Industry news – Page 79
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MT ArticleSuffolk police using “spy” HGV pull over 56 trucks in one week
Police in Suffolk stopped 56 trucks and 54 vans and detected 155 offences, as part of a week-long operation largely focused on HGVs.Operation Tramline saw police carry out patrols on the county’s major roads using an HGV provided by National Highways to enable officers to look directly into the cabs. ...
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MT ArticlePrologis welcomes Royal Mail Super Hub to DIRFT
Prologis has announced the arrival of Royal Mail's new Midland Super Hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT).Other new distribution centres at DIRFT include two sites for Warrens Group, which are now fully operational, with two new speculatively built sites - DC628 and DC327 - having recently reached completion.The ...
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MT ArticleMV Commercial reports 'huge demand' for waste and scrap recycling
A “huge demand” for skip loaders has prompted MV Commercial to expand its build and refurbishing programme – with remote control operated units proving popular.It said it had contracted more than 20 skip loaders in May and June alone and is now gearing up for a flurry of orders through ...
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MT ArticleSheffield Council left red faced after CAZ blunder forces £500,000 repayment of fines
Sheffield Council is facing up to repaying as much as £500,000 in clean air zone (CAZ) fines after they were issued with the wrong time when the clocks went forward.It said it was aware of “a technical error”, which resulted in 4,700 penalty charge notices being issued to drivers in ...
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MT ArticlePotholes reduce speeds and are good for road safety, insists truck dealer
Lorry dealer Mac’s Trucks said an increase in the number of potholes on the country’s roads could be playing a role in road safety by contributing to reduced speeds.The Huddersfield new and used dealership said its analysis of official figures and freedom of information data suggested that the crumbling network ...
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MT ArticleHaulier hails Durite 4G telematics cameras for helping settle insurance disputes
Avonmouth-based Gardner and Grandson has praised the telematics cameras it fitted to its fleet after they helped prove a driver was not at fault in an insurance claim.The haulier said it had also been able to share footage with another firm after a lorry driver forced its own employee to ...
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MT ArticleHaulier hit with heavy fine after exceeding waste tipping limits
A Plymouth haulier has had to pay fines and costs of almost £21,000 after failing to check what the limits were for tipping controlled waste.K.P.T (SW), which operates out of a base in Plympton, was ordered to pay a fine of £6,667 after it pleaded guilty at Plymouth magistrates’ court ...
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MT ArticleLancashire police target commercial vehicles in crackdown on motorway offences
An operation by Lancashire police targeting commercial vehicle crime found a 44-tonne lorry being driven by someone on cocaine and an HGV pulling an illegally wide load of solid concrete.Officers also stopped a flatbed truck carrying a pile of metal poles with nothing holding them down (pictured), a lorry carrying ...
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Government launches review of DVLA
The government has launched an independent review of the DVLA as part of a wider programme looking into the effectiveness and efficiency of public bodies.Announcing the review the government said DVLA will be assessed on efficiency, efficacy, accountability and governance – the four pillars set by Cabinet Office. One of ...
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MT ArticleRoads minister 'confident' of autumn decision on longer heavier vehicles
A decision on whether to allow longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) up to 60 tonnes on the roads could be made in the autumn, according to Hazcomp boss Kevin Buck.He said he recently met with transport minister Richard Holden MP, who was “confident” that the results of a consultation into the ...
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MT ArticleHGVT launches driver training app that allows trainees to book tests all in one place
Inside of truck cab with driver and trainerTraining provider HGVT said it had created an industry first in the form of an app that enables trainees to practice and book tests all in one place.The one-stop-shop HGVT app joins the entire training journey together and allows candidates to book their ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver gets seven-year jail term after causing collision that killed police officer
A lorry driver who caused a collision that killed a police officer has been jailed for seven years.PC Tris Baker (pictured), 41, was off duty when the car he was driving was struck by a lorry on the A1060 in Roxwell, Essex on 23 September 2021.The HGV driver, Robert Harrison, ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK slams Operation Brock as costly and disruptive
Operation Brock on the M20 in Kent must not be seen as a permanent solution to traffic problems near the port of Dover, according to Logistics UK.The business group was responding to the announcement last week by the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) that the contraflow system was being rolled out ...
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MT ArticleEnergy management and automation the key themes of a chilled future, Cold Chain Federation predicts
Energy management technologies will have more influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the next 10 years than automation, blockchain or changes to demand, according to cold chain professionals.In a survey of more than 100 individuals across the sector, respondents chose energy management technologies as the greatest influence on how temperature-controlled logistics ...
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MT ArticleTCs unveil plan for local councils to judge suitability of new operating centres
Councils could become responsible for deciding the suitability of a haulier’s operating centre, under plans outlined by the traffic commissioners (TCs).The TCs said they will seek legislative change for an improved O-licensing system and one area in need of overhauling they described as “long overdue” was the current approach to ...
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MT ArticleDozing HGV driver jailed after motorway pile-up leaves man with life-changing inuries
An HGV driver who denied he was too tired to drive has been jailed for 28 months after causing a motorway collision that left a man with multiple life-changing injuries.Ivan Zhyhan was driving at 45mph on the M11 near Harlow in an artic when he ploughed into the back of ...
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MT ArticleRenault Trucks MD calls on UK to "walk the talk" on electric vehicles
Almost all new refuse collection vehicles in London should be electric, according to Carlos Rodrigues, MD of Renault Trucks.Briefing journalists in London last week, Rodrigues said it was time to “walk the talk” and take the immediate opportunity to follow progress in electric buses by electrifying the waste sector.“The vast ...
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MT ArticleCambridge college launches EV courses to meet “desperate need” for qualified technicians
Cambridge Regional College (CRC) has launched a series of electric vehicle (EV) courses to meet growing regional demand for operatives trained in EV maintenance and charging point installation.The college, which has campuses at Cambridge and Huntingdon, offers five green tech courses in safety, maintenance, repair, and replacement of electric and ...
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MT ArticleBroker launches service to help HGV drivers avoid prosecution under new Highway Code rules
Fleet transport insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has launched a service offering hauliers protection against the risk of prosecution under new HGV driving rules.The move follows changes to the Highway Code in 2022 establishing a hierarchy of road users, in which HGV drivers were deemed responsible for the safety of all ...
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MT Article'Invest in the long-term future of our road network,' Logistics UK urges government
Logistics UK has told the government it needed to adopt a longer-term view when it came to road infrastructure projects, so that the industry can operate efficiently.Responding to a recent consultation about the future of England’s roads, the business group’s head of infrastructure policy, Jonathan Walker, said: “The challenges our ...