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Decarbonisation – Page 30
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Government urged to prioritise a Lower Thames Crossing to tackle rising levels of congestion
Chancellor George Osborne has been urged to prioritise the building of a “much-needed” Lower Thames Crossing to ease the current bottlenecks and rising levels of congestion affecting the Thames Estuary.The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has today joined key organisations in calling on the government to set a schedule for delivery ...
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ECO Stars' practical workshop at Freight in the City Expo will help boost fleet sustainability
ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme will be holding a practical workshop at this month’s Freight in the City Expo to help both public sector and private sector fleets become more efficient and sustainable in their daily operations.The initiative is a free-to-join scheme that aims to help fleet operators improve efficiency, ...
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Paragon's smart mapping software can boost speed and precision of urban deliveries
Paragaon is offering three smarter mapping options that enable transport planners to make vehicle routing and scheduling as precise as possible in dense, urban logistics operations.Street Level Mapping, Average Road Speed Data and Truck Attribute Data all provide planners with a highly detailed picture of the road network, allowing for ...
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Local authorities and freight firms can join forces and tap into £10m funding pot for end-to-end journey schemes
A £10m funding pot is available for collaborative R&D projects that will help drive down congestion by improving the end-to-end journey of freight and people.The competition, launched by Innovate UK, is looking at proposals that enable a user to select a complete journey, whether for goods or as a passenger, ...
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Transdek to showcase its latest urban double-deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at Freight in the City
Transdek UK is exhibiting its latest urban double deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at the Freight in the City Expo next month at London’s Alexandra Palace.The company said the trailer can carry 100% more load than conventional forms of urban freight transport and offers the capability to cut delivery frequencies ...
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Cross River Partnership wins funding for initiatives to improve city logistics across Europe
Cross River Partnership (CRP) has been awarded more than €90,000 to develop improvements in city logistics across a number of European cities over the next six months.The 'Freight TAILS' (tailored approaches implementing lasting solutions) project will address the challenges posed by increasing freight movements within an urban environment.Project aims are ...
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Tougher roadwork rules for contractors a good thing for movement of goods, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the government's plan for stronger regulations to prevent long stretches of roadworks on motorways could cut delays and reduce costs for HGV operators.According to the FTA, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told Highways England to introduce tough new rules for contractors to prevent motorists ...
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Future Cities Catapult report to share UK urban infrastructure best practice with Brazilian cities
A new report from Future Cities Catapult aims to share UK best-practice in intelligent urban infrastructure with cities in Brazil.It seeks to foster links between local authorities in both countries and encourage the two-way flow of knowledge and innovation about common urban challenges, such as traffic congestion, overcrowding and road ...
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Transport for London explores options to boost road capacity through more strategic freight journeys
Transport for London (TfL) hopes to increase capacity on London’s road network by encouraging the use of freight consolidation centres and urging the retiming of deliveries to commercial and domestic premises.Paul Strang, TfL’s senior strategy and planning manager (freight and fleet), told delegates at this week’s Westminster Energy, Environment & ...
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Scottish B2B courier achieves top rating in council-backed air quality scheme through focus on reducing fleet emissions
Eagle Couriers has become the first courier north of the border to achieve the top grading in a council-backed initiative to improve air quality.As part of a focus on reducing its carbon footprint, the Scottish B2B courier was awarded five stars in the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, which carried ...
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Cleaner freight to play its part in delivering government's air quality strategy
Cleaner freight deliveries will play an important role in helping the government achieve the aims set out in its draft national air quality strategy launched this week.A series of national and local measures have been combined to create a UK action plan to bring levels of nitrogen dioxide within EU ...
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Renault Trucks leads collaborative project to reduce distribution vehicles' fuel use by 13%
Renault Trucks is leading a collaborative industry project aiming to reduce the fuel consumption of distribution lorries by 13% compared with a current production vehicle.Six industry partners will be working on the EDIT (efficient distribution truck) project alongside Renault, they are: Valeo, Lamberet, Michelin, BeNomad, INSA de Lyon (LamCoS) and ...
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ArticleFTA: smart motorways would ease congestion and boost freight journey reliability into Belfast city centre
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed a study commissioned by Northern Ireland roads authority, Transport NI, that outlines proposals for the M1 and M2 into Belfast becoming 'smart motorways'.Freight operators would see the benefits from an economic, environmental and safety persepctive if smart motorways were introduced, which turn parts ...
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SGN targets fuel wastage by transforming driver behaviour
Gas Distribution company SGN is implementing a driver performance improvement programme across its vehicle fleet following a trial that saw it reduce the volume of fuel wasted through idling by almost 68%."The company was wasting 13,000 litres a month through vehicle idling alone, but now we are able to provide ...
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ArticleKinetic energy recovery system for HGVs could save up to 25% in fuel costs
Two European manufacturers have teamed up to create a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) suitable for use on HGVs.Skeleton Technologies and Adgero SARL have designed a hybrid system, optimised for intermodal road transport operations, that they claim can reduce fuel consumption and associated CO2 emissions by up to 25%.The Adgero ...
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Major cities must help freight industry adopt retimed deliveries as congestion levels soar
Major cities must take the lead in helping freight operators adopt retimed deliveries as congestion levels continue to surge.Following data announced yesterday by INRIX that showed London topped a 25-strong European poll of the most gridlocked cities, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) said it was essential for regional cities to ...
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Green Party: adopt French road signs that enable cyclists to ride through red lights
UK cities should follow Paris’s lead in allowing cyclists to travel through red lights if the way is clear on agreed routes, according to the Green Party.The French capital will be erecting signs this summer - featuring an upside down triangle, an arrow and a picture of a bicycle - ...
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FTA: Free HGV access to M6 Toll would ease congestion and improve air quality
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling for free use of the M6 Toll by HGVs following last week’s publication of the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Strategic Transport Plan.One of the key priorities within the plan is wider use of the toll, however, the FTA said this is not ...
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Scottish council's fleet focus saved £700k and improved local air quality
A focus on making its fleet leaner and greener has helped a Scottish local authority save more than £700,000 in the past two years.Falkirk Council is a member of the ECO Stars scheme, which aims to help organisations using commercial vehicles to drive down their carbon emissions by making their ...
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Viewpoint: InPost UK's Ian Caminsky on how locker boxes can reduce number of parcel deliveries in towns
Ian Caminsky, CEO of InPost UK, explains why he believes automated, click and collect locker boxes could be an effective way to reduce the amount of delivery vehicles in city centres as the online sales sector continues to expand.“The fast-growing trend towards online flash sales such as Amazon’s Prime Day ...