Air quality
RHA calls for further suspension of all CAZ schemes to January 2022
The government’s suspension of all Clean Air Zone schemes to January 2021 is not long enough, the RHA has insisted.
Year: 2020
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Government suspends Clean Air Zones in face of COVID-19 pandemic
The government is to suspend all Clean Air Zones until at least January 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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D4 medicals to be suspended for up to a year, MP confirms
The need for drivers to undergo HGV driver medicals is to be suspended – possibly for a year – as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a letter sent by MP Robert Buckland to a constituent.
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Pall-Ex launches campaign to support hauliers during COVID-19 crisis
Pall-Ex has launched a campaign celebrating the logistics industry’s contribution to keeping supply chains moving during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown.
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Petrol retailers warn of fuel shortages during COVID-19 lockdown
Plummeting sales during the COVID-19 lockdown could force petrol stations to close leaving some hauliers facing fuel shortages, fuel retailers are warning.
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Yodel to deliver one million ready meals to NHS staff as part of charity drive
Yodel has joined forces with Tesco, Absolute Taste and other businesses to form a charity which aims to feed thousands of critical NHS workers over the next three months.
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FTA calls for raft of measures to protect logistics industry both during and after COVID-19 pandemic
The FTA is calling for an extension to the government’s furlough scheme, “sympathetic” repayment terms on government loans taken out during the pandemic and post-pandemic funding for the logistics industry to ensure the rapid recovery of the UK’s supply chain.
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Haulier hit with parking fine despite COVID-19 lockdown
A haulage operator has condemned the actions of a parking control firm that targeted one of its trucks on an Enfield industrial estate while the country was in lockdown.
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CEVA Logistics delivers urgently needed NHS medical supplies in rapid time
CEVA Logistics is delivering a major shipment of medical supplies this week to NHS hospitals and surgeries across the country, as part of a government initiative to bring all UK healthcare distribution under one umbrella during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Hauliers need urgent government help as almost half of trucks parked up with no work
The RHA is calling on the government to support the haulage industry after 6,500 responses within 36 hours to a survey of hauliers showed that 46% of the UK truck fleet – around 240,000 vehicles – is now parked up with no work.