Industry news – Page 103
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MT ArticleBridgestone impresses Hexagon Leasing to win major tyre contract
Bridgestone has forged a partnership with contract hire, rental and fleet management provider Hexagon Leasing to supply the company’s 3,000-strong fleet with its premium range tyres and a range of bespoke tyre maintenance services.The deal was sealed after months of negotiations and tyre trials with Bridgestone.Hexagon said it was “particularly ...
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MT ArticleHauliers look to invest despite battling inflation and lack of available finance, Close Bros research shows
Eight out of ten hauliers are looking to invest in their businesses this year despite the lack of available finance and their concerns about the health of the economy, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Finance and Leasing.The research looked at the impact of the current economic headwinds on ...
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MT ArticleTIP launches service to help operators manage their Earned Recognition compliance
Leasing and hire firm TIP has launched a new service which helps operators attain the DVSA's Earned Recognition accreditation by minimising the time they spend on maintenance compliance, so they can focus on their core business.Under the scheme, known as Earned Recognition by TIP, the company’s operations team will work ...
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Hauliers hail High Court order for government to clarify net zero targets
RHA has welcomed a High Court order requiring the government to explain how it will hit its net zero targets.The association praised the High Court's decision and said this week that until the government clarifies its net zero strategy hauliers are at risk of ending up with stranded assets as ...
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FORS teams up with Backhouse Jones to launch legal advice service
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has launched FORS Legal, which provides operators with access to 24/7 legal advice for a fixed monthly fee.The service, dubbed BACKup, will be provided by transport law firm Backhouse Jones, as part of the Affinity Partner Programme, and will provide FORS members with advice ...
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Industry demands urgent government action to prevent queues at Dover as weekend chaos eases
As the Port of Dover reported normal traffic flows at Dover this morning (25 July), following a weekend of chaos which saw thousands of trucks backed up for more than 20 miles, RHA called for urgent government action to provide a permananent parking facility for HGV drivers hit by Channel ...
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Free fuel-saving driver workshops launched by Driver Hire
Driver Hire is running workshops on fuel efficient driving for drivers as the cost of filling up an HGV remains sky high.The one-day, free to attend sessions cover the best methods for cutting company fuel costs and how best to focus training to deliver cost reductions.It said that with recent ...
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Prospects for drone parcel deliveries receive £273m government funding boost
The prospect of using drones to deliver goods along ‘superhighways’ in the sky took a significant leap forwards this week after the government pledged £273m in grants for aerospace projects.The money is to be shared between designs for green aerospace innovation and ultra-efficient manufacturing processes and technologies – and £105.5m ...
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MT ArticleTagging cargo theft as freight crime would save operators more £700m a year, say insurers
A loophole in crime reporting that allows criminals to get away with cargo thefts from HGVs must be closed in order to save operators more than £700m a year, according to insurers.Broker McCarron Coates said a major problem in investigating thefts is that a specific category of ‘freight crime’ does ...
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MT ArticleGetlink reports "very encouraging" pre-tax profit as Covid restrictions ease
Getlink, which operates the Eurotunnel cross-Channel service, said it had achieved “very encouraging results” for the first half of the year after reporting a €45m (£38.2m) pre-tax profit.It said the progressive lifting of Covid-19-related border restrictions for international travel had significantly improved the results and transformed the €127m (£107.8m) loss ...
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MT ArticleDVLA extends range of healthcare professionals qualified to deal with driving licence applications
The process for dealing with professional driving licence applications has been made faster following a change in the law enabling healthcare professionals other than doctors to complete medical questionnaires.The change to the Road Traffic Act means the forms can be referred by doctors to colleagues such as specialist nurses and ...
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MT ArticleRevealed - the towns with the most and least warehousing space
Operators in Slough, Cambridge and Huddersfield are likely to be struggling the most to locate warehousing space according to new research, while Blackpool and Sheffield are the least affected.With the boom in online sales over the last two years powering the demand for storage, warehouse management software provider OrderWise found ...
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MT ArticlePlans to speed up roadworks by closing motorways for longer periods welcomed by logistics industry
Logistics operators gave a thumbs up this week to National Highways’ plans to close motorways and A-roads for up to two weeks in order to speed up the delivery of roadworks.Other measures announced this week by National Highways include an increase in the use of the higher speed limit of ...
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MT ArticleFuel prices fall from record high but experts warn it may be temporary
Fuel prices are falling for the first time in months, as the price of oil drops but experts warn prices will still remain high for the foreseeable future.Brent Oil, the market for crude oil prices, fell below $95 a barrel last week for the first time since Russia’s invasion of ...
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MT ArticleTougher penalties threatened for hauliers found carrying illegal immigrants
The Home Office is proposing stricter penalties for hauliers found to be carrying clandestine migrants, as part of a consultation announced today (18 July).The consultation proposes changes to be made through the Nationality and Borders Act which are aimed at deterring illegal entry into the UK.This includes plans to increase ...
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MT ArticleFirethorn Trust appoints Glencar to build major last mile logistics facility in South East London
Commercial real estate investor Firethorn Trust has appointed construction firm Glencar to build a 93,984sq ft last-mile logistics scheme in south-east London.The project, dubbed Blueprint Erith, will be built by construction firm Glencar. Work will begin on site this month with the project due for completion in Q1 2023.This is ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK repeats call for cut in fuel duty to ease “unprecedented pressure” on hauliers
Logistics UK wants an immediate 6p per litre cut in fuel duty and said it would save hauliers £2,424 per 44-tonne truck, per year.The business group also said that one solution to rising prices could be the introduction of a system, similar to that used in Portugal, where the rate ...
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MT ArticlePorts threaten legal action over border check suspension
The decision by the government to defer border checks on EU imports has led to threats of legal action by British ports that invested millions of pounds to create control facilities.Logistics firm PML said it was also now considering legal action as a result of the U-turn.The border controls were ...
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MT ArticleReal world fuel saving from platooning just 0.5%
A five-year trial of platooning trucks on UK roads has found that the technology is as safe as trucks running separately and fuel savings could be as much as 4.1% - but only if roads are optimised for platooning.The HelmUK trial was funded by National Highways and the DfT to ...
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MT ArticleAgency drivers involved in majority of bridge strikes, says transport law firm Backhouse Jones
Agency drivers are involved in the vast majority of bridge strike cases that come across well-known transport lawyer Jonathon Backhouse’s desk. “I’d say that they account for seven to eight out of 10 of them,” he told delegates at a Road Transport Expo seminar session.“If you are using agency drivers, ...