab and will be fitted with 14-ft refrigerated single compartment Paneltex bodies, running with a ThermoKing electric refrigeration system.

Chris Berridge, managing director at Paneltex said at the signing of the contract between the two companies at the CV Show: “The low daily mileage for these vehicles meant that we were able to reduce the overall weight of the vehicle by installing reduced capacity batteries which enabled us to maintain the payload capability needed for this type of operation.

“The original electric vehicle we supplied to Fresh Direct has had a successful two-year working life in London and we are now pleased to see that Fresh Direct wish to develop this programme of electric vehicles with us for this new vehicle order.”

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May
19

Videos to lower handling costs and improve health and safety

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by dean stiles

Cannock, Staffordshire, UK: A series of video guides from Briggs Equipment will help forklift fleet managers ensure safe working practices and identify areas where savings can be made and meet stricter health and safety guidelines and pressure to drive down costs,

The video guides, which can be viewed on Briggs’s YouTube channel, span a range of topics including correct gas bottle changing, pre-shift checks and safe battery charging and topping. The step-by-step guides offer best practice tips and advice with demonstrations and instructions.

Experts at Briggs, which is Great Britain’s sole national distributor for Yale Europe Materials Handling products, also feature in the videos, informing viewers on how to pre-plan for seasonal demands and what to consider when purchasing used equipment.

In addition, the company has opened its doors to give viewers a behind the scenes look at its operations – from the support given by its service centre to the engineering carried out in the workshop.

Richard Close, Briggs Equipment’s chief executive says: “We strive to help customers in any way that we can to inform and educate them about running forklift truck fleets safely, efficiently and cost effectively. Launching our YouTube channel is a step forward in this direction and more video guides will be produced on subjects that will be most beneficial to fleet managers as well as the wider industry.”

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May
19

Ssshhhh – delivery in progress

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by dean stiles

Slough, Berkshire, UK: The BT Lifter Silent hand pallet truck is quieter in use than a conversation, makes deliveries possible – at any time of the day or night without disturbing the neighbourhood says Toyota.

In an aim to decrease disruption from delivery noise Toyota Material Handling has developed a new twist on a well-known product and designed it to be as quiet as possible.

The BT Lifter Silent pallet truck is quieter than a conversation

The new BT Lifter Silent hand pallet truck with high quality rubber steering, Powerthane bogie wheels, frames fitted with shock absorbing material to reduce vibration noise and adjustable rubber studs, operates at no more than 60dBA – the volume of a conversation and 20% quieter than a standard hand pallet truck.

In the lead up to and during the Olympics, Transport for London will be encouraging out of hour deliveries with an aim to decrease congestion.  The associations: Transport for London, Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Noise Abatement Society, are working together to ensure any deliveries during the Olympics run smoothly. Toyota Material Handling UK attended the FTA hosted Freight Solutions for the Olympic Games conference at Westminster on 16 May 2012 as logistics and freight handlers gathered to share experiences and solutions ahead of the Olympic season.

The new considered approach from Transport for London and the Noise Abatement Society sees a Code of Practice detail considerations that companies will need to take into account when applying for and arranging out of hour deliveries. One of the main considerations is noise disruption making the BT Lifter Silent a crucial piece of equipment to facilitate such deliveries.

Mark Peters, hand pallet truck product manager, Toyota Material Handling UK commented: “The BT Lifter Silent is an impressive piece of material handling equipment, designed specifically to solve the problems of noisy out of hour deliveries or for deliveries that take place in built up or residential areas. Working closely with the Freight Transport Association, Noise Abatement Society and Transport for London we have been able to demonstrate the BT Lifter Silent and it’s capabilities for silent deliveries.”

He said theb FTA event focusing on Freight Solutions for the Olympic Games at Westminster was “an excellent opportunity for logistics and freight handlers to see the product first hand and discuss the possibilities of out of hour deliveries.”

The BT Lifter Silent was tested under the Dutch Peak programme and found to generate a maximum noise level of 60 dBA according to the testing guidelines.

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