All Industry News articles – Page 104
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MT ArticleUphold pledge to help cold chain operators hit by end of red diesel rebate, sector tells government
The Cold Chain Federation is calling on the government to make good on its promise to provide financial support to cold chain transport operators hit by the removal of the red diesel rebate for transport refrigeration units (TRUs), which came into effect on 1 April.The CCF, which represents businesses which ...
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MT Article'Solve your problems within two years or face supply chain levy,' Transport Select Committee warns logistics sector
The logistics sector must solve its driver employment crisis and fix its dearth of secure rest facilities within two years, or else the government should step in and impose a levy, MPs have warned.The Transport Select Committee (TSC) said the industry had been given long enough to get its house ...
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MT ArticlePrometeon announces new organisational structure
Prometeon Tyre Group has announced a reorganisation of its UK and Nordics business in order to strengthen its position in the market.The new organisational structure means Ali Yilmaz (pictured) becomes commercial director and is also in charge of logistics.Marisa Hever-Smith will head up CFO and HR Administration.Both Yilmaz and Hever-Smith ...
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MT ArticleUK commercial vehicle production in April delivers best performance since 2016
British commercial vehicle production rose 27.6% in April for the fourth consecutive month, delivering its best performance since 2016, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).However SMMT called on the government to take action to help support the industry as the pressure from supply chain delays and ...
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MT ArticleWheely-Safe targets emergency services sector in new deal with Woodway Engineering
Wheely-Safe has agreed a new distribution deal with emergency services lighting and equipment supplier Woodway Engineering.The contract will see Woodway Engineering supply its UK and Ireland customers with Wheely-Safe’s latest generation of intelligent tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), wheel loss and wheel rim temperature sensors.The family firm will offer Wheely-Safe’s ...
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MT ArticleInternational hauliers vent their frustration as queues return to Dover
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend.The queues began to build on Friday (27 May) with the Kent Resilience ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni plans major logistics development in Crawley as demand for warehousing grows
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni is fast tracking plans for a 199,672sq ft speculative, last-mile logistics development in Crawley, in response to strong and rising demand for warehousing.The detailed planning application for Panattoni Park Crawley, submitted to Crawley Borough Council, is for a semi-detached unit of 134,012sq ft and 65,660sq ...
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MT ArticleRevised Euston HS2 plan would need 800 trucks a day to remove spoil
A decision to reduce the size of HS2’s London terminus station at Euston means spoil will no longer be removed by rail and may have to be achieved with thousands of HGVs instead.In a written statement by the parliamentary under-secretary for state, Baroness Vere, she said a smaller, 10 platform ...
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MT ArticleNew data reveals UK's drink driving capital
A study of five years’ worth of government data has found that the West Midlands is, by a significant margin, the UK’s drink driving hotspot.The analysis of the data found that the region recorded 89.48 drink driving incidents per 100,000 people, a full 32 accidents higher than the second place ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK demands review of Northern Ireland protocol in meeting with government
Logistics UK has told the government it must make the Northern Ireland protocol work effectively to protect the country’s supply chain.The business group met with foreign secretary Liz Truss this week and its NI policy manager Seamus Leheny said it had urged the UK and EU to agree mitigations on ...
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MT ArticleTransport firms slam England's major roads and facilities in new survey
Less than half of logistics and coach firms rate England’s major roads positively, with rest facilities and clearing up after accidents attracting the lowest satisfaction ratings, according to a survey.Independent watchdog Transport Focus said just 46% of those polled were satisfied with England’s motorways and ‘A’ roads; 25% were dissatisfied ...
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MT ArticleMichelin packs entire technical data book into new smartphone app
Michelin has made a new free-to-use app available to tyre dealers and fleets, helping them access the latest technical information about its products.MyTechXpert is available for iOS and Android devices and Michelin described it as an evolution of its technical data book.Steve Chadwick, brand manager at Michelin Tyre said: “We ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni set to build major South Yorkshire logistics hub
Real estate developer Panattoni has submitted plans for one of the largest speculative logistics facilities in South Yorkshire.The application is for a 417570 sq ft facility next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.It said it had acquired the 18.4-acre site from Peel L&P in March.Read more Panattoni to develop major logistics ...
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MT ArticleRed Driver Risk Management awarded Birmingham Commonwealth Games contract
Training firm Red Driver Risk Management (RDRM) has won a contract to provide driver training and licence checking services for volunteers at the Commonwealth Games this summer.In addition, it will be providing bespoke fleet manager training to the games’ organisers, covering duty of care and other legal responsibilities.RDRM chief executive ...
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MT ArticleHankook signs tyre deal with Vaculug
(Left to right) Sanghoon Lee, president of Hankook Tire Europe; Haarjeev Kandhari, executive chairman, Vaculug; Guy Heywood, vice president marketing bus & truck tyres Hankook Tire Europe; Jorge Crespo, MD Vaculug, Michael Evans, operations director VaculugTyre company Hankook has signed a five-year deal with Vaculug to have its Alphatread brand ...
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MT ArticleGovernment accused of 'sneaking in' strict new tachograph rules
Road transport solicitors have criticised the government for ‘sneaking in’ tough new tachograph rules at the height of the pandemic and not publicising the changes.Backhouse Jones described the new EU requirements as the most onerous on drivers “since the tachograph was first invented” and that nothing at all had been ...
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MT ArticleOperators hit with Public Inquiries over trailer defects
Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt (pictured) has warned hauliers of their obligations regarding trailers amid a spate of Public Inquiries following serious transgressions.Speaking at the Microlise Transport Conference last week, Turfitt said: “I need to flag up a concerning pattern of cases emerging from last year. It involves the maintenance ...
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MT Article‘Work together on building customer solutions,’ Mercedes tells industry
Richard Skidmore, head of customer service delivery with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, has urged the industry to embrace the benefits of increased collaboration to save costs and improve efficiencies.Speaking at last week’s Microlise conference, he said the pandemic had accelerated three trends – electrification, automation and connectivity – and that the sector ...
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MT Article'We're training more examiners than ever before,' claims DVSA chief executive
Loveday Ryder (pictured), chief executive of the DVSA, has hit back at claims that the agency needs to take urgent action to address a shortfall in HGV driving tests, which is said to be blocking industry attempts to address the driver shortage.In April, the Logistics Skills Network (LSN) put together ...
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MT ArticleTackle industry ills by improving drivers’ pay and conditions, RHA tells operators
Operators need to step up to the plate and pay their drivers more if they are to end the driver shortage crisis, attract new blood and retain staff, according to RHA’s policy chief Rod McKenzie (pictured).Speaking at the recent Microlise conference, McKenzie threw down the gauntlet to operators, challenging them ...