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Operators call for action against rising demand for extended credit terms
Operators are calling for action against a rise in clients demanding extended credit terms, MT has learnt.
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Poor support from DfT played a part in TC Beverley Bell’s decision to retire
Traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell stepped down because she felt the TCs did not receive sufficient support from the government.
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Severn Crossing tolls to be scrapped in 2018
All Severn Crossing tolls are to be scrapped by the end of 2018, the government has confirmed.
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No lorry park alternative to Operation Stack until at least 2018
The construction of a major lorry park in Kent to replace Operation Stack won’t begin until 2018 at the earliest after a judicial review was announced for December.
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Lilian Greenwood named as new chairwoman of the Transport Committee
Lilian Greenwood – Labour MP for Nottingham South – is the new chairwoman of the Transport Committee, having won a secret ballot of MPs under the Alternative Vote system on 12 July.
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Taylor review into modern employment practices welcomed by road transport industry
The logistics industry has welcomed the proposals in the Taylor review into self-employed workers as a sensible, half-way house that would provide those in the ‘gig economy’ more security while still affording businesses the flexibility […]
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Failure to ensure seamless cross-border trade after Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’
Failure to ensure fluid cross-border trade post-Brexit will be “catastrophic” for UK business, the RHA warned this week.
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Major Road Network plans get thumbs up from transport industry
The government is to effectively double the number of roads and motorways given top funding status by creating a new Major Road Network (MRN).
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Operators in the dark over TfL’s Direct Vision Standard
Operators continue to face frustration and uncertainty over what the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) will look like when applied to the truck market.
Awards
Relive the event of the year with the Motor Transport Awards podcast special
Another Motor Transport Awards have come and gone, leaving in its wake a host of happy winnder clutching trophies, more than £24k raised for Transaid, and a suffering MT team the following day.