Industry news – Page 142
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MT ArticleTime to get Back on Track!
If you’re anything like us, you’ll be champing at the bit to be surrounded by people you don’t live with, and fortunately we have a bumper programme of Covid-safe events planned throughout 2021 ensuring you can re-introduce socialising and networking into your schedule.From truck racing and golf to exhibitions and ...
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MT ArticleGovernment rejects calls for private sector HGV testing after major review
The government missed an opportunity to shake up HGV testing after a review into the service failed to acknowledge reform was needed, according to Logistics UK.The industry had welcomed the review when it was announced last year by Conservative peer Lord Attlee.At the time, Attlee pointed to the existence of ...
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MT ArticleSkills for Logistics partners with Pertemps to offer blended Driver CPC training
HGV drivers now have the opportunity to do some of their Driver CPC training at home after a flexible course was launched offering a mixture of e-learning and classroom-based work.Skills for Logistics and training firm Pertemps have teamed up to offer the course after acknowledging the “huge shift” in the ...
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MT ArticleTransaid given funding for HGV driver training in Ghana
Transaid has secured funding for a professional driver training programme in Ghana, raising standards and expanding training capacity for HGV drivers.The international development charity said almost 95% of freight is transported by road in Ghana and with heavy goods traffic expected to increase in coming years, there are concerns there ...
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MT ArticleGovernment delays import border checks until October
International hauliers are breathing a sigh of relief after the government was forced to delay the introduction of border checks on imports until October.With many of the key border control posts little more than holes in the ground and with mounting compliance pressure created by pandemic lockdowns and regulations across ...
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MT ArticleThieves steal pharmaceuticals worth £30,000 from parked truck as driver sleeps
Paracetamol worth £30,000 was stolen from a lorry parked in a village near Barnsley while the driver was sleeping in the cab on Tuesday night (9 March).Police said thieves targeted the HGV on Elmhurst Park in Dodworth between midnight and 5.30am and managed to steal the over-the-counter pharmaceuticals from the ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver jailed after M40 crash kills helicopter pilot dialling 999
An HGV driver who caused the death of an RAF helicopter pilot who had parked up on the M40 to help out following a collision, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Malcolm Clarkson pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after he drove into the back of Scott McConnell’s car ...
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MT ArticleCalling all home delivery heroes... the MT Awards need you!
With 2020 undoubtedly shining the spotlight on the importance of the home delivery sector in a time of national crisis, the Motor Transport Awards provide the perfect opportunity to showcase your operation’s expertise.The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed home delivery operators to extremes - not only in coping with an unprecedented ...
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MT ArticleHMRC records sharp rise in furloughed logistics workers in January
The number of workers furloughed in the transport and logistics sector this year has risen significantly, with 187,600 people on furlough at the end of January, new HMRC data shows.The figures reveal an 18% increase in headcount for furloughed transport employees, rising from 159,400 in December 2020 to 187,600 in ...
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MT ArticleLorry park at Manston Airport to be suspended
Services for EU-bound HGVs at the Manston Airport site are being suspended in what Kent Police are hailing as a first step towards a return to “business as usual” on the county’s roads following the end of the Brexit transition.From next Sunday (21 March) freight heading for the Port of ...
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MT ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to M1 attack on HGV driver
Leicestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after an HGV driver was assaulted following an altercation at a red light at Junction 22 on the M1.Officers said the lorry driver was attacked by two occupants of a silver panel van and was taken to hospital with multiple injuries.A Leicestershire Police spokesperson ...
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MT Article"What's the hold up?" - call for more hauliers to back 25-metre artics road trial
Haulier support for a trial of 25 metre artics on UK roads is gathering momentum, but more operators need to voice their support if the government is to give it the green light, Kevin Buck, transport consultant and MD of Hazcomp, warned this week.The call follows news last month that ...
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MT ArticleParcelHero warns of £5.25bn e-commerce black hole as Brexit red tape hits sales
A new study from ParcelHero, released today, warns that Brexit red tape and increased duties could see UK traders face a 35% drop in sales of products sourced overseas.David Jinks, ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, estimates this would leave a £5.25bn black hole created by lost trade and increased costs.ParcelHero’s ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track launches '#Hooray For Hauliers' campaign
Pallet-Track has launched a national '#Hooray For Hauliers' campaign to celebrate the drivers who have kept Britain moving throughout the pandemic.Network members will sport the livery on their vehicles and Pallet-Track is also funding a high-profile advertising hoarding campaign at the intersection of the M6 and M5 motorways, which is ...
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MT ArticleNew date announced for Tip-ex/Tank-ex
Tip-ex/Tank-ex 2021 will move to September, in order to comply with recently announced government guidelines.The show, which will once again take place at the Harrogate Convention Centre, will now run from 30 September to 2 October 2021.In addition to the usual indoor and outdoor exhibition stands, the event will include ...
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MT ArticleHauliers still struggling with red tape at Welsh ports, warns RHA
Hauliers are still facing serious issues travelling via Welsh ports to Ireland which is resulting in a major fall-off of trade through the ports, according to the RHA.Rhys Williams, RHA regional operations manager for Wales, said: “There’s a serious issue with HGV traffic transiting through the Welsh ports.“I’m in regular ...
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MT ArticleGrace period extension on NI border checks welcome, says Logistics UK
The government’s decision to unilaterally extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food products going into Northern Ireland, which were set to expire after 31 March 2021, has been given the thumbs up by Logistics UK.However it urged the UK government to seek a mutual agreement on ...
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MT ArticleRHA vindicated as Gove rebuked for using unverifiable data to deny plunge in post-Brexit exports
The Cabinet Office has been reprimanded by the UK Statistics Authority for using unpublished and unverifiable data to refute RHA’s claims last month that export volumes plummeted by 68% in January, after the UK’s exit from the European Single Market.The reprimand follows an investigation into the Cabinet Office data used ...
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MT Article"Fantastic news" - Solent freeport could attract £2bn investment and create 52,000 jobs
Meachers Global Logistics has hailed the creation of freeports at eight sites around England, saying Solent’s new status will create a much better environment for international trade.The Chancellor announced plans for ports to become low tax zones in his Budget speech, saying they would create special economic sites, which would ...
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MT ArticleSOE fellow John Parry dies
John Parry (pictured), Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) fellow and former IRTE director, has died at the age of 76.Most recently chair of the IRTEC steering group and SOE board member, Parry was a major influence on the SOE’s industry standard irtec initiative by instigating its relaunch in 2011.It gave ...