NINE FUSO ECANTERS

LAUNCHED IN TWO MILESTONE CHRISTCHURCH INITIATIVES Nine New Zealand companies involved in civil maintenance, traffic management and urban delivery launched unique purpose-built Fuso eCanter trucks as part of two emission-reduction projects from Christchurch City Council and co funded by EECA. Fuso eCanter 100% electric trucks have been fitted with a variety of application-specific body types.Continue reading “NINE FUSO ECANTERS”

More change inevitable for road transport sector, conference told

Change is coming to the road transport sector, and it will have a big impact on both business and the New Zealand economy in the coming decade. That was the clear message for delegates at The Road Ahead conference, organised by Transporting New Zealand. Over 250 representatives of the road transport industry from around theContinue reading “More change inevitable for road transport sector, conference told”

LONG-TERM TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS FOR NORTH AUCKLAND

A 16km rapid transit corridor from Albany to Milldale via Dairy Flat could provide the backbone of North Auckland transport’s network delivering frequent and high-quality public transport. This is one proposal amongst a suite of long-term transport projects to support population growth of 110,000 more people expected to be living in Dairy Flat, Silverdale WestContinue reading “LONG-TERM TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS FOR NORTH AUCKLAND”

POCKET INNOVATION…

Vanderlande’s AirTrax Pocket supports The Beehive’s premium service Vanderlande has installed its advanced AirTrax Pocket for Netherland’s department store retailer de Bijenkorf (or ‘The Beehive’) at its Tilburg warehouse, the first large-scale system of its kind in The Netherlands. The omni-channel solution is now fully operational. The Pocket sorter supports three areas on site: B2CContinue reading “POCKET INNOVATION…”

ELECTRIFYING ROADS…

US freight technology company Einride has announced that it has received approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to operate its Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) vehicles on US public roads. With this approval, Einride will conduct a public road pilot to support operational flows for customer GE Appliances, a Haier company, showcasing theContinue reading “ELECTRIFYING ROADS…”

THE E-GROCERY EVOLUTION:

moving automated fulfilment from strategy to execution The growing demand for e-grocery services is driving increased consideration of automated micro fulfillment centres (MFCs) and e-grocery fulfillment centres (EFCs) says Cuong Vo, head of sales and consulting Australia and New Zealand at Swisslog. The MFC concept first surfaced as a strategy for automating e-grocery fulfilment inContinue reading “THE E-GROCERY EVOLUTION:”

Datalogic ultra-rugged industrial scanners

Datalogic, a global supplier in the automatic data capture and process automation markets, is introducing its new PowerScan 9600 series of industrial handheld scanners for manufacturing, warehousing, and retail environments. The new scanners – available in corded or cordless models – are designed to enhance productivity and efficiency through best-in-class scanning performances, and a reducedContinue reading “Datalogic ultra-rugged industrial scanners”

Roundabout puts SH22 on road to safety

Safety improvements have come full circle on SH22, with a notorious intersection known for risky manoeuvres and crashes replaced with a $16.4 million roundabout. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency project saw the old “Give Way” intersection at SH22/Glenbrook Road replaced with a roundabout, making the route immediately safer by reducing speeds, and eliminating dangerousContinue reading “Roundabout puts SH22 on road to safety”