Industry news – Page 148
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MT ArticleUrgent reforms of HGV driving training, tests and apprenticeships needed to solve skills crisis, warns Logistics UK
Logistics UK is calling for the government to urgently tackle the driver shortage crisis by providing financial support for HGV driver training, reforming the Apprenticeship Levy and prioritising HGV driver tests cancelled due to Covid restrictions.The call follows the publication this week of Logistics UK’s Skills and Employment Report 2020, ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK calls for “immediate” withdrawal of DfT plan to ban driver breaks in Kent post-Brexit
A government ban on truck drivers taking any break other than a 45-minute rest period in seven Kent boroughs from January next year has been slammed by the freight industry.Any truck driver who ignores the ban, which comes into force on 1 January, will face a £150 fine.The temporary ban ...
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MT ArticleFears grow over two-tier Brexit customs system favouring biggest importers
UK international hauliers and their customers could face a two-tier UK customs system, post-Brexit, which will prioritise larger importers, leaving smaller importers and their logistics partners facing slower customs clearance and higher prices.The warning comes from Sam Tyagi, founder and chief executive of customs clearance platform KlearNow.It follows a survey ...
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MT ArticleBorder checks may force major retailers to cut back deliveries to Ireland, RHA warns
Hauliers are warning that large retailers could cut back on shipping to Ireland if checks created by Brexit cause delays.Martin Reid, the RHA's director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, slammed the government this week for failing to clarify the nature of post-Brexit customs checks.Reid said the situation at the port ...
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MT ArticleDefra mulls clampdown on live animal transport
Defra has launched a consultation on live exports, proposing to ban livestock movements if the temperature falls outside of the range 5–30 degrees, unless vehicles have a thermo-regulation system.The proposals also include stricter conditions for poultry, with a temperature range of between 5 and 25 degrees.In its plans, the government ...
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MT ArticleRelaxation of drivers' hours rules extended until 30 December
The relaxation of drivers’ hours rules has been extended until 30 December, in response to crippling port congestion, Covid-19 and “unusual demand patterns”.The Department for Transport (DfT) said the relaxation applies to anyone driving within Great Britain under the EU drivers’ hours rules and involved in the transport of food ...
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MT ArticleFreight logistics expert launches IT consultancy
A new specialist consultancy for freight logistics has been launched to help businesses capitalise on IT opportunities.Innovate Freight will help hauliers understand the advantages and disadvantages of in-house and external solutions and spread IT best practice across the sector.The brainchild of Richard Litchfield, who has more than 20 years of ...
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MT ArticleHauliers won't need ECMT permit until end of June 2021 under no-deal Brexit
UK hauliers will not require ECMT permits while undertaking international work between the UK and EU until at least 30 June 2021 in the event of a no-deal, according to the European Commission (EC).It said there was now significant uncertainty about whether a deal between the UK and EU members ...
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MT Article"Unprecedented" capacity issues at UK ports blamed on Covid, Christmas and customs
Ongoing capacity problems at some of the UK’s largest ports has occurred because of the three ‘Cs’ – Covid-19, Christmas and Customs, according to Logistics UK, which warned that delays could persist for months.Following Honda’s decision to halt car production at its Swindon plant due to what it described as ...
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MT ArticleTyres over 10 years old fitted to front axles banned from next February, DVSA warns
The DVSA has reminded drivers and operators of commercial and public service vehicles that tyres aged over 10 years fitted to front-steered axles will be illegal from 1 February 2021.The new legislation covers England, Scotland and Wales and will affect tyres fitted on the front axle of a goods vehicle ...
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MT ArticleP&O Ferries backs use of CNS fast track freight tool for hauliers
Smart logistics provider Community Network Services (CNS) is targeting international hauliers with its new purpose-built online tool aimed at fast tracking freight.The Border Entry and Exit Movement Service (BEEMS) has already been approved by P&O Ferries which will be mandating the use of BEEMS on its Cairnryan to Larne route ...
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Cargo theft surges back to pre-pandemic rates in Q3, NAVCIS reports
Cargo theft from HGVs rose to pre-pandemic rates in the third quarter of 2020, as the national lockdown came to an end and traffic returned to the roads.According to the latest quarterly report on cargo theft from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS), incidents of cargo theft in the ...
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MT ArticleLogistics firms ramp up customer communications during pandemic
More than a third of transport and logistics businesses have increased their customer communications in response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.According to new research from SMS communications provider TextAnywhere, while online shopping and home delivery has risen significantly in the past few months, 57% of logistics firms still ...
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Hauliers urged to get ready for Brexit as end of transition period looms
Logistics UK has urged businesses that rely on UK-EU supply chains to engage with advice sites popping up all over the UK to provide HGV drivers with information on Brexit preparations.It came as negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal reached a stalemate, with a senior UK government source telling the ...
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MT ArticleParliamentary group seeks industry views on fuel duty
A group of MPs are asking hauliers to tell them what impact a cut or increase in fuel duty will have on their businesses as the country emerges from the economic doldrums.The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road haulage and logistics has launched an inquiry into whether duty acts ...
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MT ArticlePallet networks seeing “unprecedented” demand for residential deliveries, APN reports
Pallet network residential deliveries have risen to unprecedented levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).It said the first quarter of 2020 saw 14% of pallet network volumes being delivered to residential addresses, but this rose to almost 36% during April.The APN said the rise ...
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MT ArticleHeed warnings on bridge strikes or risk losing licence, FORS tells members
FORS has joined forces with Network Rail to try to drive down the number of bridge strikes by HGVs.The scheme is encouraging members to heed warnings over the issue and avoid putting their operator licences at risk.As Network Rail revealed that bridges are struck by HGVs an average of five ...
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MT ArticleHGV traffic first to return to pre-Covid-19 lockdown levels
HGV traffic is the only type of motor transport to have returned to pre-pandemic lockdown traffic levels, according to new data released by the Department for Transport.The figures show that since 1 September HGV traffic has matched early 2020 traffic levels before the first lockdown began.In the first weeks of ...
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MT ArticleDVSA: "Industry has an image problem and driver shortage not our fault"
The DVSA’s chief executive told MPs that the industry’s significant driver shortage is an “image issue” and nothing to do with the enforcement agency’s testing capacity performance.Giving evidence to the transport select committee, Gareth Llewellyn said “no-one was knocking my door down” to tell him there were not enough HGV ...