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Industry news – Page 146
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'Significant challenges' remain if new customs declaration system is to be ready for Brexit, warns report
The government faces “significant challenges” in getting its customs declaration system up and running in time for Brexit, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).The warning comes in the NAO’s latest report on the progress of HMRC programme to replace its existing customs system, CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and ...
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ArticleHeathrow's new runway is good news for freight sector but obstacles for hauliers remain, say associations
Heathrow’s third runway is good news for the freight sector but will throw up a range of obstacles for hauliers, according to trade associations. Earlier this week MPs voted in favour of a new runway, which the DfT said could double the airport’s freight capacity.While it welcomed the investment in ...
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ArticleNestle and XPO build technology 'testbed' DC
Image: SwisslogXPO Logistics and Nestlé are jointly creating a highly-automated warehouse in Leicestershire that will act as a distribution centre for Nestlé and provide a technology testbed for XPO.The 638,000 ft² warehouse, being billed as ‘a digital warehouse of the future’, will be custom-built at Segro’s East Midlands Gateway Logistics ...
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ArticleFiducia introduces combined liability insurance product
Insurer Fiducia has launched a combined liability insurance product targeting “well managed” hauliers and warehouse operators.Leeds-based Fiducia said the new insurance scheme would complement its freight liability for goods in transit insurance product.“Our broker partners have been asking us for this as they want one point of contact for employers ...
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ArticleSwitch to unaccompanied freight model to avoid Brexit border delays at Channel Ports, says Peel Ports
Hauliers could avoid Brexit border delays at the Channel Ports by sending freight unaccompanied via other locations, according to Peel Ports.In a white paper dubbed Brexit Unlocked: A contingency option using uncongested ports, it argues that the best way to ensure cargo is not caught up in Brexit border delays ...
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A hard Brexit will see road transport industry face fleet and labour shortages, CILT warns
A hard Brexit could result in a shortage of both trucks and labour in the freight industry, according to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).The warning comes in the CILT’s response to the Transport Select Committee’s Freight and Brexit inquiry, which considers the impact of a hard Brexit.The ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee demands more information on Brexit land border plans
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is demanding more detail from the government on its plans for post-Brexit border controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.The demand follows the government’s response to the committee’s report, published in March, on the land border between the two countries.One of the report’s key recommendations was ...
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ArticleInsulated Render Systems mandates FORS silver throughout its supply chain
Airdrie-based housing contractor, Insulated Render Systems (IRS) has told its haulage suppliers that they will need to gain FORS Silver accreditation.The external wall insulation specialist wants all deliveries to its sites to be made by companies working to a minimum FORS Silver standard within an 18-month time-frame.The requirement will then ...
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Winners announced at FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards
Leaders from operators including TNT, DHL Supply Chain and DB Cargo UK were honoured at the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards last week. At a lavish ceremony in the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, the dedicated freight awards were handed to DB Cargo UK's head of planning ...
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ArticleNottinghamshire named UK's crime hotspot during first quarter, as cargo theft climbs nationally
Thefts from lorries increased by 6.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 with 454 reported incidents, according to a new crime report.The state of security in the UK is laid bare in figures from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS) and supply chain intelligence BSI Group covering January, ...
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Review of financial standing for restricted licence holders gets underway
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have launched a consultation to look at whether the financial resources test for restricted operator licence holders need to be increased.All operator licence holders must demonstrate a certain level of financial resources based on the type of licence they hold and the number of ...
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Consultation exploring permanent solution to Operation Stack to open next week
Highways England’s consultation on options for a permanent Operation Stack solution will open to Kent residents and workers next week as plans for a site to replace the collapsed Stanford West project get under way. Plans for a relief truck park at Stanford West were abandoned late last year after ...
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Warning of significant delays due to stricter border checks after Brexit
All lorries carrying meat, fish and other food perishables could be subject to strict checks at Calais, post- Brexit, the deputy head of the Port of Calais told MPs this week.The warning was made by Port of Calais deputy chief executive Benoit Rochet whilst giving evidence to the Commons Treasury ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck UK adds Grafter Green to Driveaway programme
Isuzu Truck UK has added a selection of the new Grafter Green rigids to its range of Driveaway pre-bodied vehicles.The move sees the first Grafter Green 3.5 tonne N35.125 trucks on offer under the manufacturer’s Driveaway scheme.The trucks are available in both single and twin rear wheel versions, with either ...
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Article1.4 million ft² logistics park proposed for Wigan
Warehouse developer db symmetry has announced plans for a 1.4 million ft² logistics park at Winstanley near Wigan.It is proposing a mix of logistics buildings alongside open space and recreational routes for local residents, with a green buffer between the development and the nearest housing.The park would be known as ...
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FTA: Government's Brexit strategy 'playing chicken' with economy and industry
The government is playing chicken with the future of the British economy and the haulage industry, the FTA has warned.As the next round of talks on post-Brexit customs arrangements approaches, the trade association launched a damning attack on the government’s “reckless” Brexit strategy.FTA deputy chief executive James Hookham said: “The ...
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ArticleHireco to open truck parking facility at DP London Gateway in August
Hireco will open a 5-acre truck park at DP London Gateway later this year to address what it described as “a chronic shortage of parking in the surrounding area”. The site (pictured mid-build), expected to open in the first week of August, will have space for 160 HGVs and will ...
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ArticleUse today's clean fuels technology rather than bludgeoning hauliers with a tax hike, says FairFuelUK
Pressure group FairFuelUK (FFUK) has called on the UK’s decision makers to make better use of technology in reducing road transport emissions further, rather than using the blunt instrument of increased taxation.FFUK was responding to a recent report, The unintended consequences of freezing fuel duty, written by former government transport ...
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M20 to get a contraflow as temporary solution to problems caused by Operation Stack
The M20 will be contraflowed as a temporary solution to Operation Stack, to allow traffic to travel in both directions between junctions 8 and 9 when HGVs are being queued, according to the government.The announcement has been welcomed by the industry as an “obvious solution” and a compromise for operators ...
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ArticleGLA appoints consultants to advise on industrial and warehousing land use
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has appointed Savills to help it balance the need for housing and industrial land in the capital.Savills will create an investment strategy to encourage intensive land use, through multi-storey warehousing and mixed-use projects – the GLA is considering using part of its £250m Land Fund, ...