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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 5
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£220m Clean Air Fund to help local authorities tackle air pollution
A new Clean Air Fund will give financial support to local authorities attempting to address air pollution in their areas.The £220m fund, announced by Philip Hammond in the Autumn Budget, will be paid for by higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on diesel cars bought after 1 April 2018.Hammond emphasised that ...
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ArticleDecision to freeze, rather than cut, fuel duty is a missed opportunity
The chancellor has been criticised for not being bolder after he elected to freeze fuel duty in today’s Autumn Budget.While Howard Cox and Quentin Willson from campaign group FairFuelUK were pleased the “chancellor has understood the debilitating effect of raising fuel duty on consumers, households, businesses and the broad economy” ...
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ArticleBrakes extends trial of DAF LFs using GTL fuel
Food wholesaler Brakes is extending a trial that will see all 18-tonne DAF LFs based at its West London depot run on Shell Gas to Liquid (GTL) fuel from Certas Energy.Following a successful pilot involving a "handful of LFs" at its Park Royal facility earlier this month, all of its ...
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ArticleAggregate Industries mandates FORS for its sub-contractors
Aggregate Industries will expect all its sub-contractors to have at least bronze level FORS accreditation by March 2018.The decision will affect more than 600 sub-contractors, and Aggregate Industries has committed to paying 20% of the annual FORS subscription fee those in the scheme pay.Aggregate Industries added that successful FORS Bronze ...
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Spark EV uses artificial intelligence to remove electric vehicle range anxiety for fleets
A new telematics system has been developed to boost fleet utilisation and remove range anxiety for transport managers running electric vehicles (EVs).Spark EV uses artificial-intelligence-based journey prediction software, which it claims will enable electric vehicles to complete up to 20% more journeys between charges.This equates to an extra 2.8 journeys ...
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Cut fuel duty in the Budget and give the road transport sector a much needed boost, representatives demand
A near doubling of freight firms filing for insolvency in the second quarter of this year has prompted the FTA to call on chancellor Philip Hammond to cut fuel duty in this week’s Budget to prevent further freight company failures.Figures from the government’s Insolvency Service reveal that the number of ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Training Award sponsored by FORS
Host John Bishop; Samworth Brothers Supply Chain national driver academy manager Mark Taylor and team; Steve Agg, chairman of the Governance and Standards Advisory Group, Fors (second right), and MT editor Steve HobsonSamworth Brothers Supply Chain recognised the industry-wide driver shortage wasn’tgoing to be solved anytime soon, so found the ...
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ArticleCitySprint rolls out same-day ASOS deliveries to Manchester and Leeds
CitySprint's On the dot service has expanded its same-day delivery contract with online retail giant ASOS. Six weeks after it began fulfilling same-day orders in London, On the dot has rolled the service out to postcodes in Leeds and Manchester.Deliveries can be made on the same day if an order ...
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ArticleAO.com buys 80 Mercedes-Benz rigids with Tiger Trailers bodies
AO.com is predicting a “significant” cut in is fleet’s running costs after refreshing its fleet with 80 new rigid trucks.Built by Tiger Trailers, the rigid bodies, which are mounted to 7.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis, are designed to improve fuel efficiency by reducing airflow resistance. The rigid bodies’ design also ensures ...
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ArticleDirect Vision Standard concession welcomed but concerns remain
Trade associations have cautioned against adding further complexity into the London supply chain, after TfL went live with its latest Direct Vision Standard (DVS) consultation.TfL is seeking responses to its proposal to introduce a Safety Permit Scheme as part of DVS, a move that would potentially see the controversial scheme ...
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Ceva Logistics wins multi-year renewal with Nutricia
Ceva Logistics has kept its drive into pharmaceuticals on the road with a renewed three-year transport and five-year warehousing deal with medical nutrition provider Nutricia.The win coincides with the logistics firm opening its newly refurbished 132,000ft² facility at Redditch, which has been certified by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory ...
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ArticleBrit European rallies to the flag for Guy Martin's First World War Tank
Guy Martin with the tank in Cambrai, Northern FranceBrit European played a starring role in helping motorcycle racer and truck mechanic Guy Martin meet his latest Channel 4 challenge, which saw him reconstruct a World War One British Mark IV tank and operate it in a re-enactment of its first ...
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HGVs pay enough tax to cover all government road maintenance spending
HGVs pay enough in tax to cover almost all the government’s spending on road maintenance in the UK, according to research.A report prepared for the FTA ahead of next week’s Budget shows that revenue raised in 2015/16 from HGVs in fuel duty, VED and the road user levy totalled £4.4bn.The ...
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Go-Ahead in talks with logistics sector for London buses to carry freight
London buses could be used to transport goods and parcels after the capital’s largest bus operator confirmed it was discussing the idea with logistics firms.Go-Ahead, which has been running buses in London for more than 20 years and provides almost a quarter of all services on behalf of TfL, said ...
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Government showing 'lack of leadership' on post-Brexit customs arrangements, says Home Affairs Committee
The government is showing a worrying lack of leadership in its approach to post-Brexit customs arrangements, according to the Home Affairs Committee, in a new report which highlights numerous shortcomings in government’s preparations for trading when the UK leaves the EU.In a new report, the Home Affairs Committee said it ...
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Transport for the North's new legal powers presented to Parliament
New legal powers to transform Transport for the North (TfN) into the UK’s first-ever statutory sub-national transport body were laid out today (16 November) in Parliament.The government says the new legislation will give the North an unprecedented say on how money is spent on transport schemes across the region.Today's announcement ...
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Eddie Stobart sees robust contracts performance ahead of peak period
Eddie Stobart has reported strong contract retention and growth ahead of its year-end trading update, expected in January 2018.In its Retail division, the company has won a new three-year contract with Homebase, starting in January 2018 to supply logistics services to 230 stores. It is looking to expand this by ...
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Dairy Crest transport contract helps Fowler Welch half-year turnover grow
Fowler Welch saw turnover increase during the first half of this year after taking over transport operations at Dairy Crest’s Nuneaton NDC in 2016.According to parent company Dart Group’s interim results, the food distribution business saw turnover rise 4% to £83m in the six months to 30 September 2017 (2016: ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Apprenticeship of the Year sponsored by Giti Tyres
From left: host John Bishop; Carl Milton, northern regional logistics manager Cemex; Tony McHugh sales and marketing director for truck and bus at Giti Tyres; Paula Sedgwick, HR manager, logistics, Cemex; and MT editor Steve HobsonCemex has developed an apprenticeship scheme to attract young people into the business, then trains ...
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DHL Tradeteam drivers balloted over industrial action in Sheffield
DHL Tradeteam employees in Sheffield are to be balloted for industrial action over alleged neglect of health and safety at the site.A ballot of more than 100 Unite drivers and drivers’ mates at Tradeteam’s Shepcote Lane depot, which services clients including Calrsberg, Greene King and Coors, will run from tomorrow ...