Industry news – Page 108

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    CM Show 2020: TRP looks the part and takes centre stage

    2020-09-01T10:14:00Z

    TRP, the UK’s largest all-makes truck-and-trailer parts brand, supported by DAF Trucks, is to receive its own dedicated presence at the Commercial Motor Show. Details of DAF genuine parts will be available on DAF Trucks’ main stand at the show.With TRP experts on-hand to describe the TRP brand, show-attendees will ...

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    CM Show 2020: Electric cargo vehicles offer clean last-mile solution

    2020-08-31T11:25:00Z

    E-Cargo Vehicles are pleased to announce their product availability into the UK logistic sector.We fully understand the world of logistics are changing . The last mile delivery brings with it its own challenging problems. Emission levels, congestion, cost and reliability, and ever demanding client deadlines.We can offer a range of ...

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    CM Show 2020: Sort all your AdBlue requirements in the virtual world

    2020-08-30T15:11:00Z

    The Air1 team are exhibiting at their first virtual show in September, the Commercial Motor Show. With face-to-face events on hold for the foreseeable, this event is the ideal exhibition for visitors to come along and still discuss their AdBlue requirements, via video calls, and to see what Air1 has ...

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    CM Show 2020: Come and meet the procurement experts

    2020-08-29T13:58:00Z

    Given the current circumstances, it is even more important that transport operators are obtaining the best possible pricing from their suppliers for the goods and services they require.Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) are experts in procurement and have been helping UK businesses and organisations for over 25 years to ensure that ...

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    DfT calls on delivery firms to pinpoint pothole hotspots

    2020-08-28T16:12:00Z

    Tesco and Ocado are among a small army of companies recruited by the government to help map the road network and identify “pothole hotspots” to pinpoint where funding is needed most.In what the Department for Transport (DfT) called a “first-of-its-kind audit”, data will be collated on current potholes identified by ...

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    Risk firm offers workshops post-Covid health and safety training modules

    2020-08-28T14:52:00Z

    A range of e-learning training modules that advise commercial vehicle workshops on health and safety rules and regulations in light of Covid-19 has been announced by Inspire International UK.The risk management company said statistics show that half of companies expect an increase in their risk profile as more staff return ...

  • Lisle Design
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    CM Show 2020: 'Gold standard' for digi tach downloads

    2020-08-28T13:53:00Z

    Since 2005, Lisle Design has been manufacturing the Digidown range of download tools for Digital Tachographs. Digidown has become the gold standard for such products; the Lisle Design name is synonymous with excellence and reliability. This reputation is built on three key tenets: reliable products, first class customer support and ...

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    Third of logistics firms need extension to furlough scheme

    2020-08-27T14:55:00Z

    Nearly 11% of logistics businesses are still reporting severe or extreme disruption to their overall freight volumes in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.Feedback from a new industry panel also showed that more than a third of companies would need an extension of the coronavirus job retention scheme to 2021 in ...

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    New Goodman warehouse in Essex will service e-commerce and 3PL customers

    2020-08-27T14:32:00Z

    One of the largest warehouses within the M25, offering the potential to reach 21 million consumers within two hours, has been granted planning permission.Property group Goodman said the high spec 340,000 sq ft single unit warehouse at Purfleet Commercial Park in Essex would efficiently service e-commerce, retail and third-party logistics ...

  • Fastview
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    CM Show 2020: Cameras designed by hauliers for hauliers

    2020-08-27T13:37:00Z

    Fastview360 was born out of the haulage industry and we understand the issues that the transport industry have when it comes to accidents, drivers behaviour and safety.We have approached the development of our product with the haulier and HGVs in mind, so everything is solid, strong and very reliable. We ...

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    CM Show 2020: TyreWatch brings connected, real-time monitoring to fleets

    2020-08-27T11:09:00Z

    TyreWatch will be ready to roll at this autumn’s Commercial Motor Show with its real-time, connected tyre management technology for fleets.The business strives to help customers run efficiently at all times, with tyre monitoring a key element in reducing fleet operation costs.TyreWatch technology combines continuous tyre monitoring, Formula One style ...

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    CM Show 2020: All you need to know about Direct Vision

    2020-08-27T08:08:00Z

    SmartWitness will be exhibiting their full line of video telematics solutions at the virtual Commercial Motor Show including TfL Direct Vision Standard (DVS) systems, their latest line of 4G hardware platforms, and innovative cloud-based intelligence. Since 2007, the company has been a global player in the fleet video space focusing ...

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    "Urgent action needed to stop avalanche of redundancies and insolvencies," warns head of Logistics UK

    2020-08-26T16:16:00Z

    Logistics UK has warned the government it needs to act now to stimulate economic activity and restore consumer confidence amid claims the nation’s businesses are "stagnating" after two months of cautious re-opening following the pandemic.“Logistics businesses of all types are finding it increasingly difficult to remain solvent, with the end ...

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    DVSA staff to get bodycams to protect them from assault

    2020-08-26T15:10:00Z

    THe DVSA has announced that officers performing roadside checks and site visits are to wear body-worn cameras.Slightly larger than a credit card and usually worn on the chest, the devices record video and audio in the same way as a personal CCTV unit."We are investing in ‘bodycams’ for all frontline ...

  • Diesel Technic
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    CM Show 2020: Diesel Technic celebrates fifth anniversary

    2020-08-26T13:34:00Z

    In 2020, Diesel Technic UK & Ireland is celebrating its fifth anniversary and since 2015 has been reliably supplying its distribution partners and their workshop customers in Great Britain and Ireland with automotive parts and accessories with the product brands DT Spare Parts and SIEGEL Automotive.The parent company was founded ...

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    Highways England boss Jim O’Sullivan to leave next year

    2020-08-25T11:54:00Z

    Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan is to stand down early next year.O’Sullivan, who was appointed in 2015, has led Highways England’s (HE’s) delivery of the government’s roads programme.He has also overseen the controversial smart motorways system which was suspended earlier this year after the Transport Select Committee and the ...

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    OTC warns of “worrying” incidents of PI attendees breaking quarantine rules

    2020-08-24T11:07:00Z

    The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) is warning public inquiry (PI) attendees that they must follow the 14-day quarantine rule when arriving back in the UK from a country that is not on the exemption list.The warning follows “several worrying incidents” since the OTC reintroduced physical attendance at PIs, ...

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    Pallet volumes resilient during pandemic, says APN amid "cautious optimism"

    2020-08-21T16:48:00Z

    The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) said new figures for the first six months of 2020 show the UK pallet network sector was "far less affected in terms of volume than the early experience of European counterparts indicated".The first two quarters of 2020 saw pressure on pallet volumes, with a ...

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    Operation Brock won't solve border friction, warns Logistics UK

    2020-08-21T15:54:00Z

    Logistics UK has raised concerns over the government’s consultation on Operation Brock enforcement, which closes on Sunday (23 August) and relates to road usage at the Channel ports, particularly across Kent, after the end of the EU transition period.The move to relaunch Operation Brock is contained in a consultation document ...

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    Government to speed up transport infrastructure projects with new Acceleration Unit

    2020-08-21T15:53:00Z

    Vital rail and road upgrades that will create jobs, increase connectivity and boost the economy will be delivered more quickly thanks to the launch of a new 'Acceleration Unit', transport secretary Grant Shapps announced today (21 August).The new team of specialists will join the DfT to tackle delays to infrastructure ...