In-cab technology has moved along consistently with hauliers having more and more choice over how they keep track of their fleet and what goes into their cabs; touch-screen computers, GPS, GPRS and Mobile Network Terminals.
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When the government – perhaps influenced by the gremlin-plagued German automated “Maut” system for truck road user charging – decided to put LRUC in the too-difficult basket, at least for the foreseeable future,
A new warehouse complex for Sharp Interpack’s site at Aylesham in Kent has been fitted-out by Designed Storage with Hi-Lo’s Premierack storage.
At a recent event in Stoke-on-Trent, Witron unveiled plans for the future as well as describing its
Having management systems in place to handle that and deal with any problems is a key issue for companies.
Like the paparazzi surrounding celebrities, agents and developers are crowding round the warehouse market in the southern part of the M1. And like the paparazzi, they are creating problems for themselves.
This seems like a win-win situation. Certainly in the US, retailers have been moving their distribution centres close to ports for some time.
We appear to be collecting more and more information about our buying habits through loyalty cards. We gather probably ten times more information on our customers’ needs than we ever did.
With 9,000-plus products available – from office furniture and large laser printers to pencils and other small consumables – there are also a wide variety of demand levels, some products turning much faster than others.
The Marco Polo scheme supports commercial initiatives that stimulate the competitiveness of combined transport, and promote companies to look beyond exclusively road transport.
