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Industry news – Page 116
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ArticleExpiry date of photocard driving licences extended by seven months
The DVLA has confirmed that as of today (4 June), the expiry date of photocard driving licences has been extended by seven months, following a change of EU regulations.It applies to 10-year photocard licences expiring between 1 February and 31 August 2020, as well as five-year Group 2 vocational licences ...
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ArticlePallet networks offer best lifeline to manufacturers, APN boss claims
The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) has claimed it is best placed to help UK manufacturers whose order books have been hit by unpredictable and fluctuating volumes during the Covid-19 pandemic.Explained APN chairman Paul Sanders: “The pallet networks offer many advantages for businesses which are rebuilding their order books and ...
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ArticleMore than a third of HGVs not ready for Direct Vision Standard, survey reveals
Over a third of HGVs operating or entering Greater London are not ready for the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and HGV Permit Scheme which comes into force in October this year, according to a survey by fleet technology specialists CameraMatics.The survey asked 700 fleet managers how prepared their fleets were ...
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ArticleSixteen percent of operators could cease trading by July, RHA survey reveals
The RHA has repeated its plea for more government help for hauliers, after a new survey revealed 16% of operators are in danger of becoming insolvent within four weeks.The RHA survey of 600 companies also revealed frustration at the government’s furlough system, which operators say is still too inflexible.More than ...
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ArticleAre you breaking the law after Covid-19?
For hauliers who have been obliged to suspend or severely cut back on their operations because of the Covid-19 epidemic, a return to work probably cannot come soon enough. But as Jonathon Backhouse of Backhouse Jones solicitors told motortransport.co.uk, operators need to be aware of possible pitfalls in resuming their ...
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ArticleUK firms target new global markets in wake of Covid-19
A survey of UK companies has found more than half are now considering expanding into new global markets as a result of Covid-19.The findings, commissioned by logistics and e-commerce provider One World Express, also showed that 45% of firms said the pandemic had made them realise they were overly reliant ...
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ArticleApril saw only fifteen commercial vehicles manufactured in UK
Unsurprising and yet stark figures from the SMMT show that just 15 commercial vehicles rolled off GB production lines in April.CV output dropped by 99.3% as plants were forced to close their doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving just a handful of vehicles to leave the factory gates in ...
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ArticleNew Goodyear trailer tyre boasts range of benefits for regional hauliers
Goodyear has introduced a new KMAX T GEN-2 trailer tyre, offering greater mileage, longer life and radio frequency identification (RFID) connectivity.The product range replaces the KMAX T trailer range and complements its premium KMAX GEN-2 steer and drive truck range.Maciej Szymanski, Goodyear marketing director, said: “The KMAX T GEN-2 range ...
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ArticleDVSA extends vehicle testing suspension
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has confirmed that the suspension of annual testing of heavy vehicles has been extended to include vehicles due for test shortly.Vehicles due for their regular annual test in June, together with those which were due in March and subsequently extended to June, will receive ...
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Article“Avoid knee-jerk reactions” – what logistics can learn from Covid-19
Logistics firms need to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and guard against “knee-jerk reactions”, according to KPMG supply chain expert Maureen O’Shea.Speaking as part of a webinar discussing the future of the sector, she also advised businesses on key recovery strategies and warned them that by fixating on the crisis ...
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ArticleLogistics firms offered free online consultations to help restart their businesses
Free 15-minute consultations for companies emerging from the Covid-19 crisis are being offered on a first come, first served basis.The pre-bookable ‘Flying 15’ sessions will be held online on 5 June and are intended to offer insights into how best to restart trading after lockdown.The consultations have been designed by ...
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ArticleNew Brexit talks must focus on free trade deal, insists FTA
A free trade agreement acceptable to both the UK and EU must be top of the agenda when Brexit talks resume next week, the FTA has urged.On the eve of further negotiations over the future of the relationship between the UK and other European countries, concerns are growing that consensus ...
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ArticleCommercial Motor Show 2020
Commercial Motor is launching an exciting new virtual exhibition for the road transport industry.Held over three days in the autumn, the Commercial Motor Show 2020 will put hundreds of exhibitors in front of a 10,000-plus audience, all without the need for social distancing.Visitors to this free-to-attend event will see the ...
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Prove there's a need for sector-specific support, FTA tells hauliers
FTA policy director Elizabeth de Jong has told motortransport.co.uk that the government needs more proof that some hauliers are close to collapse before it can offer sector-specific support.Her comments come in the wake of an RHA survey showing 73% of hauliers have significantly reduced or worse cashflow following the Covid-19 ...
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ArticleTilbury2 offers new unaccompanied freight terminal service
Forth Ports has launched an unaccompanied freight ferry terminal at Tilbury2 following a successful trial earlier this month.The 500,000-unit freight-only facility terminal uses a truck driver-free operation into the UK which port authorities say will help reduce the spread of Covid-19.The service will operate in partnership with P&O Ferries. The ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland extends HGV driving licences and reinstates special vehicle testing
Northern Ireland is to extend HGV driving licences and reinstate specialist vehicle testing.The Driver and Vehicle Agency will reinstate individual vehicle approval (IVA) inspections and will introduce a statutory authorisation process that will permit the continued use of ADR vehicles on the road from 1 June.Seamus Leheny, FTA policy manager ...
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ArticleFreight forwarders warn of customs chaos if government adheres to Brexit deadline
Almost three quarters of freight forwarders are calling for the Brexit transition period to be extended if no trade deal is agreed with the EU.Another 50% are warning that they will not have enough staff to cope with the additional Customs-related work that a no-deal Brexit will bring.A survey of ...
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ArticleHGV driver medicals on offer as D4Drivers re-opens clinics
D4Drivers is offering D4 medicals for HGV drivers from this week at 30 centres across the UK. The company’s sister organisation Summerfield Healthcare is also offering antibody blood tests to transport operators, with results supplied within three days.The company said the antibody tests are already being used by a major ...
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Rivus garage network added to ServicePoint
The 55-strong Rivus garage network has now been made available to users of the ServicePoint fleet service, maintenance and repair (SMR) platform.The move is designed to open up the nationwide network to a wider range of business customers including HGV operators, said Paul Holland, MD of UK Fuel, at Allstar ...
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ArticleMOT testing backlog will likely mean job cuts, warns ATF operator
A West Yorkshire ATF operator said staff were on the verge of losing their jobs after the DVSA refused to allow its testers to conduct MOTs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Joanne Martin, MD at Birstall-based Leeds Fleet Services, said it had lost between 30% and 40% of its work following the ...