All Industry News articles – Page 115
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ArticleSMMT launches Safe Harbour Scheme to prevent insolvencies and save jobs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a scheme to help save jobs across the UK automotive industry and its supply chain, as firms in the sector battle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The industry initiative, dubbed the Safe Harbour Scheme, allows multiple companies to come together ...
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ArticleTfL ignores calls to further delay Direct Vision Standard
ShutterstockTfL is set to enforce the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and tighten the London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 1 March 2021, despite industry calls for both schemes to be further delayed during the pandemic.Both schemes were delayed in April this year at the request of the city’s mayor, Sadiq ...
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ArticleOperators to get help with red tape created by Northern Ireland sea border
The government has launched the Trader Support Service this week which aims to help Northern Ireland firms deal with the red tape created by the new Irish Sea border, which comes into force when the UK leaves the EU on 1 January next year.The new border will require customs declarations ...
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ArticlePandemic speeds industry innovation “by years”, DHL trend report reveals
Covid-19 has accelerated logistics innovation, e-commerce and the sector’s digititalisation “by years”, according to DHL’s latest Logistics Trend Radar report.However, disruptive trends such as self-driving vehicles and drones have yet to deliver, held back by legislative and technical challenges as well as limited social acceptance, the report adds.Whilst e-commerce is ...
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ArticleRHA Benevolent Fund offers free Driver CPC or free medical to redundant HGV drivers
HGV drivers made redundant by RHA members can apply for a free day’s Driver CPC or an HGV driver medical to help them get back to work.The move is aimed at helping those HGV drivers who have lost their jobs at an RHA member company.The RHA is calling on its ...
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ArticleSMMT launches £100,000 apprenticeship rescue bid
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses save apprenticeship jobs as the government’s furlough scheme comes to an end.The newly launched SMMT Apprentice Support Programme, funded by the SMMT Charitable Trust Fund, is accepting applications from small and medium ...
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ArticleCovid-19 slashes number of LGV driving tests taken
There were just 631 LGV driving tests carried out in the first quarter of 2020, but the pass rate rose to 79.1%, according to official figures.This compares to 15,194 carried out in the fourth quarter of 2019, with a pass rate of 59.8%.As the effects of Covid-19 largely put paid ...
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Felixstowe says sorry for long delays to container vehicles
The Port of Felixstowe has apologised for disruption to hauliers after a perfect storm of surging import volumes, empty containers and Covid-19 led to long delays at the country’s largest container terminal.In a statement, the port said it was increasing its vehicle booking system (VBS) availability, opening on Sundays for ...
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ArticleCartwright Conversions sold to Trek Group
Cartwright Conversions, a subsidiary of the Cartwright Group in administration, has been sold to Sheffield-based Trek Group in a £4.8m deal.The sale of the Belton, North Lincolnshire-based business, which is a specialist convertor for blue light emergency vehicles, saves 66 jobs.Trek Group said the new company will retain the Cartwright ...
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ArticleFormer Cartwright employees take legal action after trailer builder goes into administration
Former staff at Cartwright Group who lost their jobs when the business entered administration are pursuing legal action after alleging that it failed to properly consult them.Despite around 259 jobs being saved when Cartwright Fleet Services, Cartwright Rentals and Cartwright Finance were sold to leasing firm Zenith, law firm Simpson ...
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Windfall of work in pandemic helps SDC Trailers offset impact of Brexit on costs
SDC Trailers is working “flat out” to fulfil new orders created by demand from the internet retail sector, as online shopping during the pandemic continues to grow, and by the recent demise of rival trailer manufacturer Cartwright Group.The company is predicting this latest boost to its order book, combined with ...
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ArticleNikola chief resigns amid claims that firm’s electric truck technology is an “intricate fraud”
Trevor Milton, chief executive of electric and hydrogen-powered truck start-up Nikola Motor Company, has resigned amid claims the company made fraudulent claims about its technology.The resignation comes just two weeks after Nikola signed a $2bn (£1.6bn) partnership with General Motors.Nikola also has a joint venture with Iveco to produce an ...
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Kent Access Permit scheme to be enforced with £300 fines
A permit system for trucks leaving Kent for continental Europe after the EU transition period will be enforced by the DVSA with £300 fines and vehicle impoundings.The Kent Access Permit (KAP) is expected to significantly reduce the number of unready HGVs reaching Kent from 1 January and reduce pressure on ...
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ArticleHGV drivers warned not to use A5 during closure
Highways England (HE) has warned HGV drivers not to ignore road closures on the A5 in Warwickshire after receiving reports of vehicles flouting the law.Essential maintenance between Redgate and Higham has meant the A5 is closed in the evenings, but HE bosses said lorries were attempting to access the route ...
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ArticlePolice save HGV driver's life after motorway crash
Two hero police officers helped save the life of an HGV driver, who suffered a heart attack at the wheel on the motorway and collided with the central reservation.Shane Sharkey entered cardiac arrest on the M60 and lost control of his lorry, which then hit the concrete central reservation causing ...
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ArticleUnite calls for leaked document on "post-Brexit chaos" in Kent to be released
Unite has called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.Unite said the report – as well as information on potential post-Brexit disruptions around other coastal ...
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Article"Green recovery" a poor excuse for road disruption, claims RHA
The RHA has laid down four elements for achieving a “sustainable recovery” and has urged the government to consider the environmental, economic and social needs of business and people.The association pointed out that the industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and many companies have seen work all but ...
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ArticlePolice operation at Dover port causes "mayhem"
Kent police said border checks were returning to normal after an operation at Dover port prompted the implementation of Operation Stack and six-hour queues.Kent police did not disclose the reason behind the sudden checks of all vehicles and passengers exiting the country on 15 and 16 September, but in a ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: DAF shares sustainability strategy for existing and future technology
DAF Trucks has shared its sustainability strategy in the lead up to this month’s online Commercial Motor Show, and in anticipation of the government’s publication this autumn of its Transport Decarbonisation Plan.In a video titled ‘On the road to even cleaner road transport’, DAF director of product development, Ron Borsboom, ...
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ArticlePolice stop 32 trucks on A1 using unmarked vehicle
A police operation which used an unmarked lorry to target large commercial vehicles in the Lincolnshire area of the A1 has resulted in 32 trucks being stopped over a three-day period.A total of 49 vehicles were stopped during Operation Tramline. These included 32 lorries, 11 LGVs and six private vehicles.The ...