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Industry news – Page 158
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Beverley Bell, former senior traffic commissioner, receives CBE honour
Beverley Bell, former senior traffic commissioner for Great Britain, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2017 Birthday Honours for her services to road safety and the freight industry.Bell, who retired from the role of senior traffic commissioner (STC) earlier this year, had built a reputation for being a ...
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ArticleVan driver killed by migrants' road block in Calais region
Photo: PAA van driver was killed in Calais this morning as a result of a migrant blockage on the A16. The Polish-registered vehicle collided with one of three HGVs that had been stopped by tree trunks in the road at 3.45am this morning.The van caught fire upon impact, killing the ...
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Prioritise trade deal says FTA as Brexit talks get underway
The FTA has called on the UK government not to act upon Prime Minister Theresa May’s previous promise to take “no deal rather than a bad deal”, as Brexit negotiations formally begin today (19 June).Instead, the association called for the government to keep an open mind during the negotiations and ...
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ArticleHauliers that breach Fors regulations will be expelled immediately, warns Aecom
Member companies that breach Fors regulations will be punished with immediate termination from the scheme, Aecom, the company that runs it, has warned.Aecom said it had investigated hundreds of potential breaches of the scheme last year and any company bringing it into disrepute would be dealt with appropriately.Its robust stance ...
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ArticleJohn Hayes MP retains freight and logistics role at DfT
John Hayes MP has retained his role for freight and logistics, following Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle.John Hayes MPHayes took on the role last September and reports to transport secretary Chris Grayling, who also retained his position following the general election and changes to May’s senior team.Hayes, MP for ...
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ArticleConsultation on new Tilbury port terminal under way
The Port of Tilbury has launched a formal consultation on plans to build a new 152-acre port terminal on the site of the former Tilbury Power Station. The new port, dubbed Tilbury2, will be built on the site of the former power station and will include a new deepwater jetty ...
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RHA legal action against truck manufacturers targeting £6,000 payout per vehicle
The RHA has said that compensation in its legal case against the truck manufacturers involved in the price-fixing scandal could yield around £6,000 per truck.The association is co-ordinating a group claim on behalf of members and non-members alike after the European Commission (EC) fined MAN, Volvo Group (which includes Volvo ...
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Chris Grayling remains as transport secretary after cabinet reshuffle
Chris Grayling has retained his position as transport secretary after a cabinet reshuffle following last week’s general election.The reshuffle also sees Michael Gove return to the cabinet as environment secretary. One of Gove’s first challenges will be implementing Defra's much delayed air quality plan proposals, which will be revealed by ...
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ArticleIndustry supporters Rob Flello and Jane Ellison loose seats in general election upset
Rob Flello, political champion of the haulage industry, has been ousted as Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South by Conservative candidate Jack Brereton.Flello, who was chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freight Transport and a member of the Transport Committee, lost his seat to Brereton by just 663 votes in ...
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ArticleMichelin cycling team to tackle Mount Ventoux climb for charity The Peter Pan Centre
The Michelin cycling team are set to tackle the Mount Ventoux climb in July in a bid to raise funds for Staffordshire-based charity The Peter Pan Centre for children with special needs.The team will ride up Mount Ventoux three times in 24 hours. To add to the challenge the riders ...
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ArticleFTA urges customs union rethink following general election result
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street, London, announcing a snap general election on June 8.After the Conservative party fell eight seats short of an overall majority, resulting in a hung parliament in the general election, the FTA has called for a new government to review its ...
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Operation Stack alternative is needed as a matter of urgency, warns local politician
The building of a huge truck park to ease congestion caused by Operation Stack should “push on at pace” because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to Kent’s transport chief.Matthew Balfour, the county council’s cabinet member for transport, told colleagues there were no guarantees that HGVs would not be ...
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Transaid on the hunt for cyclists to take part in Zambia charity ride
Transport charity Transaid is hunting for cyclists to join its fundraising 490km ride across Zambia next year.The Transaid Cycle Zambia 2018 event, which takes place on 21-30 September 2018, will finish at the world-famous Victoria Falls and includes five days of cycling.Transaid is promising participants the chance to spot impala, ...
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ArticleEU proposes to relax cabotage rules
Transport workers hold the protest against social dumping in front of EU headquarters in Brussels, BelgiumThe EU is proposing to relax cabotage rules to allow HGVs on foreign runs to make unlimited deliveries and drop offs over five days rather than the existing limit of three internal movements in a ...
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ArticleRichard Gutsell becomes operations director at Palletline
Former City Link regional network manager Richard Gutsell has taken on the newly created role of operations director at Palletline, just two years after joining the network as head of hubs.In his new position, Gutsell will oversee Palletline’s hub operations, network service quality and IT infrastructure.Palletline MD Graham Leitch said: ...
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General election 2017: The transport policies
Undecided how you're going to vote next week? Motor Transport looked through the key party manifestos to see what the new government could mean for the road haulage sector. Conservative partyManifesto pledges include:Road transport: Continue a £40bn road and rail investment programme Develop the strategic road network, Improve transport connections ...
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ArticleDematic opens new UK headquarters
US firm Dematic has confirmed its commitment to the UK and North European market with the opening of its new head office in Oxfordshire.Located in Adderbury, the building houses a training academy, conference facilities, a 24/7 customer response centre, and a live exhibition showroom for demonstrating warehouse automation technology.The move ...
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ArticleDriverless trucks will lead to millions of redundancies that governments must plan for, warns report
Volvo platoon demonstration in which line of vehicles are driven autonomously by the one at the frontGovernments must prepare plans to manage the effect of millions of redundancies created by the rise of driverless trucks, experts have warned.Automated trucks could slash the demand for drivers by up to 70% in ...
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ArticleRHA renews call for French army at Calais as migrant activity surges
The RHA has renewed its call for French troops to be deployed to restore order in Calais as migrant numbers continue to swell. In a letter to French prime minister Édouard Philippe, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett warned the situation in Calais is “once again deteriorating rapidly”.He said: “The determination ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Podcast: Beverley Bell talks about her time in the 'best job in the world'
As Beverley Bell prepared to step down from the role of senior traffic comissioner, senior legal reporter Ashleigh Wight went to visit the outgoing TC to hear what she'd learnt from her five years in post. You can hear some highlights from the interview in the latest episode of the ...