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Cambs Firm Confronts Europe Haulage Fraud
A long-established road transport company based near Huntingdon says it has received a string of invoices and threats of court action from European hauliers relating to contracts of which it has no knowledge whatsoever. Last year, haulier Trans Orbis Forwarding Limited (‘TOFL’) received the first unexpected invoice for thousands of euros from a continental haulier. This was followed by more from other hauliers and then by threats of action in European courts. Stole firm’s ID A director of the family...
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How to Reduce Depot Operating Costs with AI and IoT
As the number of electric vehicles increases, e.g., in commercial fleets or public transport, overnight charging infrastructure for hundreds of vehicles will become a common feature of our cities. Simply putting charging points in place, however, will not suffice. The situation is vastly more complex: Many vehicles enter and leave a typical eMobility depot, e.g., for eBuses, at different times and have varying energy requirements. In addition, the electricity rates usually change according to the time of day; there might...
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QUANTRON Launches Its Own Electric 12-Metre Bus
E-mobility specialist Quantron AG is launching its own QUANTRON vehicle, the electric QUANTRON 12 m low-floor bus, at the end of this year. The city bus will be offered in two versions: In the BEV variant, the vehicle can be ordered as early as the end of 2021, as an FCEV from spring 2022. Unique: the emission-free BEV-bus is in a similar price range to conventional diesel buses. The vehicle is offered in close cooperation with QUANTRON investor and strategic...
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The Scarbrough Group Gives Operational Processes a Facelift With AI
The Scarbrough Group is giving its operational processes a facelift after signing a deal with Vector.ai. The Kansas City headquartered freight forwarder, which serves thousands of customers in the US, Europe and globally, is rolling out an AI platform to automate its accounts payable and customs declaration tasks. The platform from Vector.ai is an intuitive, action-based operating system, which provides The Scarbrough Group with a central hub for its customs brokerage and finance teams to collaborate on critical transactions. It...
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Aviation Industry ‘Call for Action’ to Secure a Vibrant Future for UK Air Freight
A landmark ‘call for action’ setting out 11 key recommendations for the UK to facilitate the sustainable growth of the economically-vital aviation industry has been presented to the Government by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) and Logistics UK, the logistics industry business group. In February 2021 Logistics UK and AIPUT jointly hosted a policy roundtable to discuss the steps that need to be taken by both Government and the industry to secure a prosperous future...
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South Western Railway Chooses Acxiom & Tealium CDP
Customer intelligence company, Acxiom, has partnered with Tealium to enable South Western Railway (SWR) to improve the targeting and efficiency of its marketing activities with data, as the sector rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic in the UK. Both the pandemic and GDPR regulation have changed the way the travel industry understands and interacts with its customers. As the industry entered its recovery, SWR planned to engage returning travellers with relevant products and services to drive revenue. As such,...
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