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Industry news – Page 154
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HSE test results could open the door to stricter pallet weight guidance
The introduction of stricter guidelines on tail-lift delivery pallet weights moved a step closer this week after the HSE confirmed it had completed a series of additional tests to establish the maximum safe weight for pallets.The additional tests, which looked at push and pull forces, were ordered by HSE in ...
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ArticleBullet Express: 'factor in growing tail lift costs or face price race to the bottom'
Operators must start factoring in the costs associated with the increasing volume of tail lift deliveries to avoid a race to the bottom on price, a leading haulier warned this week.David McCutcheon, MD of Pall-Ex member Bullet Express, estimates the additional cost of tail lift deliveries, which have grown exponentially ...
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London T-Charge effectiveness questioned by associations
Associations have expressed concern at the effectiveness of the new London T-Charge, which went live last week ahead of the introduction of an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) next year.The T-Charge fines drivers of pre-Euro-4 vehicles entering London’s congestion charge zone between 7am and 6pm on any weekday, £10 on ...
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ArticleTransport journalist and PR Steve Gray remembered
It is our sad duty to report the passing of former colleague and good friend, Steve Gray (pictured right), at the age of 71.He succumbed at the weekend after a period of gradually deteriorating health, throughout which he remained determined to live his life as fully as possible, both personally ...
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Transport minister pledges action to expand MSA lorry parking
Transport minister John Hayes MP has pledged to meet his opposite number at the Department for Communities and Local Government to try to free the blockage placed on the development of HGV parking at motorway services areas (MSAs) by local authorities.Speaking at the launch of the first annual survey of ...
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Jim Welch appointed chairman of Palletline
Welch Group MD Jim Welch has been appointed chairman of Palletline following the retirement of Trevor Ellis, who has been in the role for 11 years and will remain on the Palletline board.Welch, who became financial director at the pallet network after the firm joined in 2010, said: “I wasn’t ...
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ArticleEuropean business representatives call for Brexit transition period to ensure frictionless trade
A selection of European businesses and trade bodies, including the FTA, has called for a Brexit transitionary period to ensure a frictionless customs and trade environment. The group has urged EU and UK negotiators to put legal and business certainty at the top of their negotiating agenda. It has also ...
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FORS to increase site audit frequency for gold members
FORS is to increase the frequency of site audits that gold members are required to undertake.From 1 January, gold operators whose membership comes up for review will be required to commission a site audit every two rather than three years, at an estimated additional cost of £75 a year for ...
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ArticleSOE chief executive Ian Chisholm dies
The Society of Engineers' chief executive, Ian Chisholm, has died aged 67. The SOE said Chisholm, who joined the society in 2001, left an 'incredible legacy' behind him.Ian was appointed chief executive of SOE last year, and the organisation said he played an instrumental role in making it an "influential, ...
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ArticleOxford asks hauliers to help it ban petrol and diesel vehicles from city
Oxford City Council wants all freight deliveries made by zero emission vehicles by 2035 - and it wants hauliers to say how that could happen.It wants to create the world’s first zero emission zone in three years’ time and gradually ban the types of vehicles allowed into the city centre.The ...
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Government must tackle UK's creaking infrastructure
The UK will face gridlock on the roads and ever worsening air quality unless the government tackles the country’s creaking infrastructure, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).It also said fuel duty needed to be overhauled and road pricing looked at again, despite a public backlash when it was last ...
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ArticleDVSA to issue £300 fine for weekly rest taken in HGVs from next month
Drivers who take their 45-hour weekly rest in their cab will face a £300 fine from 1 November, and may be required to restart their rest period.Transport secretary Jesse Norman said the measures should be a significant deterrent to operators and drivers tempted to breach weekly rest rules, and hopefully ...
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ArticleRoad freight company failures more than double in Q3
Company failures in the road freight sector more than doubled in the third quarter of this year, outstripping the 81.5% increase in the transport and logistics sector as a whole, according to the latest Creditsafe Watchdog Report.The Watchdog report, which looks at the quarterly performance of over 114,000 companies in ...
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Government's Air Quality Plan to be scrutinised by four select committees
The government’s latest Air Quality Plan is set to receive “unprecedented scrutiny” from a cross party team of MPs.The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Environmental Audit Committee, Health Committee, and Transport Committee have joined forces to examine the government’s new Air Quality Plan.The plan was launched in July this ...
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ArticleTail-lift weight limit was the right call, says Palletline boss on second anniversary
Palletline’s decision to limit standard tail-lift deliveries to 750kg two years ago was “absolutely right”, according to MD Graham Leitch.Speaking on the second anniversary of Palletline’s move to introduce the limit to protect drivers and customers, Leitch (pictured) said he had no regrets that the business and its members had ...
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ArticleFreight deserves a 'champion' in London, says FTA
The FTA has called for a freight commissioner for London to ensure mayor Sadiq Khan’s draft transport strategy is implemented. Its suggestion coincides with the end of the consultation period for the strategy (2 October 2017).The FTA’s 20-page report responding to the strategy rebutted proposals by TfL for a London ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks' LNG-powered range available from spring 2018
Volvo Trucks’ gas-powered artic and rigid trucks will be available from spring 2018, the manufacturer has revealed. The FH (pictured) and FM LNG trucks, designed for long-haul operations, will be available with 420hp or 460hp engines.Volvo claimed the models offered the same fuel consumption and performance as its diesel trucks ...
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The public needs urgent education about how to use smart motorways safely, says watchdog
Highways England must raise the visibility of smart motorway emergency refuge areas “as soon as possible” and educate drivers on what the Red X sign means, according to Transport Focus.The call follows a survey from the transport watchdog , published this week, which found low level driver awareness of ...
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Earned recognition should challenge operators, but requirements must be realistic
The FTA has said it is important that the requirements for DVSA’s earned recognition scheme are realistic, but should still challenge participants to be exemplary operators.Commenting after the DVSA detailed the KPIs operators taking part in the scheme’s trial will be measured against, the FTA’s head of licensing and compliance ...
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Van traffic surges as HGV annual mileage falls
Van traffic was the fastest growing category on UK roads in the year ended March 2017, while the number of miles travelled by HGVs fell. According to the DfT’s Provisional Road Traffic Estimates, Vans accounted for 49.6 billion vehicle miles on roads between April 2016 and March 2017; a 4.5% ...