Wren Kitchens saw a massive increase in defect reporting – and a corresponding improvement in the speed of fault rectification – as a result of using the Truckfile Driver App. Wren, based in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, has been using Truckfile since 2021. Latest figures show that following an initial leap in recording efficiency, gains have continued to rack up. More…
Chivas Brothers announces Scotland’s first electric HGV
Chivas Brothers, one of Scotland’s leading Scotch whisky producers and makers of Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet, has announced the delivery into service of Scotland’s first on-road all-electric tractor unit in partnership with electromobility market leader Volvo Trucks. The truck is a Volvo FM Electric 6×2 tractor unit pulling a tri-axle box van trailer and operating at up to 44…
Lidl announces 1500 warehouse jobs
Lidl GB has announced that it is recruiting over 1,500 warehouse colleagues across its existing regional distribution centre network, while confirming plans to build a new RDC on a 35-acre site in Gildersome, Leeds. The plans submitted to Leeds City Council for a 54,000m2 build represent a significant investment. The discounter estimates this new RDC would create over 400 job…
Tuesday Variety
Access Upgrade 2 It is obvious to any reader that there is insufficient room in the existing booking hall at Peckham Ryde station to fit new staircases, an extended gate line and lifts to all platforms. There ain’t the room, mate! But, of we look carefully at the pictures fbb posted yesterday … … we can see the shadowy shape…