All Industry News articles – Page 107
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MT ArticleGovernment may allow car owners to drive 7.5-tonne trucks to tackle skills shortage
Car drivers could be given the right to get behind the wheel of large vans and lorries up to 7.5 tonnes as part of a range of government proposals aimed at tackling the skills shortages in the logistics industry.Other measured mooted in a DfT Call for Evidence paper published today ...
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MT ArticleAmazon warehouse workers stage sit down protest after rejecting pay offer
Around 1,000 warehouse staff at Amazon’s facility at Tilbury in Essex staged sit down protests on Wednesday and Thursday this week after rejecting a 35p an hour pay rise.The workers are demanding the online giant increase their pay by £2 an hour, to help them cope with the rapid rise ...
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MT ArticleSMEs divided on market outook as exporters pin hopes on enhanced US trade deal
More than a third of exporters have their eyes trained on the US as the market of most interest to them if the government secures a good trade deal, according to research by DHL Express.Nearly three quarters (72%) of SMEs who export or are planning to export said that Brexit ...
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MT ArticleWheely-Safe wheel loss detection system gains DVSA accreditation
The DVSA has accredited Wheely-Safe’s wheel loss detection system, which combines brake and hub temperature monitoring with an intelligent TPMS.The scheme enables non-statutory road safety products to be accredited by the agency – with the 'DVSA Recognised' label awarded to those products it deems well designed and able to improve ...
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MT ArticleAct now to comply with new customs rules, businesses warned
Thousands of operators risk losing the ability to import goods unless they move to the UK’s new customs system now, HMRC has warned.Businesses submitting import declarations must switch to the customs declaration service (CDS) from 1 October when the existing customs handling import and export freight (CHIEF) system closes.HMRC said ...
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MT ArticleDVSA trials new tech that monitors tachographs on the move
“Game changing” tachograph sensing technology that can identify if an HGV driver is flouting tacho laws without the vehicle being stopped is being trialled by the DVSA.The enforcement agency can use the equipment while travelling alongside a lorry or at the roadside and it is being deployed in an effort ...
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MT ArticleMaxus opens new Essex dealership offering full range of electric delivery vehicles
Maxus UK has partnered with Stoner Motor Company and opened a full-service Maxus dealership in Rainham.Trading as Medway Maxus, it will offer sales, servicing and aftersales services to customers in the region and brings the number of Maxus dealerships in the UK to 49.Read more Fleet and EV specialist ...
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MT ArticleTruck Door Windows: enhanced direct vision for drivers is 'essential' to protect vulnerable road users
Enhanced direct vision for HGV drivers continues to be a top priority for operators seeking to improve fleet safety, said Keith Banks, business development manager at Truck Door Windows.His comments come following the recent publication of TfL’s latest safety data: in the first year of TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni agrees double deal in Aylesford with land purchase and pre-let
Panattoni has agreed a relocation deal with pitched roof manufacturer Marley that involves it relocating to Panattoni Park Aylesford and Panattoni securing a prime site from Marley in Wrotham (pictured).The pre-let follows those to DHL, Fowler Welch and Evri, and further units are under offer.Panattoni is developing a modern logistics ...
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MT ArticleEnterprise Flex-E-Rent provides 14 Multilift Commander HGVs to HS2 project
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has become the first UK rental business to offer the highly specialist Multilift Commander container-handling HGV and is providing 14 vehicles to the joint venture between Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB) for use on the central section of the HS2 project.The Hiab-built 32-tonne truck has ...
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MT ArticleTeletrac Navman partners with Driving for Better Business
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman has joined forces with Driving for Better Business – a government-backed National Highways scheme to improve awareness of work-related road risk, employers’ duty of care and employees’ responsibilities.The pair will work together to help create and share insights that enhance productivity, profitability and safety of fleets.Through ...
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MT ArticleDockers vote for strike action at Felixstowe port
Operations at Felixstowe port could grind to a halt next month after union members recorded a “massive” 92% vote in favour of strike action over pay.The UK’s largest container terminal said Unite had agreed to its request to meet with conciliatory service ACAS next week in an effort to resolve ...
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MT ArticlePolice use unmarked truck to target HGV drivers in M5 sting
HGV drivers in Gloucestershire were caught on camera flouting the law while behind the wheel earlier this month.Police used an unmarked lorry and filmed drivers committing offences on the M5 such as using their mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt.Footage collected by officers included an HGV driver reading from ...
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MT ArticleEU-bound hauliers hit with £300 fines in Dover gridlock
More than 100 fines in 48 hours were issued to HGV drivers attempting to jump the queues on the M20 amid traffic chaos at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.As the situation began to ease, Kent County Council continued to urge drivers to plan ahead and warned them their journeys ...
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MT ArticleTest your brakes, traffic commissioners report urges as public inquiries over trailer defects mount
The traffic commissioners have repeated their warning to hauliers providing traction-only services about their responsibilities for the condition of trailers, following a spate of cases at public inquiries.In their annual report, the TCs said trailer suppliers, including those based outside of the UK, were avoiding their responsibilities to ensure the ...
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MT ArticleMPs call for essential user fuel rebate to help tackle cost of living crisis
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics has today (27 July) called on the government to introduce an immediate essential user fuel rebate of at least 15 pence per litre (ppl) for road freight, coaches, and logistics operators in light of sky-high fuel prices and growing inflation.In a ...
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MT ArticleBridgestone impresses Hexagon Leasing to win major tyre contract
Bridgestone has forged a partnership with contract hire, rental and fleet management provider Hexagon Leasing to supply the company’s 3,000-strong fleet with its premium range tyres and a range of bespoke tyre maintenance services.The deal was sealed after months of negotiations and tyre trials with Bridgestone.Hexagon said it was “particularly ...
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MT ArticleHauliers look to invest despite battling inflation and lack of available finance, Close Bros research shows
Eight out of ten hauliers are looking to invest in their businesses this year despite the lack of available finance and their concerns about the health of the economy, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Finance and Leasing.The research looked at the impact of the current economic headwinds on ...
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MT ArticleTIP launches service to help operators manage their Earned Recognition compliance
Leasing and hire firm TIP has launched a new service which helps operators attain the DVSA's Earned Recognition accreditation by minimising the time they spend on maintenance compliance, so they can focus on their core business.Under the scheme, known as Earned Recognition by TIP, the company’s operations team will work ...
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Hauliers hail High Court order for government to clarify net zero targets
RHA has welcomed a High Court order requiring the government to explain how it will hit its net zero targets.The association praised the High Court's decision and said this week that until the government clarifies its net zero strategy hauliers are at risk of ending up with stranded assets as ...