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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 16
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ArticleTruck cartel compensation action passes 2,000 operator mark
A price-fixing compensation action has attracted more than 2,000 hauliers since it went live in June of this year, the RHA said today.According to the association, which is leading the action before the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London with support from legal counsel Backhouse Jones and Exchange Chambers, 650 other ...
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UK start-ups urged to tackle transport challenges through Intelligent Mobility Accelerator
Start-up businesses are being encouraged to tackle key urban transport challenges, such as congestion, emissions and road safety, through a new scheme announced yesterday at the Cenex-LCV event.The Intelligent Mobility Accelerator will focus on areas such as connected and autonomous vehicles, connected infrastructure and transport data and analysis.It is designed ...
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DVSA calls for more operators to come on board its earned recognition trial
The DVSA has conceded it needs more operators to join up to its earned recognition pilot to advance the project, after its its timetable for going live with the full version suffered further delay.Speaking at the RHA’s Autumn Conference yesterday (7 September), DVSA head of enforcement policy Gordon Macdonald hinted ...
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First vehicles now ready for £20m Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial
Vehicles taking part in the first two projects from the government’s £20m Low Emission Freight and Logistic Trial are now ready to hit the roads.In January this year, funding was announced for 20 firms that came up with innovate ways to deploy more low- and zero-emission freight vehicles in ...
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ArticleNumber of HGV driving tests taken plummet 11% year-on-year, but remain ahead of recent low point
The number of people taking HGV category C and C+E driving tests has fallen 11% year-on-year, and stands almost a quarter lower than a decade ago.After three years of improving fortunes for the transport sector, there were 58,018 tests taken in the year to 31 March 2017, compared with 65,127 ...
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Grundon showcases ULEMCo hydrogen DAF at Cenex
Waste firm Grundon has taken delivery of a DAF truck converted to run on hydrogen fuel by ULEMCo.On display at today’s Cenex show at Millbrook Bedforshire, ULEMCo said while it had previously retro-fitted a number of trucks and vans in the public sector, this was its first private sector contract ...
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Utility companies face hourly roadwork fee in bid to reduce congestion
Plans to introduce hourly lane-rental charges for utility companies when roadworks are carried out are in the pipeline after pilot schemes in London and Kent saw a decrease in congestion.The proposals, published this week in the DfT consultation paper Roadworks: the Future of Lane Rental, seek to cut the number ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail workers to be balloted for industrial action over pension and pay row
Royal MailAs reported by MT earlier this week, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has today confirmed it will ballot members for industrial action over a host of issues including pensions at Royal Mail.Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal), said: “Talks have been taking place since April 2016, but the ...
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The opportunities and challenges of autonomous trucks and the UK platoon trial
With the news that the UK is to get its first platooning trial underway next year with DAF supplying the vehicles, MT took a closer looks at the feasibility study published alongside the funding announcement itself to understand how the technology might work.Produced via a partnership between the Transport Research ...
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ArticleFaccenda Foods and truck tyre retreader Bandvulc build on relationship
Poultry supplier Faccenda Foods has awarded truck tyre retreader Bandvulc with a contract extention.The extention, which runs to March 2019, will take Bandvulc’s partnership with Faccenda Foods into its 11th year.The deal sees BVPlus+, the firm’s fleet management division, deliver tyre management services to Faccenda’s fleet of 166 trucks and ...
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Scotland to phase out diesel and petrol vans by 2032
Scotland plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2032, eight years ahead of the UK government's target.Announcing the Scottish Government’s legislative programme for the coming year, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out plans to take the lead in promoting the use of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), ...
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Yodel makes eighth consecutive loss, but shareholders keep the faith
Yodel failed to turn a profit for the eighth consecutive year in its recently closed financial year, and CEO Mike Cooper has admitted its owners regularly give him “a hard time”.The parcel carrier has never managed turned a profit, making a pre-tax loss of £50.4m in its most recently published ...
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ArticleQueensferry Crossing officially opened
The Queensferry Crossing has been officially opened by the Queen, after six years of work on the £1.35bn structure. The Scottish bridge, which carries the M90 between Fife and the Lothians, is the third installment to the Forth crossings.The Queen said: "The three magnificent structures we see here span three ...
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ArticlePalletforce welcomes Tomsetts Distribution to network
Palletforce is boosting its coverage of the south east of England with the addition of former Palletline member Tomsetts Distribution.Tomsetts Distribution is the sixth firm to join Palletforce this year, following in the footsteps of DNA, NGC Logistics, Circle Express, Shakespeare Transport and QTR Transport. This latest addition boosts the ...
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DHL Supply Chain wins three-year BMW contract
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year deal to manage BMW’s vehicle preparation and refurbishment services.Under the contract, Inside Track, which is DHL Supply Chain’s sales and marketing services business, will deliver fleet management and technical services to BMW’s company car fleet and customer experience evaluation fleet.Based at BMW’s ...
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Royal Mail faces strike action over pension reforms
Royal Mail is facing strike action after four weeks of negotiations on pension reforms ended in stalemate.In the same week the company was relegated from the FTSE 100 to the FTSE 250, the CWU said it is yet to decide whether to ballot members on industrial action.A CWU spokesman told ...
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Fatal M1 crash sees spike in interest in breathalysers for HGV cabs
Enquiries about in-cab breathalysers have risen sharply since the crash on the M1 involved an HGV driver found to be over the drink-drive limit.The crash, near Newport Pagnell, resulted in the death of eight out of the 12 minibus passengers after the vehicle collided with two HGVs.AIM Logistics driver Ryszard ...
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ArticleSeafield Logistics business dissolved
Seafield liveried tanker - the firm collapsed in 2014Seafield Logistics, which was one of 2014’s highest profile failures within road transport, has been dissolved bringing an official end to its story.Collapsing in July 2014, Seafield’s bulk powder transport business was sold immediately to Abbey Logistics and its warehousing business based ...
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ArticleCurrie European becomes Currie Solutions
Currie SolutionsCurrie European has rebranded as Currie Solutions with immediate effect.The firm, more than 40 years old, said the choice of its new name was influenced by the way its business had developed to meet customers' increasingly diverse requirements over the years when holding and distributing their goods."We are not ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution charges up parcels business with Gnewt Cargo buy
Menzies Distribution has bought fully electric final-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for an undisclosed sum. London-based Gnewt Cargo runs 100 electric vehicles in the city, and Menzies said the acquisition will support its drive to build a neutral, UK-wide parcel consolidation service while boosting its green portfolio.Menzies MD Greg Michael ...