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Shoreham, UK: Intercounty Truck & Van took a breakthrough order for its refrigerated van conversions with a deal for four vehicles from Joseph & Henry. Joseph & Henry is part of butcher JC Rook & Sons. Joseph & Henry supplies trade customers. The two businesses run more than 15 vans. The latest additions supplied on contract …

Reading, UK: The all-new Cold Chain News magazine, published in partnership with the Cold Chain Federation, launches this week (Thursday, 20 January). The bumper quarterly issue will contain a wide range of news and features affecting the temperature-controlled logistics industry. Order your copy by e-mailing: tina.massey@coldchainnews.com

Manchester, UK: The Road Haulage Association has hit out at the latest statement issued by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority regarding Manchester’s Clean Air Zone, branding it “unjust and discriminatory”. Due to vehicle supply problems, the GCMA has stated its intention to delay plans to charge vans and Manchester-based taxis entering the CAZ, but “buses, …

Preston, UK: James Hall & Co has three new rigid reefers working a Spar contract using Carrier Transicold’s Syberia refrigeration. The multi-temperature refrigeration systems are 18-tonne Volvo FEs with Gray & Adams bodies.The new vehicles replace older Carrier-cooled trucks assets and will deliver fresh produce and groceries to Spar outlets in northern England. “Carrier’s engineless …

Nottingham, UK: Microlise begins its search for the UK’s best truck driver. Now in its eighth year, the event shortlists drivers by analysing a year’s worth of Microlise telematics performance data to reveal the most talented short, medium, and long-distance drivers. The data is anonymised and analysed in conjunction with the University of Nottingham’s Advanced Data …