Consolidation centres 'could be a solution to haulage congestion'
Date: 09 May 2008
Consolidation centres were proposed as a viable solution to decreasing congestion in UK cities at a recent conference.
According to RoadTransport.co.uk, a number of major cities, including York, Glasgow and Birmingham, are all contemplating the idea of allowing haulage drivers to drop off their goods at a warehouse on the city's outskirts – thereby reducing emissions and congestion within the centre.
However, representatives of haulage companies who attended the conference said that if such an option were to be carried out then it must be recognised that an extra handling step would have be implemented – regarding who would pay for it and what the exact benefits for haulage companies would be.
Arup's logistics director Andrew Gough cited the Meadowhall consolidation centre in Sheffield as one which can be considered a success, adding that for a centre to be beneficial and self-sufficient then it must be included in plans for a city's development at the "masterplan" stage.
This follows news that a freight company has ensured its whole fleet is carbon neutral.
H Wragg Transport of Shropshire has converted all of its 15 44-tonne tractor units to operate on a clean, pure biofuel - Verdant Fuel - by installing an ELSBETT system into them, reports MHW magazine.
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