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Industry news – Page 174
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Unions and DVSA to resume talks in new year
Talks between DVSA management and Prospect and Public and Commercial Services (PCS) unions at arbitration service ACAS appear to be bearing fruit.Both unions have pledged to suspend all industrial action for the duration of the talks, with DVSA promising not to take disciplinary action against staff who refuse to follow ...
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FTA seeks assurances that Forth Bridge will reopen next month
The FTA has demanded assurances from Scotland’s transport minister that the Forth Road Bridge will re-open to all vehicles on 4 January.The closure of the bridge has caused huge financial headaches for many logistics companies, with vehicles forced to take a 50-mile detour via the Kincardine Bridge, which has experienced ...
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Improved mirrors to boost cycle safety will be mandatory on new HGVs next year
Improved mirrors that eliminate HGV blind spots will become mandatory on newly registered vehicles from July of next year across the EU.The measure, championed by the UK government, was adopted following a vote yesterday (16 December) by the European Commission.For the first time it will be mandatory for all newly ...
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DfT reshuffle sees freight minister Andrew Jones add to role
Yet another reshuffle at the DfT has seen local roads and traffic minister Robert Goodwill step away from road transport entirely.Under the move Goodwill’s responsibilities for local roads and traffic will be taken on by freight and logistics minister Andrew Jones, with Lord Ahmed of Wimbledon retaining responsibilities for road ...
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Panther Warehousing seals deal with Euramax Solutions
Panther Warehousing has inked a deal with window and door manufacturer Euramax Solutions to deliver its products on behalf of major DIY retailers including Wickes and Screwfix.Euramax awarded Northampton-based Panther the contract with the aim of reducing its carbon footprint, improving the supply chain and lowering its outlay.Under the deal ...
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Consultation launched into Operation Stack alternatives
A public consultation has been launched into proposals for a new lorry parking area as an alternative to Operation Stack in Kent.It comes after an announcement by the chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement that £250m was being made available to buy space in the county for HGVs, which ...
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ArticleGovernment gives thumbs-up to LGV Trailblazer apprenticeship
The government has finally given the go-ahead to a Trailblazer apprenticeship for lorry drivers after it was submitted for the third time last month.An industry-led consortium of logistics employers, supported by the RHA, FTA and CILT, has been working on the LGV Trailblazer Standard for more than a year.Consortium chairman ...
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Drivers see above average pay rises
Drivers benefitted from above-average, above-inflation wage increases this year as operators looked to secure a labour force against the background of the driver shortage.Provisional figures published by the ONS last week showed HGV drivers’ wages rose 3.2% in 2015 compared with the average wage increase across the UK of 1.8%.Inflation ...
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TfL creates congestion team to tackle traffic hot spots
A team of TfL officers is to tackle congestion in traffic hot spots across London in an effort to keep the capital moving. Vehicles illegally stopping and unloading will be targeted by the 40-strong team of road and transport enforcement officers, which will work in 10 areas that are particularly ...
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ArticleForth Bridge closure likely to cost hauliers £16m
The closure of the Forth Bridge will have cost the industry an estimated £16m by the new year, despite the DfT’s decison to relax drivers’ hour laws. The bridge was closed at midnight on 4 December after a crack in the steelworks led to it being deemed unsafe for use.The ...
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Strike action called off as DVSA and Prospect agree to ACAS talks
Industrial action by Prospect members at DVSA has been called off after the agency approached ACAS to help resolve the dispute.The union’s decision to call off strike action came as Prospect staff held their second full day’s strike last Friday (3 December). This was in protest against the revised ...
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Nominations open for FTA Everywoman Transport and Logistics awards 2016
Nominations have opened for the 2016 FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards. The ceremony, which highlights and celebrates the achievements of women from across the transport and logistics industries, will take place on 22 May next year.Nominations for the individual categories, including driver of the year and the warehousing ...
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ArticleIndustrial action set to run as DVSA and Prospect reach impasse
Industrial action by Prospect staff working for the DVSA looks set to run and run, after DVSA interim chief executive Paul Satoor said the so-called ‘modernisation of employment contract’ (MEC) at the heart of the matter would not be renegotiated. In a letter to staff on 27 November - the ...
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Benchmark your people power
Market analysts Analytiqa has teamed up with FireDog Research - set up by former SfL chief executive Ross Moloney (pictured) - to launch a benchmarking service enabling logistics operators to find out how their company compares with their peers in a range of HR and customer related KPIs.The new service ...
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ArticleTransport Committee to investigate hard-shoulder-running on motorways
The Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of all-lane running on England’s motorways.Several all-lane running motorway schemes in sections of the M1, M4, M5, M6, M42 and M62 are in operation either as part of a managed motorway, or with the hard shoulder used as a ...
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ArticleSociety of Operations Engineers appoints Ian Chisholm as MD
Ian Chisholm has been appointed as MD of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) after 14 years with the society. Chisholm joined SOE in 2001 as an engineering executive, and has been awarded the new role to mark what the society describes as its "next phase in growth".He said that ...
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Pressure mounts for DVSA as second union threatens to escalate strikes
Pressure is mounting on the DVSA management to return to the negotiating table with a second union pledging to escalate strike action across DVSA centres this week.The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has announced plans for a rolling programme of regional strikes, following a two day strike last week.The ...
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Tesco DC staff contemplate strike in run-up to Christmas
Around 2,000 drivers and warehouse staff across three Tesco DCs could be taking strike action in the run-up to Christmas, after union Unite began balloting them following what it described as a “pitiful” pay offer by the retailer. Some 700 staff at Tesco’s Belfast and Doncaster DCs will be balloted ...
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Most ATFs 'unaffected' by strike, claims DVSA
Most authorised testing facilities (ATFs) were unaffected by the strike carried out by Prospect vehicle testing and enforcement staff working for the DVSA earlier this month, the government agency has said. In a written statement, a DVSA spokesman told Motortransport.co.uk “over 85%” of ATFs were unaffected by the union’s three-hour ...
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ArticleChancellor's failure to back HGV driver training will hurt the UK economy
The RHA and FTA have expressed their frustration at the government’s failure to back calls for an HGV driver training fund in the Autumn Statement, and criticised the absence of a dedicated driving apprenticeship. RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said that ignoring the trade association’s call for a £150m driver ...