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Felixstowe, UK: A UK international haulier has warned that there will be either be very long queues at ports after the Brexit transition period or that European companies will avoid coming to the UK after Christmas to avoid the much-anticipated disruption. Jon Swallow, a director at Jordan Freight, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, said: …

Wellingborough, UK: Greencold has built its largest refrigerated trailer to date for food manufacturer Cranswick Convenience Foods MK. The trailer is based on Greencold Quickfreeze rental trailer that uses a Panasonic CO2 Cold Chain Condenser within the trailer. Simon Andrew, director, Greencold said: “We originally worked with Panasonic on a solution for our smaller QuickFreeze trailer …

Feltham, UK PML is chartering air freight flights to bring fresh produce from Nairobi to Heathrow twice a week. The company is working with Kenya Airways and has chartered a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which will carry perishable goods on behalf of PML’s clients looking to export from Kenya.  The two weekly flights start 18 November …

Kirriemuir, Dundee, Scotland: AAD Transport, a general haulier, runs 33 tractors and has added a limited edition Mercedes-Benz Actros Edition 1 to its fleet. Just 400 have been built and of these only 35 were made available to UK customers. BLS Truck & Van supplied the truck, the sole Mercedes-Benz in the fleet at present, …

London, UK: Gas-powered trucks offer environmental and financial benefits of gas over diesel, particularly in long-haul applications, according to a government-funded study. The Low Emissions Freight Trial report from the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership tested gas-powered trucks from different manufacturers, including vehicles using spark ignition and compression ignition technologies. It also looked at the performance …