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Industry news – Page 88
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Driver shortage the biggest worry for operators in next 12 months, new industry research reveals
Difficulty recruiting skilled HGV drivers tops the list when it comes to key challenges facing operators in the next 12 months, according to brand-new industry research published today.In the latest edition of the 'Asset Alliance Group Industry Monitor', produced in partnership with Motor Transport and Commercial Motor, 29% of respondents ...
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ArticleHGV driver fined for crossing solid white lines to overtake cars
An HGV driver showed “complete disregard for the rules of the road” when he breached solid white lines on the A36 and overtook two vehicles.Matthew Lobley, 46, has now been fined and received points on his licence after dash cam footage showed he was driving on the wrong side of ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull to start trailer production in the UK
Europe's leading trailer maker Schmitz Cargobull is to open a new factory in Manchester to serve the UK and Irish markets.The new factory joins four Schmitz maunfacturing sites in Germany plus plants in Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Australia.Andreas Schmitz, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull, said: “The UK is a key ...
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ArticleFraikin reinforces inhouse workshop capacity with reopened Bristol depot
Fraikin has re-opened its Bristol workshop in a move designed to increase the amount of maintenance performed inhouse and drive down its reliance on third-party contractors.It said the decision to re-establish the depot three years after it closed down would help improve the efficiency of customer maintenance in the region, ...
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ArticleDriver behaviour keeps fleet managers awake at night
Almost three-quarters of UK fleet managers think poor driving behaviour has a negative impact on their business.A report into attitudes and safety concerns of European fleet decision makers found that respondents (71%) were most worried about their drivers’ habits and poor behaviour behind the wheel – specifically the use of ...
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ArticleEmployers must stop "flogging" drivers to end fatigue epidemic
Nearly one in three truck drivers said they had fallen asleep at the wheel in the last year, according to a report revealing that professional driver fatigue is now at “epidemic” levels.The survey also found that 60% of HGV drivers said they had to drive while fatigued on a regular ...
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UK tops areas of interest for road transport expansion - despite Brexit
The UK tops a list of countries road transport firms are considering expanding their operations into, according to legal firm DWF.Its survey found that despite the unprecedented challenges of the last year, haulage firms across Europe are looking ahead to expansion.Of those polled that transport goods to the UK, 38% ...
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NaVCIS Freight pleads for industry support as funding crisis threatens closure of crime busting operation
The freight arm of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is warning that it is “critically short of funds” and in danger of closing down by October this year.The warning comes as freight thefts continue to rise across the country with 1,528 HGV and cargo crime related offences reported ...
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ArticleHauliers urged to get DVS permit as TfL reveals 7,000 fines issued since launch in March
TfL is calling for more hauliers to apply for a Direct Vision Standard (DVS) permit after revealing that more than 7,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) have been issued to lorry drivers since the schemes launch in March, raising a minimum of £1.9m in fines.With penalties ranging from £550 a day ...
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ArticleCoventry warehouse and lorry park get the go ahead
A 24/7 lorry park with 173 spaces and a 106,000 sq ft warehouse on Coventry’s Lyons Park industrial estate have both been given planning approval by the local council.Developer Goodman Logistics Developments said the Lyons 106 facility will offer customers high-quality shed space in a strategic Midlands location, with 75% ...
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ArticleTruck seized and driver arrested after suspected scrap metal theft
Police in Kent seized a truck after the driver was stopped and arrested in connection with a robbery of scrap metal in Chatham.Rural officers were out working with local partners to tackle fly-tippers when they came across a suspicious vehicle on 27 May.Kent police said the 23-year-old driver was arrested ...
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ArticleBirmingham Clean Air Zone to launch on 1 June, operators warned
The country’s second clean air zone (CAZ) launches in Birmingham on Tuesday (1 June) and the BVRLA is reminding fleet operators to assess the impact on their business.Pre-Euro-6 diesel vehicles will be required to pay a daily £50 charge to enter the zone, which lies within the A4540 ring road.Non-compliant ...
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ArticleHauliers slam "appalling" standard of rest stops in major new survey
Hauliers have delivered a damning verdict of the security, quality and availability of rest stops in the UK, with most rating them ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.In a survey of more than 1,000 freight and coach firms, 59% described rest stop facilities on motorways and major A roads as inadequate.A further ...
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ArticleGasrec collects 10,000th tanker load of LNG from Isle of Grain terminal
Gasrec has collected the 10,000th tanker load of LNG from the National Grid facility on the Isle of Grain, as demand for the environmentally-friendly fuel soars.In total, 2,149 tankers filled up at the facility in 2020 and it expects utilisation to increase by 80% this year.Nicola Duffin, Grain LNG commercial ...
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ArticleMoreton Cullimore becomes youngest ever RHA chairperson
Cullimore Group MD Moreton Cullimore has followed in his father’s footsteps after being appointed the new chair of the RHA.Cullimore becomes the association’s youngest ever chairperson and he will work with vice-chairperson Tim Slater, along with the RHA’s management team, to help move the industry along the road to recovery.Cullimore’s ...
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ArticleDawsongroup Finance portfolio tops £150m
(From left) Dawsongroup Finance MD Kevin Wills and internal sales manager Matthew Bull pictured outside their HQ in Ringwood, HampshireAsset financiers Dawsongroup Finance is celebrating after its portfolio of businesses surpassed £150m.The Ringwood-based company said approximately £100m of the business is with Dawsongroup Plc customers and includes trucks, trailers, sweepers ...
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ArticlePolice release footage of bridge strike that wedged van under truck
Photo: Surrey PolicePolice in Surrey have shared dramatic footage of a bridge strike that also resulted in a van becoming stuck under an HGV.The dashcam footage shows the lorry collide with the bridge in Epsom and then career into a nearby van, almost crushing it.The video was shared by the ...
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ArticleDFDS and P&O cut freight waiting times on Dover to Calais route
Freight drivers will face fewer delays at Dover or Calais following an agreement between DFDS & P&O which will speed up the flow of freight traffic and cut waiting times.The shared capacity deal will allow freight drivers to board the next available sailing when they arrive at the Port of ...
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ArticleUK trade with EU falls by almost a quarter in first three months of 2021
The UK saw steep declines in imports and exports to the European Union (EU) as well as a slight decline in trade with non-EU nations, in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ONS report, The impacts of EU exit and the coronavirus on ...
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ArticleStefan Thyssen to take helm at MAN Truck & Bus UK
Stefan Thyssen is replacing Thomas Hemmerich as MD at MAN Truck & Bus UK.Thyssen is returning to the UK division after three years as MD of MAN Truck & Bus Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which he took on in March 2020, after three years as the UK financial director.In his ...