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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 13
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ArticleFleet Source to focus on safe, low-emission driving skills at Freight in the City Expo
Training firm Fleet Source will be on hand at this year’s Freight in the City Expo to talk to delegates about its range of urban driving courses for commercial vehicle drivers.LoCITY Driving, for example, is a Fors and DVSA-approved course that helps van and HGV drivers learn techniques to help ...
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Earned recognition should challenge operators, but requirements must be realistic
The FTA has said it is important that the requirements for DVSA’s earned recognition scheme are realistic, but should still challenge participants to be exemplary operators.Commenting after the DVSA detailed the KPIs operators taking part in the scheme’s trial will be measured against, the FTA’s head of licensing and compliance ...
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Van traffic surges as HGV annual mileage falls
Van traffic was the fastest growing category on UK roads in the year ended March 2017, while the number of miles travelled by HGVs fell. According to the DfT’s Provisional Road Traffic Estimates, Vans accounted for 49.6 billion vehicle miles on roads between April 2016 and March 2017; a 4.5% ...
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ArticleFTA calls for revision to financial standing requirements post-Brexit
The financial standing system should be completely reviewed when the UK leaves the EU, according to the FTA.The association said it would be "absurd" for the UK to continue to require O-licence holders to demonstrate a level of finance set by European law post-Brexit on 29 March 2019.James Firth, the ...
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Cenex to showcase low emission projects at Freight in the City Expo
Cenex will be demonstrating its expertise on the low emission alternatives to medium and heavy goods vehicles by showcasing three of its key projects: ACCRA, Triumph and Dedicated to Gas.Cenex will also display its offerings in real-world data collection, trial management/delivery, report writing and dissemination – aimed at fleet managers ...
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ArticleBig data could improve road safety says Microlise
Big improvements in the way huge amounts of data is analysed could soon lead to detailed risk ratings for specific roads at different times of the day, according to Matthew Hague, executive director – product strategy at Microlise.Speaking at the IRTE conference, Hague predicted that fleets will harness the power ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics hungry to snap up more haulage firms to fuel growth in 2018
Kinaxia Logistics is set to deliver “enormous growth” this year and acquire a number of hauliers in the first quarter of 2018, according to director Peter Fields.Parent company Kinaxia has bought eight haulage companies since launching Kinaxia Logistics in 2012.These include Bay Freight, William Kirk, NC Cammack and Sons, Foulger ...
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Pall-Ex Group now moving more pallets by volume across mainland Europe than UK
Pall-Ex Group is now moving more pallets by volume through its partners in continental Europe than in the UK, according to its boss.Speaking to MT, group MD Kevin Buchanan said approximately 60% of overall group volume is accounted for by its European partners.“We move more pallets through Europe than the ...
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ArticleDX Group extends business relationship with Ikea
DX Group has revealed the details of its expanded Ikea contract, alluded to in its half year results in March.The troubled carrier will provide a “bespoke logistics solution for customer deliveries” under the terms of the enlarged deal.The contract is for an initial three years and takes the total value ...
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ArticleScania to appeal against €881m European Commission cartel fine
Scania is to appeal today’s €881m (£771m) fine from the European Commission (EC) over price-fixing, after refuting the findings.In a statement the truck manufacturer said: “Scania has reviewed today’s decision by the EC concerning inappropriate exchange of information during the period of 1997-2011, and will appeal against it.“Scania strongly contests ...
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Join the Brigade at this year's Freight in the City Expo
Brigade Electronics will be returning to Freight in the City Expo this year with its demonstration vehicle showcasing a full suite of working products.On board the vehicle will be a 3G/Wi-Fi capable mobile digital recorder; the Backeye 360 camera monitor system; sidescan ultrasonic detection systems; White Sound warning alarms and ...
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DPD smashes through the £1bn turnover barrier for the first time
DPD topped £1bn of turnover for the first time in 2016 and the Motor Transport Award multiple winner said it is aiming for £2bn of turnover by 2025.Its DPDgroup UK division achieved a turnover of £806.2m in the year-ending 1 January 2017, up from £700.2m in the previous year. Pre-tax ...
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Renault Trucks Master aims to sign, seal and deliver for courier sector at Freight in the City Expo
Renault Trucks will be making a special delivery at this year’s Freight in the City Expo with a brand-new product launch aimed at the multi-drop courier sector.Making its debut at the urban logistics-themed event, the Renault Trucks Master Optilogistics van is designed to meet the challenging requirements of busy parcel ...
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Scania hit with €881m fine from European Commission over truck price-fixing
The European Commission (EC) has hit Scania with a €881m (£771m) fine after concluding that it broke EU antitrust rules.It means the commission has now levied fines approaching €3.8bn collectively against Europe’s major truck manufacturers.Last year it hit five manufacturers with a €2.9bn fine comprising Volvo Group, Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler, ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart adds driver training and recruitment strings to its business bow
Stobart's driver recruitment and training stand at Truckfest NorthwestEddie Stobart has relaunched its Training Academy and Driving School, offering would-be new HGV drivers finance to help fund their licence acquisition and a guaranteed interview with Britain’s best-known haulier.The company had an impressive display at Truckfest Northwest, both to recruit already ...
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LNG a 'vital' tool for tackling emissions challenge from HGVs, says Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks plans to intensify its development of gas-powered HGVS aimed at the regional and long-distance trunking market.The manufacturer said recent EU regulations continue to challenge the road haulage sector to reduce HGV emissions, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) or biogas offering a “vital part of the solution”.“Many of our ...
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Metropolitan Police offering security and compliance advice at Freight in the City Expo
The Metropolitan Police Commercial Vehicle Unit will be offering a free-of-charge safety and compliance surgery for operators and drivers at this year’s Freight in the City Expo.Officers will be on hand at the urban-logistics themed event to provide guidance on a number of common challenges that operators face delivering ...
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DfT considers offence for dangerous or careless cycling
The government is looking at introducing a new offence equivalent to causing death or serious injury by careless or dangerous driving for cyclists.Following recent high-profile cases involving cyclists and pedestrians, the DfT is to look at whether it should create such an offence to improve the safety of vulnerable road ...
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ArticleFleetstyle Distribution sold to Gateway to Wales after entering administration
Fleetstyle Distribution in South Wales has entered administration, 25 years after it first opened.The Swansea haulier, which had an O-licence authorising nine HGVs, appointed administrators on 11 September, but according to a spokesman at the firm its business and assets were then sold in a pre-pack deal.When MT contacted the ...
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Astra ClearView to bring retrofit, low-level passenger door windows to Freight in the City Expo
Astra Vehicle Technologies returns to the Freight in the City Expo this year to showcase its Astra ClearView range of low-level passenger door windows.The ClearView range is designed to improve HGV driver vision of vulnerable road users and to help reduce blind spots on the left-hand side of the vehicle.Director ...