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Industry news – Page 99
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ArticleCustoms delays continue for deliveries into EU
Companies relying on postal carriers for deliveries into the EU have been warned delays are being caused by couriers struggling with customs and duty charges.Neil Kuschel, chief executive at cross border e-commerce technology provider Global-e, said not only are customers in Europe facing new charges now that the UK has ...
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ArticleDate set for inquest into smart motorway deaths
An inquest into the deaths of two men who died after being struck by an HGV on a stretch of smart motorway on the M1 starts on Monday (18 January).Jason Mercer and Alexandru Murgeanu had pulled over to exchange details after being involved in a minor road traffic collision when ...
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Article"Crazy" extra paperwork will put us all out of business, claim shellfish hauliers
UK shellfish hauliers have warned they stand to go out of business due to spiralling costs and a deluge of paperwork now that the country has left the EU.Mark Moore, purchaser at the Dartmouth Crab Company, which runs 12 HGVs out of the West of England traffic area, said Brexit ...
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ArticleTruck cartel compensation hearing to start in April
A hearing to decide whether or not a claim by hauliers for compensation over price-fixing by a cartel of truck makers can take place will start in April.The Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the RHA’s application for a collective proceedings order between 19 and 26 April, with any subsequent trial ...
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ArticleDrivers turned away from ports will be clamped for parking up, Kent council warns
Hauliers have been warned their vehicles will be clamped if they are found parked up waiting for permission to cross the Channel after being turned away from ports.Kent County Council (KCC) is even encouraging the public to download an app that lets them snoop on HGV drivers parked illegally and ...
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ArticlePlanning permission granted for major logistics warehouse project across four sites
Development giant GLP is to build a million sq ft of warehouse space across seven units and four sites in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, following the grant of planning permission.It is understood to be the largest programme of speculative logistics real estate development currently underway in the UK.GLP said ...
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ArticleFreight levels to Northern Ireland will fall unless border friction is sorted, Logistics UK warns MPs
Hauliers will lose out on trade between Britain and Northern Ireland if the government does not move swiftly to ease border friction, Logistics UK director of policy Elizabeth de Jong told MPs this week.The warning comes after one in four lorries arriving at Holyhead last week were held up due ...
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ArticleBrexit customs changes bad for business, say 71% of UK hauliers
Almost three quarters of UK international hauliers believe they will be negatively impacted by customs changes following the UK’s exit from the EU this month wih just 13% believing the impact will be positive.According to a survey by Haulage Exchange, 71% of 32 international operators said the UK’s departure from ...
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ArticleCovid-19 vaccine supply chains prime target for criminals, Interpol warns
Interpol, the international police organisation, is warning that pharma supply chains may become a prime target as criminals attempt to intercept shipments and steal Covid-related products, particularly vaccine and virus testing kits.In a statement, Interpol secretary general Jürgen Stock, said: “As governments are preparing to roll out vaccines, criminal organizations ...
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Logistics UK calls for urgent review of HGV testing system in new Covid report
The HGV annual test model has failed to demonstrate resilience during the pandemic, prompting Logistics UK to call for a review of the system.In a report about the impact of Covid-19 on logistics, the trade association highlighted how the light vehicle MOT scheme continued operating through 2020, enabling van operators ...
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ArticleSolution found for keeping food chilled on extended ferry crossings
A novel battery system that powers a refrigeration unit on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans when the engine is turned off has ensured chilled food is delivered to the Isle of Wight with no increase in temperature.Convenience food producer Greencore has praised Carrier Transicold, Clayton Power and van fleet provider Petit Forestier ...
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ArticleCovid tests to continue for cross-Channel truckers
HGV drivers crossing the Channel must continue to provide proof of an authorised negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of travelling to the border, according to the government.It has urged hauliers to seek tests at one of 34 information and advice sites across the country before reaching Kent, in order ...
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ArticleFTA Ireland alerts UK operators to risk of costly delays
FTA Ireland is warning UK shippers and hauliers to ensure any goods sent to the Republic of Ireland are accompanied by the correct declarations paperwork or face potential delays on arrival at Dublin and other Irish ports.One week after the end of the Brexit transition period, Aidan Flynn, the association’s ...
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ArticleLogistics workers ‘essential’ in latest lockdown, government confirms
The DfT has confirmed that logistics employees will continue to be classed as ‘essential workers’ during the UK’s third national lockdown and allowed to travel for work.The move comes after industry representatives raised concerns that problems in the first national lockdown - which saw logistics workers on their way to ...
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ArticleNew year sees UK-Ireland truck traffic via Holyhead fall by a third
HGV traffic to and from Ireland via Holyhead has slumped by around a third, according to port operator Stena Line.Stena said the reduction is largely due to operators from mainland Europe - whose trucks would normally head for Ireland via the UK 'land bridge' and pick up loads on the ...
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ArticleMicrolise begins hunt for Britain's best truck driver
Microlise has launched its 2021 Driver of the Year awards.The initiative shortlists drivers by analysing a year’s worth of Microlise telematics performance data to identify the most talented short-, medium- and long-distance candidates.The process involves the Microlise data science team, who will initially analyse in excess of 250,000 drivers’ telematics ...
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Article"Prepare for January rollercoaster ride," home delivery firms warned
Home delivery networks have seen a surge in business following the introduction of a third national lockdown, according to parcel comparison site ParcelHero.The company also said strict new Brexit red tape had stretched delivery networks this week although there had not been dramatic delays to parcels and goods deliveries.Panic buying ...
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ArticleTransport lawyer slams police decision to treat HGV drivers found with stowaways as suspects
Automatically treating HGV drivers found with stowaways in their vehicles as suspects in a criminal investigation is “a troubling development” amounting to an assumption of guilt, according to a transport lawyer.Chris Powell, associate solicitor at Rotheras, said a policy change by the police following the deaths of 39 migrants hidden ...
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ArticleOnline shopping boom creates "tsunami of returns"
More than half of all parcels sent in the post and via couriers this week are unwanted Christmas gifts, creating a “tsunami of returns” according to ParcelHero.It said the 52% boom in online shopping had created a huge jump in the number of presents now being returned, with the first ...
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ArticleWork starts on major new multimodal Northampton hub
Infrastructure works have started this week on the Segro Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG) - a 450-acre multimodal logistics hub located next to junction 15 of the M1.The project has been designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) which will provide five million sq ft of industrial facilities and ...