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Industry news – Page 219
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ArticleRHA welcomes new driver standards framework
The RHA has said the publication of a new framework document defining the skills, knowledge and understanding required by new truck drivers, by the DSA is a welcome step in formalising the profession and improving its image.Jack Semple, director of policy at the RHA, said: “As we have discussed with ...
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ArticleRHA says customers must start paying realistic backhaul rates
RHA director of policy Jack Semple has called on haulage customers to take more responsibility for ensuring the rates they pay are commercially sustainable.Responding to recent comments by Matthew Kibble Transport in sister publication Commercial Motor (20 September) about backhaul being offered rates as low as £1.10 a mile, Semple ...
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ArticleWincanton expands B&Q contract
Wincanton has secured a multi-million pound extension on its contract with B&Q, taking on management of an additional warehouse.The firm will manage B&Q’s one million ft² showroom fulfilment centre in Burton-on-Trent, which provides warehousing for the retailer’s bathroom, bedroom and kitchen range. Under this new agreement, it is estimated that ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Cabotage regs clarified by Nolan ruling
The recent case involving Irish haulier Nolan Transport is set to lay down how the regulations regarding cabotage and combined transport operations will be interpreted in the UK in future, writes Chris Hallsworth.Upper tribunal judges ruled in July that where such operations are carried out, the onus is now clearly ...
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ArticleOperators warned not to sell longer semi-trailer allocation
Operators will be kicked off the 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers (LST) if they attempt to sell their allocation, the DfT has warned after at least one participant tried just that.In a letter sent to trial participants this summer seen by MT.co.uk, former transport minister Mike Penning said he was ...
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ArticleFairFuelUK to heap pressure on government with new research
FairFuelUK (FFUK) is preparing it’s strongest argument yet as to why the government should stop raising fuel duty and actually lower it instead.An economic modelling study, funded by FFUK backer RHA, has been carried out by the National Institute of Economics and Social Research, and is predicted to reveal further ...
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DfT confirms ministerial areas of responsibility
The DfT has confirmed its ministerial team’s areas of responsibility, following the Cabinet reshuffle at the start of the month.The reshuffle on 4 September saw Patrick McLoughlin replace Justine Greening in the department’s top role as transport secretary.The responsibilities of Stephen Hammond, the Conservative MP for Wimbledon who replaced Mike ...
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ArticleNews Extra: after the Olympics gold rush…
Early reports show London 2012 didn’t result in the hoped-for volume growth for logisticsAfter the expectation, worry and planning, London 2012 has passed into history. Confounding expectations, the organisers delivered and the UK got behind the competition with uncharacteristic fervour. But while we can all take pride from the record ...
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ArticleNews Extra: who owns UK road transport and logistics?
UK logistics is pretty much a private, and foreign, affair. The operators sitting at the top of the MT Top 100 are German, Swiss, Dutch , French and American. Looking at UK-based firms, very few sit on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).The number of UK logistics firms turning to the ...
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ArticleOFT calls for information on UK petrol and diesel market
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today (5 September) issued a call for information on the UK petrol and diesel sector, in order to identify whether there are competition problems it can investigate.“We are keenly aware of continuing widespread concern about the pump price of petrol and diesel ...
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ArticleWincanton scoops Ella's Kitchen contract
Wincanton has won a two-year warehousing and distribution contract with baby and toddler food manufacturer Ella’s Kitchen.The contract will see Wincanton managing inbound deliveries from factories, picking, packing and distributing five million cases a year to supermarkets across the UK and its growing list of international customers.James McMaster, chief operating ...
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ArticleCILT urges government to develop long-term road strategy
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has called upon the government to speed up the “long overdue” creation of a funding and strategy package for Britain’s roads.CILT has urged the government to develop a plan that stretches further than the current five year strategy.Following the publication last November ...
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ArticleDon't underestimate Paralympic impact, operators warned
Operators should not underestimate the effect the Paralympics will have on deliveries over the next 10 days.James Hookham, MD of policy and communications at the Freight Transport Association, says: "We are treating the Paralympics as seriously as the Olympics and will be providing our members with the same level of ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: CitySprint says Olympic volumes down
Parcel carrier CitySprint saw delivery volumes drop in London during the Games.The company, which handles B2B and consumer deliveries, made 75,000 deliveries to London postcodes during the Games. This was a 12% drop in volume compared with the 16 days proceeding the event (23 June to 7 July).Patrick Gallagher, chief ...
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ArticleHauliers remain confident despite tough market
Hauliers remain confident about their prospects in the third quarter, despite a weak performance for road freight during the three months to the end of June.The FTA’s latest Quarterly Transport Activity Survey, compiled in July, found that despite predictions of a bounce in April, there was only modest growth in ...
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ArticleMore employers wanted to advise on driver skills policy
Operators have responded well to calls from the head of a new working group to get involved to help tackle the skills crisis, but even more involvement would be welcome.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning says he is pleased by the response from operators to his call to get involved in ...
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ArticlePetrolPromise signs up 70th MP in support
The PetrolPromise campaign has signed up its 70th MP in support of its push for an Office of Fair Trading (OfT) investigation into the price of fuel.Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, becomes the 70th MP to lend his support to the campaign, which was set up by MP ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Westminster Council claims light touch approach to fines
Westminster Council’s decision to educate rather than rain down fines on operators delivering during the Games, has avoided the issuing of £526,000 worth of penalties.During the Olympics, Westminster Council extended a pilot scheme that saw marshals educating rather than punishing operators delivering to London’s Leicester Square, after the introduction of ...
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ArticleOperators invited to attend fuel technology conference
Operators looking for ways to save money on their fuel bills via alternative technologies, could do worse than attending a free conference at the University of Glamorgan on 17 SeptemberHeld in partnership with Skills for Logistics (SfL), FUEL - Saving Money Via Resource Management, Alternative Sources, Conversion to More Valuable ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Paralympic Route Network to start operation on 29 August
The Olympic Route Network (ORN) will cease operation at midnight on Tuesday (14 August), meaning London's roads will return to normal before the Paralympic Route Network's activation at the end of this month.ORN signage will have been removed in full by Wednesday morning, with London’s roads Games restriction free ahead ...