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All Motor Transport articles in 2016 – Page 7
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Government innovating in wrong direction with methane, says RHA
For just a “fraction” of what it spends on the development of methane as an alternative fuel, the government could “really move things forward” in reducing emissions, the RHA has said.The association’s director of policy Jack Semple (pictured) criticised the government’s spending of £25m on developing methane to fuel HGVs ...
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M62 and M6 congestion hotspot to trial £7m traffic management system
Highways England is to start work on a £7m pilot scheme to cut congestion along the M62 near Warrington in Cheshire this month.The project at Croft Interchange - where junction 21a of the M6 meets junction 10 of the M62 – aims to give drivers more reliable journeys along the ...
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Clipper Logistics and John Lewis form joint venture for Click and Collect work
Clipper Logistics and the John Lewis Partnership have formed a joint venture company to formalise their Click and Collect partnership. The venture, funded equally by the two parties, will be run by Clipper Logistics which will provide next day delivery into stores from online orders.John Lewis will provide the operation ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens reaps benefit of fuel saving tyres
Eco haulier Howard Tenens, which has pioneered a range of low carbon technologies including gas powered trucks, has completed a trial with Bridgestone proving the financial and environmental benefits of low rolling resistance tyres.The privately owned logistics company tested Bridgestone’s Ecopia HS1 (steer) and HD1 (drive) products against its conventional ...
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Freight in the City Expo 2016 puts sustainable, urban deliveries under the spotlight
The second annual Freight in the City Expo took place this week in London and attracted more than 1,200 visitor registrations from stakeholders across the UK interested in sustainable urban logistics.Val Shawcross, deputy mayor of London for transport, opened the event with a keynote speech detailing the capital’s need to ...
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Royal Mail fashions new deal with River Island
Royal Mail has signed a new contract with River Island, building on the work it already does handling the retailer’s customer returns. The two year contract will see Royal Mail collect customer deliveries from River Island’s main warehouse in Milton Keynes and deliver them to homes across the UK.Royal Mail’s ...
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ArticleTech firm Charge to produce range of 'affordable' electric trucks by 2017
Automotive technology firm Charge plans to bring its new range of lightweight, electric trucks to market by 2017.The company said it wants to "remove the barriers to entry” for electric vehicles by pricing the new trucks in line with conventional vehicles.Vehicles are built using ultra-lightweight composite materials that the firm ...
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O'Donovan Waste Disposal urges manufacturers to meet sector-specific needs for Direct Vision
O’Donovan Waste Disposal urged truck manufacturers to keep up with the vehicle needs of specific sectors, in light of Sadiq Khan’s Direct Vision Standard.Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo, MD Jacqueline O’Donovan (pictured) voiced concerns that the standard was coming into force faster than manufacturers could produce vehicles ...
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UK logistics businesses more confident now than six months ago
Despite the continuing uncertainty over the UK economy and the future of foreign drivers post-Brexit, confidence amongst UK’s logistics businesses has risen from the historic low registered in the first half of 2016, according to a new survey.Although the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index from Barclays and Moore Stephens, remained ...
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Transport for Greater Manchester rules out its own Direct Vision Standard
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is unlikely to roll out its own version of London's Direct Vision Standard, due to it having less resource than TfL and, arguably, less need.Freightinthecity.com caught up with Helen Smith, head of logistics at TfGM, at the Alexandra Palace Expo, when she said a Direct ...
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ArticleTNT: industry must 'future-proof' itself to meet the challenge of emissions legislation
TNT has said the industry needs to “future-proof” itself against changing urban legislation, as it has done with the cargo bikes it has rolled out across the country.Andrew Lowery, TNT’s city logistics and public affairs manager (pictured, left), told Freight in the City Expo delegates yesterday: “We’re taking this ...
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More than 70% of infrastructure providers aren't confident they can deliver vital road improvements
Infrastructure providers are concerned that they cannot deliver the government’s roads improvement strategy (RIS), according to the findings in a CBI/AECOM survey.It found that despite 95% of the 728 businesses surveyed seeing delivery of the RIS as important to the country’s economic growth, 71% of providers are not confident, or ...
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Fors must be cultural, not just a 'badge', warns transport lawyer
Operators with Fors accreditation must not use the brand as a badge of honour to win them business, a transport lawyer has said.Addressing delegates at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace, Jonathon Backhouse, partner at Backhouse Jones, said Fors had to be part of a company’s culture.“Is ...
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TfL Retiming Deliveries Consortium wins 'noise oscar' at John Connell Awards
The success of the TfL-led Retiming Deliveries Consortium has been recognised by the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) at its 15th annual John Connell Awards, known as the 'Noise Oscars'.An event held last night at the Palace of Westminster saw the consortium pick up the Quiet Cities Collaboration Award for its ...
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Geodis to move more deliveries to evenings after successful trial
Geodis UK wants to roll out its retiming of deliveries to evening time after a successful year of doing so with a major client.Kevin Huskie, sales director at Geodis UK, told delegates how the company had worked with a fashion retailer to move deliveries to 38 of its stores, most ...
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Vehicle cost and grid infrastructure biggest obstacles to going electric, says FREVUE
There is demand for electric vehicles, but the price has to be right for it to make sense to operators, according to the Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe (FREVUE) project.FREVUE co-ordinator Tanja Dalle-Muenchmeyer told delegates at yesterday's Freight in the City Expo that operators using electric vehicles as part ...
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Stop exclusively penalising the road transport industry over emissions, says FTA
The government must change tack and stop penalising the road transport industry over emissions while allowing car owners to get off scot-free, according to the FTA.The call came after environmental group ClientEarth yesterday (2 November) won its High Court action against the government.The group had said the government's plans to ...
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Government must use court defeat as spur to change its emission reduction policy
The FTA has said the government must now change tack in regards tackling emissions and stop penalising the road transport industry, after ClientEarth yesterday won its High Court action.The environmental group began action against the government in April 2015 stating its plan to address emissions did not go far enough. ...
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Free LoCity Commercial Vehicle Finder now live
LoCity has made available a Commercial Vehicle Finder tool, designed to provide fleet operators with information about alternatively-fuelled vans and trucks, at today’s Freight in the City Expo.The free tool, which works via a browser, allows users to select a vehicle type and the operational situation it will be used ...
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FTA names Matthew Pickering as its Driver of the Year 2016
The overall winner of the FTA Driver of the Year Award 2016 has been revealed at this year’s Freight in the City Expo.Matthew Pickering, an HGV driver at Samworth Brothers Supply Chain, was crowned as FTA's ultimate winner today (2 November).It came after he took the 44-tonne category title at ...