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ArticleWarning over unofficial congestion charge sites
Operators have been warned against using unofficial websites for one-off London congestion charge payments as some charge a high premium for their service and others have been known not to actually carry out payments. The warning from Transport for London (TfL) follows a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards ...
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Power Players 2013: Alastair Peoples, chief executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
1) Alastair Peoples, chief executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)The merger of the DSA and Vosa into one single agency, due for completion by 1 April 2014, is creating a 4,600-strong organisation, with annual turnover of £400m and responsibility for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in ...
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Cumulative hike in operating costs since 2000 now 75%
Average truck operating costs have risen by a massive 75% since September 2000 while reported haulage rates were only 23% higher in July 2013 than back then, new cost figures from the RHA have shown.The association's 2014 goods vehicle operating cost survey showed a total annual inflationary rise in the ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Moya Greene, chief executive, Royal Mail
Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene will retire in September, making way for GLS boss Rico Back to take the reins.2) Moya Greene, chief executive, Royal MailIs there a higher profile job in private business in the UK at the moment? Maybe some of the bank and utility bosses would ...
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ArticleFailure to report offences will put Fors membership at risk, warns TfL
TfL has reminded Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) members that their accreditation could be in jeopardy if they do not immediately tell it of any offences they commit.Following the Metropolitan Police Service’s Operation Safeway, anecdotal evidence suggests there has been a marked increase in the number of PG9s issued to ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Perry Watts, DHL Supply Chain UK MD
Perry Watts, DHL Supply Chain chief executive, is to retire at the end of 20163) Perry Watts, DHL Supply Chain UK MDDHL Supply Chain is the majority chunk of the DHL empire in the UK, accounting for £3.8bn of its £4.5bn turnover in 2012 (the remainder being its Express and ...
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Power Players 2013: Steve Strachota, Tesco’s UK and Ireland distribution director
4) Steve Strachota, Tesco’s UK and Ireland distribution directorStrachota hit the mainstream media headlines, and the front page of Motor Transport, in the summer when he posted a tweet that appeared to celebrate the closure of five depots and opening of three new ones, adding: “Awesome teamwork, courageous leadership, a ...
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Power Players 2013: Beverley Bell, Senior Traffic Commissioner
5) Beverley Bell, Senior Traffic CommissionerBell has continued to champion the independence of the TCs and has rarely stayed out of the headlines. Make no bones about it, Bell knows her status and power in the industry and is not afraid to use.Last year she had no qualms about taking ...
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Met extends Operation Safeway
The Metropolitan Police Service has extended Operation Safeway by another week in a bid to make sure all road users obey the law of the land.Operation Safeway launched on 25 November and was due to run until the 3 January 2014. It came in response to a series of cyclist ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Robert Goodwill MP
Robert Goodwill MP, transport minister6) Robert Goodwill MPAppointed to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport in October 2013, Robert Goodwill has certainly had to hit the ground running. He has a flurry of controversial issues to tackle from the get-go: the cyclist versus lorry safety debate, ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Siim Kallas, Transport Minster, European Commission
7) Siim Kallas, Transport Minster, European CommissionWhile 4m trailer heights is a problem that doesn’t seem to want to go away, Kallas and the European Commission are looking to the future. He wants to simplify cabotage rules and further liberalise the European market for road transport. And he wants to ...
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Power Players 2013: Gavin Chappell, supply chain director, Asda
8) Gavin Chappell, supply chain director, Asda Part of the giant Walmart family, Asda vies with Sainsbury’s for second position in the UK grocery retailing pecking order with annual sales of £23bn and 400 stores. With 23 DCs around the UK and a fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles, Asda likes ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Ian Wainwright, head of freight and fleet delivery, TfL
Ian Wainwright, TfL head of freight and fleet9) Ian Wainwright, head of freight and fleet delivery, TfLWith 18 years logistics industry experience under his belt, Ian Wainwright understands freight. As road freight programme manager at TfL during the lead up to the London 2012 Games, he bridged the gap between ...
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ArticlePower Players 2013: Humberto Delgado Rosa - DG Climate Action, European Commission
10) Humberto Delgado Rosa - Director for adaptation to climate change and low carbon technology, DG Climate Action, European CommissionWho we here you say? Delgado Rosa is one of the most influential European policy wonks you will never have heard of.When asking the question: ‘Where next for heavy truck ...
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Motortransport.co.uk editorial team highlights of 2013
Throughout 2013 the Motortransport.co.uk editorial team has worked hard to bring its loyal readers the very best breaking news in the industry. So, if you will forgive just one indulgence, here are our highlights of the year. Christopher Walton, Group News Editor: The MT Awards can be loud, noisy and ...
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ArticleTop 10 highlights from the MT Awards 2013
Arriving at Park Lane for the start of the MT Awards is where the buzz really starts to build – and in 2013 the atmosphere was given an extra twist as our 1,600 guests were greeted by the world famous Mariachi band. They didn’t actually get much chance to play ...
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Power Players 2013: Geoff Dunning, chief executive, RHA, and Theo de Pencier, chief executive, FTA
11) Geoff Dunning, chief exec, RHA and 12) Theo de Pencier, chief exec, FTAWhile the year-end disappointment of the failure to get a cut in fuel duty may rankle, with hindsight the joint campaigning between the industry’s pre-eminent trade associations (fronted by the FairFuelUK lobby) may be seen as ...
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Top contract wins and renewals of 2013
This year, 3PLs have won millions in new and renewed business from retailers, manufacturers and service providers in the UK and beyond; some more business than others. Motortransport.co.uk takes a look at 2013’s top contract wins.Norbert Dentressangle wins £100m ASOS contractND’s ASOS win in the summer was not only one ...
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Power Players 2013: Tony Devlin, regional officer, Unite
13) Tony Devlin, regional officer, Unite“We are lucky to have an exceptional officer in Tony Devlin to work with,” retired industry stalwart Peter Larner told Motortransport.co.uk earlier this year in reference to the Unite officer’s skill in negotiating between transport bosses and workers.Indeed, Devlin, along with fellow regional and national ...
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Article2013: A year in the life of the post and parcels sector
This year has seen many companies in the parcels sector thrive as carriers move record volumes and consumers continue to do more of their shopping online. But while this has encouraged some parcel carriers to invest heavily in their networks and offer more services to their customers, 2013 has also ...