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Industry news – Page 186
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ArticleAPPG on Freight Transport report seeks to tackle funding and insurance issues for young drivers
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Freight Transport will call for an extension to the student loans system and cheaper insurance for young drivers to address the HGV driver shortage in its first skills report, MT can reveal.Barriers to Youth Employment in the Freight Transport Sector, which is a draft ...
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CVS defence counsel claims Vosa 'entrapment'
The way that Vosa approached its investigation into the operations of Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) was as near to entrapment as it was possible to get, it was suggested by defence counsel at Leeds Crown Court earlier this month.In November of last year, CVS MD Martin Collins, sales director Richard ...
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ArticleFTA warns that plans for cross-capital cycle superhighways are being rushed through
The FTA has criticised the speed of the roll-out of fully segregated cycle superhighways in London, suggesting the scheme is being rushed through to coincide with the mayoral elections in May 2016.TfL announced yesterday that final scheme sign-off for what it calls “Crossrail for the bike” is expected next ...
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ArticleMet Police puts Mercedes Actros on the road to highlight cycle dangers
The Metropolitan Police’s Cycle Safety Team has put on the road a Mercedes-Benz Actros in police livery, which will be used for its Exchanging Places cyclist awareness initiative.Supplied by Mercedes dealer Sparshatts of Kent, the Actros 2545 has a BigSpace cab and a 449hp straight-six engine. It also has blue ...
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Bandvulc first to join ethical standards organisation
Truck tyre retread specialist Bandvulc has become the first transport industry supplier to join Sedex, a not for profit organisation dedicated to driving improvements in ethical and responsible business practices in global supply chains.As the largest collaborative platform for sharing ethical supply chain data, Sedex is an innovative and effective ...
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ArticleA third of Dawsonrentals fleet now Euro-6
Dawsonrentals has seen a surge in operator interest in Euro-6 during the past 12 months, with over 30% of its truck fleet now Euro-6.The company will soon have over 1,400 Euro-6 trucks, either on order or already delivered, in its 4,000-strong rental fleet.Its Euro-6 fleet consists of approximately 1,000 tractors ...
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Everywoman Awards closing date is just days away
The closing date for the 2015 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards on the 2 February (at midnight) is upon us.Now in its eighth year, the awards recognise the talents of remarkable women in transport and logistics and in doing so aim to encourage more women to consider a ...
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ArticleRoute Monkey target expansion after securing £2m funding package
Scheduling and routeing software company Route Monkey has said it will grow significantly over the next few years after securing a £2m funding package from Clydesdale Bank.The Livingston, West Lothian based company, which counts Yodel, APC Overnight and Bunzl as customers, while supermarket chain Iceland, has adopted Route Monkey’s scheduling ...
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Fee to be introduced for Fors accreditation
Operators will be charged for Fors membership from later this year, although the exact cost has not yet been revealed.It comes after Aecom’s selection by TfL to take on the running of the best practice scheme, which will also see it rolled out nationally.On behalf of Aecom, the CILT, which ...
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ArticleFormer Bibby boss nets new business
Iain Speak, former CEO of Bibby Supply Chain Services, has been appointed to two new roles: non-executive director of Suffolk family firm Century Logistics and consultant for Taiwan-based Dimerco Express.Speak will be assisting Century Logistics, an e-fulfilment and warehousing company founded in 1997 by Stepehn and Ann Basey-Fisher, with its ...
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Beverley Bell denies sanctioning other operators' use of CVS fleet management system
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell denied sanctioning the way that Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) was operating its fleet management system for other operators, when she gave evidence at Leeds Crown Court.In November, CVS MD Martin Collins, sales director Richard Gosling and managers Bruce Lawrie and Tim Edwards, pleaded not guilty ...
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ArticleAmazon Sunday deliveries quadruple a year since launch
Online retailer Amazon has claimed that the number of Sunday deliveries in its network has quadrupled in the past 12 months.The retailer’s own logistics network began making deliveries seven days a week in January 2014, following a successful trial in London during the previous peak period.Amazon did not disclose how ...
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RHA meets with business secretary to highlight driver shortage issue
The RHA has met with business secretary Vince Cable to highlight the impact the current driver shortage is having on the economy and how it could be addressed.In a meeting last week RHA chief executive Richard Burnett also put across the industry’s need for a government training fund to help ...
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Skills for Logistics begins creditors' voluntary liquidation
Skills for Logistics (SfL) is to begin the process of a creditors’ voluntary liquidation to wind-up its operation.A spokesman for Manchester-based corporate insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, who confirmed the decision to MotorTransport.co.uk, added that a creditors' meeting would be held on 9 February.The company announced earlier this month that SfL ...
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Chancellor invites RHA chief executive to discuss driver shortage
Chancellor George Osborne has invited RHA chief executive Richard Burnett to a “formal roundtable discussion” with the Treasury and DfT to discuss possible government “intervention” to address the HGV driver shortage.The RHA has called for government grants to train UK residents to become HGV drivers rather than see an influx ...
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ArticleOperators looking to buy more fleet vehicles this year, than last year, reveals CV Industry report
Operators are more optimistic about their vehicle acquisition strategy in 2015 than they were in 2014, predicting that more new vehicles will be bought this year compared with last year.The findings of the 2015 Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report, produced by MT publisher Road Transport Media on behalf ...
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Longer, more aerodynamic truck cabs held off until 2022 following European vote
Operators will not see longer, more aerodynamic truck cabs for at least another seven years after the European Parliament and EU countries last month agreed to prevent the introduction of such cabs until 2022.The European Commission’s original proposals envisaged longer, shapelier cabs giving better crash performance, fuel-saving aerodynamics and more ...
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2015 Motor Transport Awards deadline extended
The deadline to enter the 2015 Motor Transport Awards has been extended to 27 March so there is still time to enter before our panels of independent, expert judges gather in April to make their deliberations. Here are some hints and tips on how to make sure your entry stands ...
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Fors to be taken national by AECOM
TfL has revealed that consultancy group Aecom is to run Fors on a five-year concession-style contract that will see the best practice scheme taken national.In an announcement today, TfL confirmed Aecom would run the accreditation scheme on a five-year basis as a concessionaire.There is an option to extend the deal ...
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Time to nominate successful women in transport and logistics
The 2015 FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards recognise the talented women working in transport and logistics.The deadline to nominate a colleague, yourself, a friend or a peer for one of seven categories is 2 February, so to showcase your own achievements, or those of someone who deserves recognition, ...