Volta Trucks, a pioneering force in the realm of all-electric commercial vehicles, has recently returned to the arena of innovation in the world of electric vehicles. Joining forces with ATC Computer Logistics, Volta has delivered the Volta Zero to ATC Computer Transport & Logistics London office as part of its Pilot Program. This move marks the commencement of customer trials for the all-electric Volta Zero across Europe, following the company’s resurgence to market. Volta Trucks’ commitment to accelerating the transition to more sustainable fleet operations is evident in its latest colla ..read more

Minister of State Jack Chambers officially opened Supply Chain Skills Week in Ireland on the 26th of February.  Speaking about the Logistics and Supply Chain Sector, Minister Chambers said “The Logistics and Supply Chain sector underpins Ireland’s economy. It is vital to the success of Irish businesses and to the life of Irish citizens and communities. International crises such as COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and recent events in the Red Sea continue to highlight the critical importance of this often-invisible process, without which the economy does not function.” Gov.ie  We have pre ..read more

Those who have followed ATC for years will recognise this blog’s title. As a team, we always like to take some time to reflect on the year gone by and to celebrate the stand-out moments that have occurred in what is a very fast-paced environment. Today, we’re only too happy to share these highlights with you.    Expanding Our Team Across Europe  Last year, we wrote about our industry’s challenges regarding recruitment – particularly driver shortages. While these challenges remain, we are pleased and blown away to report that our employee numbers grew to 200 by the end of Decembe ..read more

Earlier this year, a group of leaders from different departments were invited to participate in a customised Leadership Development Programme delivered by the Irish Management Institute (IMI).    The objective of this program was to prepare participants for increased autonomy and responsibility, empowering them to lead high-performing teams, enabling them to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, improving their self-awareness, communication, and presentation skills, and encouraging their engagement in a bias-free and informed decision-making process.&nbs ..read more

We are delighted to share that ATC has been shortlisted for a Fleet Transport Award – the leading awards programme for the Irish road haulage industry. The category in which we are shortlisted for is “Environment and Sustainability”, sponsored by Gas Networks Ireland. Our Sustainability Manager, Rainer Hoerbst, said: “Sustainability is a core value of ATC and something we are driving forward within multiple facets of the business to meet our ambitious target of being carbon neutral by 2030, so it was quite fitting for us to enter this category and share our progress to date.” On behalf of all ..read more

This season, rather than numbering the hives I decided give each one a name. Ailbhe and Roisín are now named members of the ATC Team !!!   Incidentally, they were given female names as all the ‘Worker Bees’ in the hive are female (Males or “Drone Bees” are only present from Spring through Autumn, their sole purpose being to fertilise queens )   Both hives over-wintered well. Thanks in part to one of the hottest Februarys on record, the queens produced an abundance of new worker bees to forage for pollen & nectar.   Conversely, March was the wettest on record in Dublin s ..read more

Blockchain was listed in an earlier blog of ours this year, where we explored the key trends to be aware of in supply chain and logistics for 2023. Since then, we have done further deep dives into this technology to understand how it works and how it has benefited the supply chain and logistics industry thus far.   What is Blockchain? Think of Blockchain like pieces of Lego stuck together to form a chain. Within those Lego pieces is information only accessible by approved parties within a peer-to-peer network – a group of computers linked to this chain with equal permissions and responsib ..read more

In February 2022, we announced that we were piloting Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel as a sustainable alternative to diesel across a selected number of trucks and vans. ATC is one of Europe’s leading logistics, white glove and technical service companies for Data Centre clients, and we pride ourselves on being an early adopter when it comes to trialling and implementing new innovative technologies – especially when they could potentially help us as a business to reduce our carbon emissions.   At the beginning of 2023, we calculated that the amount of diesel fossil fuel we used in 20 ..read more

It is no secret that our industry is experiencing a global shortage of trained HGV drivers. According to the latest research published in 2022 by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), in Europe, there is currently a shortage of 380,000 truck drivers, which equates to about 10% of demand and rising. We understand the importance of nurturing a skilled workforce to sustain the industry’s growth and meet increasing demand. That’s why we actively support apprenticeships including the Commercial Drivers Apprenticeship to provide aspiring drivers with valuable training and hands-on experience ..read more

On the 10th and 11th of May, ATC exhibited at Data Centre World in Messe, Frankfurt, as part of Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Irish Pavilion’. It was an excellent opportunity to showcase what we’ve been working on in the area of sustainability, especially as it was a theme of the event this year. Representing ATC at the exhibition were our Sustainability Manager, Rainer Hoerbst and our Data Centre Project Manager, Lize Simon. On day 1, Enterprise Ireland hosted a series of speakers under the theme of “Ireland Build – Innovative DCs Worldwide – Energy Saving and Sustainable”. Rainer took to the floor ..read more