Industry news – Page 123
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MT ArticleMaxus extends Scotland dealer network
Maxus has expanded its dealer network in Scotland after partnering with Eastern Western Motor Group to add a new dealership in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.The addition of Western Maxus brings the number of its dealerships in Scotland to four, with more than 42 located across the UK.The new dealership is located ...
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MT ArticleScania sets out its vision for net zero as part of COP26
As part of the COP26 Glasgow climate conference, Scania used the official opening of its £10m flagship dealership and Scottish HQ at Eurocentral to the east of Glasgow to hold a one-day conference on 8 November to look at how the road freight transport industry can make the transition to ...
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MT Article"Unfair and immoral" to make drivers pay for training, Unite insists
The Unite union has added its support to the review of the Driver CPC announced by the government this week and said employers should be made to pay for the training.Following on from positive reactions from the RHA and Logistics UK to the Department for Transport’s plan to look at ...
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MT ArticleFears of trade meltdown if Northern Ireland border solution is suspended
Tariffs on most goods and increased restrictions could be imposed on EU-UK trade if Great Britain pulls out of the current Northern Ireland border solution, ParcelHero has warned.There is increasing concern that the UK government will trigger Article 16, which allows parts of the protocol to be unilaterally suspended if ...
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MT ArticleDrones will deliver 80% of all items, new government report predicts
The use of drones in logistics could result in £2.8bn of savings and boost productivity, according to a government report into robotics.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said investment by companies such as Ocado and Amazon into robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) was already transforming the sector, ...
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MT ArticleFraikin opens service support centre
The new 24/7 Service Support Centre underlines the company’s renewed emphasis on bringing its maintenance and breakdown support in-house, moving away from using third-party contractors for out-of-hours calls.Fraikin has opened a 24/7 service support centre at its Coventry headquarters, underlining its renewed emphasis on bringing maintenance and breakdown support inhouse.Caroline ...
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MT ArticleTeletrac Navman launches road safety data dashboard to improve driver behaviour
Teletrac Navman has developed a new online dashboard using government figures, which gives operators an insight into what influences road safety and driving behaviours.The road safety dashboard assimilates data from the Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain report, which captures all personal injury, accident and casualty statistics on public roads.Teletrac ...
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MT ArticleNew warning over loading shovels after nine fatal accidents in four years
The traffic commissioners said operators of wheeled loading shovels must ensure they have looked at new guidance issued on the safety of their operation, after nine fatalities in the last four years.Six of the deaths were within the waste and recycling sector and the health and safety executive (HSE) said ...
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MT Article"No major supply chain issues," major supermarkets insist
Supermarkets said they were confident their supply chains were robust enough to ensure customer requirements were fulfilled in the run-up to Christmas.Reporting its interim results for the 28 weeks ending 18 September 2021, Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts acknowledged the industry faced labour and supply chain challenges.However, he added: “Our ...
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MT Article"Scrap misguided Covid restrictions and fix this mess," urges International Road Transport Union
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is demanding that governments across Europe drop “misguided” Covid restrictions and act to alleviate driver shortages if they are to resolve a growing supply chain crisis.The IRU’s goods transport council, which represents more than three million logistics operators globally, said delays would stretch into ...
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MT ArticleTop brands back Road Transport Expo 2022
Road Transport Expo (RTX) is off to a flying start with an impressive list of 40-plus exhibitors already confirmed for the brand-new Stoneleigh Park event next summer.Well-known brands - including DAF, Iveco, Scania, Tevva and Volvo Trucks – have been quick to support the three-day expo, which promises to be ...
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MT ArticleCabotage rules unsafe and will see drivers being exploited, claims Unite union
The safety of all road users is at risk now that the government has relaxed cabotage rules for foreign drivers, according to the Unite union.It said that HGVs operating under the new system would not have to comply with the same licensing requirements and standards before entering the UK and ...
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MT ArticleSchmitz Cargobull launches new box trailer to be built in Manchester
Schmitz Cargobull is to mark the opening of its new trailer factory in Manchester with the launch of a new SKO lightweight dry freight box van developed specifically for the UK and Irish markets.Aimed at parcels and express operators the 13.6m trailer weighs 6.5 tonnes fitted with three axles - ...
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MT ArticleInsulate Britain blocks roads in Manchester and Birmingham as campaign widens
Insulate Britain is broadening its campaign beyond London and the M25 targeting a major road near Manchester Airport and Birmingham City centre yesterday (2 November).Around 11 people were arrested by Greater Manchester Police after protesting on Wilmslow Road near the M56, with some gluing their hands to the road. The ...
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MT ArticleLack of used trucks and training providers worsens HGV driver shortage
Efforts to tackle the lorry driver shortage in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of training providers and a shortage of second-hand trucks, a major HGV driver training school warned this week.Jim McEwan, director at Commercial Transport Training Services (CTTS) in Bathgate, West Lothian told MT that whilst there ...
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MT ArticleLondon delivery boom will collapse without major rethink, new report warns
If London’s delivery boom is to become sustainable it needs to create space for 10,000 parcel pick up points, build consolidation centres, roll out electric vehicle charging points and prioritise delivery vehicles by introducing a pay-per-mile road user charging scheme for cars.The recommendations are made in a report by Centre ...
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MT ArticleMPs demand all-lane running programme be “paused” until 2025 for safety assessment
The government’s decision to roll out all-lane running on smart motorways was “premature” and the programme should be “paused” until 2025 to properly assess its safety, according to a damning report published this week by the House of Commons Transport Committee.The report follows the Committee’s enquiry into the safety of ...
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MT ArticleOasis Group to lease major distribution hub at DP World’s London Gateway
Oasis Group has taken on a long-term lease on a 108,973 sq ft warehouse at DP World’s logistics park at London Gateway.Work will begin next spring with the distribution hub due to open in October. It will be built to BREEAM “outstanding” criteria - sustainability standard for building construction.Ernst Schulze, ...
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MT ArticleApplications for financial support over Manchester CAZ to start in November
Applications for financial support for HGV operators affected by the forthcoming Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will launch at the end of next month, according to the transport body delivering the plan.Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said its CAZ is due to be rolled out on 30 May 2022, ...
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MT ArticleDaimler Truck partners with BP to develop hydrogen infrastructure
Daimler Truck and BP have teamed up to deliver hydrogen-powered fuel-cell HGVs and deploy the infrastructure required for refuelling the vehicles in the UK by the end of the decade.Under their memorandum of understanding, Daimler said it expected to be able to offer hydrogen-powered trucks to UK customers by 2025 ...