All Industry News articles – Page 107
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ArticleBrexit checks suspended at Belfast and Larne ports after customs staff threatened
Hauliers are bracing themselves for more delays at Northern Ireland’s ports after Brexit checks on animal and food products were suspended at both Belfast and Larne ports this week following threats to customs staff.Twelve staff have been removed from Larne Port “with immediate effect”, following “an upsurge in sinister and ...
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ArticleGovernment’s £20m plan for EV points not enough, think tank warns
Government plans to double the number of electric vehicle charge points to nearly 8,000 this year by offering £20m of funding to local authorities do not go far enough, a leading think tank warned this week.The warning follows government confirmation this week that funding for the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme ...
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ArticleBrittany Ferries ups sailings between Ireland and France to help hauliers avoid Brexit red tape
Brittany Ferries is launching three new weekly freight-only sailings between Ireland and France. They will begin this Thursday (4 February) with a sailing between Rosslare and St Malo.The first of two from Cork to Roscoff will begin this Saturday. These are in addition to ones offered by Brittany Ferries out ...
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ArticleNew guidance on groupage not enough to stop major delays at NI ports, warns RHA
New guidance aimed at tackling major delays to groupage at Northern Ireland ports has been rushed through without reference to the haulage industry and fails to tackle the issue, the RHA told MP Michael Gove this week.The accusation, made in an open letter from RHA chief executive Richard Burnett, comes ...
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ArticleTrade volumes from Britain into ROI plunge 50% in January
Trade volumes into the Republic of Ireland (ROI) from Great Britain fell 50% in January compared to the same month last year, the Irish government revealed this week.The operational update said “some” businesses of all sizes are experiencing “severe difficulty” in adapting to the new Brexit customs controls and suggests ...
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ArticleFleet operators show resilience in adjusting to lockdown, new research reveals
Fleet operators have adapted quickly to the demands of Covid-19 lockdowns, new research from telematics specialist Quartix shows.Commercial vehicle tracking data shows a major difference in how operators responded to the first, second and third national coronavirus lockdown periods of 2020, the company reported.While mileage travelled by its UK customers ...
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ArticleLogistics UK backs government plan to reduce delays to food freight entering Northern Ireland
Logistics UK said it was “cautiously optimistic” that the government’s solution to checks on food consignments moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will help prevent delays.After lobbying from the logistics sector to ease the administrative burden after Brexit, the government has now proposed a solution on goods using groupage, ...
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ArticleCommercial vehicle manufacturers hopeful for the future despite "worst year in a lifetime"
Commercial vehicle manufacturing fell 15.5% in 2020, in what the SMMT said was “the worst year in a lifetime”.Just 66,116 vans, trucks, taxis and buses left production lines, the lowest output since 1933.Output in December was down 9.2%, rounding off a weak quarter and what the group added was “an ...
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ArticleFleetCheck calls on operators to check drivers' mental health
Employers should recognise the growing impact of the pandemic on their drivers' mental health and check that staff are fit to drive alongside daily walkaround checks, according to FleetCheck.Peter Golding, MD at the fleet software firm, said a recent poll showing 40% of people think their mental health has worsened ...
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ArticleLearner HGV drivers hit in pocket by 2020 test suspension
Almost 5,000 HGV learner drivers lost more than £180,000 last year due to suspended practical tests, according to freedom of information data.The DVSA said 4,868 theory test certificates expired in 2020, at a cost of £37 for both parts of the test.This equates to a total cost of £180,116.The lockdowns ...
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ArticleGive hauliers grants to cover cost of shipping empty trailers to Northern Ireland, Logistics UK tells ministers
Logistics UK met with key government members this week to demand hauliers be given grants to cover the cost of empty running created by Brexit border issues.Chief executive David Wells met Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove MP, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis and transport secretary Grant Shapps ...
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ArticlePolice warn HGV drivers to be vigilant as January sees cargo thefts soar
MercedesMore than 60 cargo thefts from trucks have been reported since the beginning of 2021, amounting to over £1m worth of goods stolen, according to the latest figures from the freight division of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS).Thefts include a high value cargo of fine wines stolen on ...
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ArticlePolice commissioner calls for “inherently unsafe” smart motorways to be ditched
Smart motorways are “inherently unsafe and should be abandoned” a South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner is warning.Dr Alan Billings has written an open letter to transport secretary Grant Shapps following a recent inquest which found that Jason Mercer, 44, from Rotherham, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, of Mansfield, who died ...
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ArticleAlloga leases major new warehouse at Derby Commercial Park
Healthcare logistics specialist Alloga UK is expanding its storage footprint with the addition of a major warehouse at Panatonni’s Derby 370 unit at Derby Commercial Park.The move, which is part of a wider strategy to drive growth, will see Alloga occupy a total 1.78 million sq ft of warehouse space. ...
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MT Awards 2021 now open for entries with later deadline of 9 April
The 35th Motor Transoport Awards are now open for entries and to allow more time for companies to prepare entries the deadline has been set for 9 April.The shortlist will be announced at the CV Show on 9 June and, after a virtual awards ceremony in 2020, the announcement of ...
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ArticleGet some fresh air and do some Covid-safe networking at the 2021 CM Golf Day
The Commercial Motor Golf Day is returning for 2021 on 22 July at Lambourne Golf Club, Burnham.The competition is made up of 25 teams of four and the format will be a four-ball full handicap Stableford competition, with the best three individual scores per hole per team counting.The cost ...
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ArticleLogistics UK slams proposal to fine truck drivers entering Kent without negative Covid test
Logistics UK said it was “extremely concerned” at moves by the government to fine HGV drivers who enter Kent without a negative Covid-19 test.Ministers aim to stave off traffic chaos at the county’s ports by imposing £150 penalties on international lorry drivers entering Kent without first obtaining a negative test.But ...
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ArticleNew data shows slump in European drivers parking in UK
New research has revealed that the number of European drivers parking in the UK plummeted by 26% in January compared to the end of 2020.Mark Garner, MD of smart payment system provider SNAP, said the reduction was caused by three factors: a massive stockpiling of goods in warehouses in the ...
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ArticleCoroner calls for urgent review of smart motorways after inquest into M1 deaths
Smart motorways present “an ongoing risk of future deaths” and a review into their safety should now be undertaken, a coroner has concluded.Following an inquest into the deaths of two men on a stretch of the M1 in South Yorkshire, Sheffield coroner David Urpeth said he would be writing to ...
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ArticleTip-Ex/Tank-Ex 2021 to include brand new Transport Manager Conference
Tip-Ex/Tank-Ex will be bursting back onto the scene in the bustling market town of Harrogate this summer, following its postponement last year due to the pandemic.We’ve been working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure this comeback event is our biggest, busiest event to date with a host of new ...