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Decarbonisation – Page 21
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ArticleRHA begins National Lorry Week campaign
The RHA has begun ramping up the industry’s profile as it embarks on a 13-week campaign culminating in National Lorry Week between 16-22 November.The event will showcase logistics as being innovative, inclusive and sustainable and follows the HGV Heroes campaign, in which the trade association celebrated the very best of ...
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ArticleDitch “fantasy” road allocation policy, RHA tells government
Government plans to reallocate road space is based on a “fantasy” and should be reconsidered, according to the RHA.The association is accusing the government of failing to consider the practical reality and economic consequences of hiving off road space for cyclists and pedestrians, and of using the Covid-19 pandemic to ...
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ArticleLeeds Clean Air Zone plan "suspended for foreseeable future"
Leeds City Council has announced that their planned clean air zone (CAZ) has been “suspended for the foreseeable future”, with a review earmarked for the autumn.Officials said that improvements in air quality during the pandemic could mean government support and funding is withdrawn.Chris Ashley, the RHA’s head of policy on ...
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ArticleNew carbon fibre home delivery fleet to drive down road miles and emissions
UK engineering firm Penso has delivered its first Blue Ocean home delivery pods, with launch customer Asda taking an initial order for 25 units.Manufactured from a blend of carbon fibre and recycled plastic, the triple-compartment ultra-lightweight pods are said to be able to transport approximately the same weight of goods ...
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ArticleNew urban routeing technology based on research into ant behaviour
Researchers at Aston University have claimed commercial fleets could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using new technology which imitates how ants share knowledge and scales it up to optimise routes around busy cities.The software, which has been developed and tested by computer scientists in the college ...
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ArticleChancellor moots delivery tax to help high street and cut congestion
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is mulling a new tax on deliveries, according to Downing Street, as part of plans to revive the high street and cut emissions and congestion.The tax would be targeted at goods sold online and could take the form of a 2% levy on online sales or a ...
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ArticleMove to ban HGVs on Sundays “absolutely wrong”, says RHA
A plan by Hampshire County Council to cut freight movements across the county’s highways by banning truck movements on Sundays has been slammed by the RHA.The plan is part of the council’s policy to reduce the county’s carbon emissions.The strategy also proposes a new rule to stop HGVs from overtaking ...
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ArticleOctopus Energy joins Royal Mail and DPD in trialing LEVC's prototype electric van
Energy retailer Octopus is the latest company to trial LEVC’s VN5 electric van prototype. Joining similar tie-ins with Royal Mail and DPD, Octopus Energy engineers will use the vehicles to install the same electric chargers the vans use, which LEVC described as the “first-ever circular real-world trial”. ...
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ArticleIceland reports 74% drop in carbon emissions since 2011
Supermarket chain Iceland has reduced its operational carbon footprint by nearly three quarters (74%) since 2011, ensuring it is well ahead of schedule to hit the government’s target of being carbon neutral by 2050.Its footprint has fallen from almost 250,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2011 to just 46,000 tonnes in ...
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ArticleFleet managers claim congestion is main challenge facing transport sector
Road infrastructure, Clean Air Zones and the adoption of alternative fuels top the list of challenges reported by fleet and mobility managers over the next five years.The finding comes from research in the Arval Mobility Observatory, which questions transport businesses to uncover broader trends.Asked what the main challenges facing fleets ...
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ArticleCrumbling roads a bigger issue than pollution, fleet managers claim
Less than a fifth of UK fleet and mobility managers want the government to focus on reducing pollution caused by transport, according to research by Arval.The finding, from research arm Arval Mobility Observatory (AMO), has surprised the vehicle funding and fleet management company, which said it “doesn’t ring true” in ...
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ArticleFurther hike in London congestion charge "a disgrace", industry claims
Plans to raise the London congestion charge by 30% and extend it to evenings and weekends, has been slammed by the logistics industry.London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed today (16 June) that the congestion charge will rise to £15 from 22 June to tackle rising levels of traffic in central London.The ...
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ArticleSeventh International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight Transport
The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight is inviting academics and practitioners to take part in an online debate on the implementation of policy measures to decarbonise freight transport in developing countries.The conference will take place on 28 - 30 October 2020.It aims to create an international network of interested parties ...
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ArticleRestarting and increasing London congestion charge "insane", claims ELB Partners MD
London haulier ELB Partners has joined mounting criticism of the Mayor’s decision to reintroduce the congestion charge, branding the move “insane”.The Wimbledon-based company, which has been instrumental in delivering essential equipment to Nightingale hospitals during the Covid-19 outbreak, said re-commencing the charge and then increasing it meant businesses would have ...
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Delay to four of Scotland’s low emission zones must be used to review impact on hauliers, says RHA
A temporary halt to the roll out of low emission zones in four Scottish cities, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, should be used to review the impact the zones will have on local hauliers already struggling with the impact of the pandemic on their businesses, according to the RHA.The schemes, ...
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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.The association is calling for the suspension to be extended for another year to January 2022 to allow hauliers to recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision to ...
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ArticleOxford Zero Emission Zone postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Plans to introduce a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in Oxford have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The new scheme was due to begin in December 2020 but Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council said local businesses and residents needed to concentrate on managing the impact of the coronavirus.They ...
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ArticleCOVID-19 pandemic could see Birmingham CAZ face further delays, council warns
The delayed Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) could face further setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, the council has warned.Birmingham City Council was forced to delay the launch of its CAZ in January this year following issues with the government’s online vehicle checking tool.The launch date was pushed back to ...
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ArticleHauliers claim victory as Coventry CAZ scheme is scrapped
Plans for a controversial clean air zone (CAZ) in Coventry have been abandoned in a move the RHA has described as "a victory for common sense".The government has now backed Coventry City Council’s plans to improve air quality without charging hauliers and other road users.New measures including improved road networks ...
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ArticleHauliers to get their say to government on impact of clean air zones
Sir Mike Penning MPA national survey of road freight operators on the impact of clean air zones (CAZs) has been launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics as part of its first inquiry of the new parliamentary session.The APPG is chaired by former transport minister Sir ...