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Industry news – Page 222
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ArticleDVLA cutbacks could cause delays, warns FTA
Government plans to centralise DVLA operations could lead to delays in taxing vehicles and the issuing of drivers' cards, as well as creating additional administrative costs for operators, warns the FTA.Transport minister Mike Penning announced last week that 39 regional DVLA offices would close by the end of 2013, with ...
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ArticleWhat have you done to prepare for the Olympics?
Transport for London (TfL) is keen to find out about logistics operators’ awareness and preparation levels in advance of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.It is conducting an online survey focusing on the preparations you and your organisation have undertaken ahead of London 2012.TfL hopes the feedback will enable it ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Transport chiefs remain optimistic despite economic gloom
Bosses of Britain’s transport operators are optimistic about the prospects for their own companies over the coming year, despite being gloomy about the future of the economy.In the first Logistics Industry Confidence Index compiled by Analytiqa for Barclays Bank and professional services firm Grant Thornton, 88% of senior managers viewed ...
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ArticleEmployers to face action if drivers don't complete Driver CPC
Employers, not just their employees, will find themselves before Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) if drivers have not completed their periodic training by September 2014.Speaking at the RHA National Training Conference last week in Birmingham, senior TC Beverley Bellmade clear her support for continuous professional development, stating “driver training is essentially ...
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ArticleInstitute of Highway Engineers calls for Sunday lorry ban
A suggestion by new president of the Institute of Highway Engineers for the government to consider banning trucks from UK motorways on Sundays has been described as "out of touch" and "the last thing" the industry would want to see in the UK.Richard Hayes, who will became president of the ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Weighing up the Euro-6 options
Amid fears of higher costs and inferior mpg, MT test drives the new Euro-6 Scania G4409 LA 4x2 MNA.Fears of worse fuel consumption, extra weight and higher costs are expected to prompt operators to accelerate fleet renewal programmes to get the last Euro-5 trucks before 2014. MT’s first Euro-6 test ...
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ArticleFuel duty frozen until January 2013
Chancellor George Osborne has postponed the 3ppl fuel duty rise planned for 1 August until January 2013.Following lobbying by FairFuelUK (FFUK), culminating in a threat from the Labour Party to force a vote on an amendment to the Budget legislation earlier today, Osborne announced the freeze.However FFUK founder Peter Carroll ...
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ArticleResurfacing work tonight at M6 Junction 19 after crash
The Highways Agency (HA) has warned operators that there will be no southbound access to the M6 at junction 19 tonight, as repair work begins after a lorry overturned this morning spilling fuel onto the slip road.The A556 between the junctions with the A50 and the M6 was closed earlier ...
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ArticlePoor harmonisation could wreck key Driver CPC goal
Lack of harmonisation of standards for Driver CPC training across the 27 European Union member states is in danger of wrecking one of the original goals of the directive introducing the compulsory training of drivers – mutual recognition of the qualification by every member state.Distrust of standards of instructors and ...
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ArticleTransport Committee asks for views on the future of road freight
The Transport Committee is seeking operators’ views on the future of UK road freight, ahead of a public evidence session on 3 July.The select committee, which recently found that London's councils were unable to provide detail about Olympics enforcement policy, wants written evidence submitted by 27 June.Areas of debate ...
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ArticlePalletforce releases iPhone tracking app
Pallet Network Palletforce has released a live-tracking iPhone app.Called Palletforce Pallet Tracking, the free app makes it possible to see exactly where a consignment is at any stage of its journey.Dean Hughes, Palletforce’s IT director, says: “It offers another quick and easy way for customers to track their deliveries from ...
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ArticlePall-Ex signs fourth European partner and launches new livery
Pall-Ex has signed its fourth European partner and launched its first all-new livery since Hilary Devey founded the pallet network in 1996.The new principal national partner, which can't be named, will run Pall-Ex France as key-franchisee for the territory.Pall-Ex France will have a central hub in the Orleans region of ...
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ArticlePalletforce offers members Olympic route insight
Palletforce has incorporated Olympic data into its Alliance IT system to provide its 100 UK depots with the latest Games information this summer.Network members now have information about the 109 Olympic Games Lanes on the Olympic Route Network, as well as delivery restrictions affecting venues.Dean Hughes, IT director for Palletforce, ...
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ArticleOlympic Route Network goes live on 25 July
London's 109-mile Olympic Route Network (ORN) will commence operation on 25 July, two days ahead of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.The ORN will ensure athletes, officials and dignitaries make it to events on time, and features 30 miles of exclusive Games Lanes to facilitate this.London transport commissioner Peter ...
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ArticleNews Extra: The quiet revolution
Proposals from the European Commission would require manufacturers of LGVs and other vehicles to meet new decibel sound levels once these are agreed by MEPs. The regulation will also require that buyers are provided with sound levels at the time of purchase. "The provision of information to fleet managers may ...
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ArticleFree Olympic Freight Planner now available
Transport for London (TfL) has released its Olympic Freight Journey Planner, to help operators navigate the disruption London 2012 will bring this summer.The Pie Mapping developed planner calculates the most appropriate route for operators to take during the Games period based on the date and time of day and the ...
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ArticleIndustry confident about prospects for remainder of 2012
Senior figures in the road transport industry are more confident about their businesses’ prospects during the remainder of the year, than they were at the start of 2012.A vox-pop of senior managers and executives at last night’s Motor Transport Awards revealed a sector confident in its abilities to ride out ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2012 winners revealed
CM Downton walked away with the big prize of the night – the Haulier of the Year trophy – in front of a sell-out audience of 1,500 at last night’s Motor Transport Awards (13 June).Delighted directors of the family firm Andrew, Richard and John Downton, collected the trophy from co-host ...
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ArticleLondon Lorry Control Scheme route-planner updated for Olympics
The London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) route planner has been updated to include Olympic and Paralympics road restrictions.The approval service, run by consultancy Pie on behalf of scheme administrators London Councils, allows operators, for a fee, to have a compliant route generated online.Following the update this will now take into ...
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ArticleFocus on performance not cost of agency drivers
Too many operators are trying to shave the hourly rate they pay for agency drivers rather than using technology such as telematics to improve the performance of temporary staff, according to fast-growing driver agency Milestone.Milestone director Adam Thompson says: “Too many operators look to save 20p on the hourly ...