All Industry News articles – Page 124
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MT ArticleFleet optimisation software the priority in tackling driver shortage, tech firm insists
Implementing fleet optimisation software should be a transport firm's first step to addressing the driver shortage, according to tech firm The Algorithm People (TAP).It said recruiting their way out of the problem was not a complete solution and the skills gap could be “significantly mitigated” by route optimisation technology.TAP chief ...
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MT ArticleExtension of drivers' hours raises risk of prosecution for dangerous driving, lawyer warns
Extending drivers hours could leave hauliers and their drivers at risk of being prosecuted for dangerous driving, according to a transport lawyer.Vikki Woodfine, partner and head of road transport at solicitors DWF, joined many others from the industry in criticising the government’s decision to relax drivers’ hours in response to ...
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MT ArticleNew Asset Alliance deal a major breadwinner
Asset Alliance ensured its tender application for bakery ingredients supplier Fleming Howden had risen to perfection after beating the competition to deliver four Mercedes-Benz Actros 2533L box body rigids.The Newbridge, Edinburgh company was so impressed it also ordered three Actros 2545 6x2 tractor units and two Montracon 4.2m ENXL pillarless ...
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MT ArticleJailed haulage boss told he must never operate HGVs again after double-fatal crash
A deputy traffic commissioner has ordered that the owner of a haulage firm whose vehicle crashed through a central reservation and killed two men should never be allowed to operate HGVs again in the UK.DTC Mark Hinchliffe said “a message has to go out” to the industry that firms and ...
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MT ArticleWinners announced at 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards
The winners of the 2021 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced.Now in their 14th year, the awards celebrated 16 outstanding individuals working in the transport and logistics sector, as well as showcasing them as role models for the next generation of female talent.For the first time, ...
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MT ArticleMAN unveils truck upgrades
MAN has announced a series of product highlights for its new TGX, TGS, TGM and TGL models, which it said would make them more efficient, safer and user-friendly.Arriving between the second half of this year and early 2022, they include the MAN OptiView mirror replacement system; the MAN CruiseAssist driving ...
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MT ArticleFreight Portal relaunches to give greater support to operators in cutting carbon emissions and costs
Energy Saving Trust, Zemo Partnership and the Department for Transport (DfT) have relaunched an updated Freight Portal, with the aim of providing better support to operators as they strive to cut carbon emissions and fuel bills.The portal shows how operators can adapt vehicles to reduce emissions and includes training courses ...
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MT ArticleEnd to Covid restrictions a threat to HGV drivers and their employers, union warns
The Unite union is calling on the government to think again on its plans to scrap the need to self-isolate, end the legal requirement to wear face masks in England and remove limits on social gatherings and social distancing.Announcing the move, Johnson said Covid will become a virus society learns ...
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MT ArticleDriver CPC Consortium launches immersive virtual reality driver training courses
Logistics training developer Transformotion has teamed up with developer anet360 to launch immersive, virtual reality (VR) Driver CPC training courses to train professional drivers from the safety of the classroom.The joint venture, dubbed the Driver CPC Consortium, is offering two JAUPT approved courses with more to follow. First to launch ...
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MT ArticleRoad Transport Expo 2022 is coming to industry!
Concept launch event for industry, which took place on 6 JulyA brand-new industry event is bursting onto the scene next summer – the Road Transport Expo 2022 - taking place at Stoneleigh Park from 30 June–2 July.Created by Motor Transport publisher Road Transport Media, RTX has a simple and powerful ...
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MT ArticleOperators call for retail customers to be punished for wasting their time and resources
Hauliers and drivers have criticised major retail customers for disrupting their schedules with excessive delays and called for them to be penalised.“One area that has been a big thing for me over the years is the waste of resource we all face when our trucks are sat at delivery points, ...
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MT ArticleAct today on driver shortage or you're crying wolf, ITT Hub panel tells industry
Steve Gooding, president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), has used the inaugural edition of transport and logistics event ITT Hub to urge the industry to nail down specific and immediate solutions to the driver shortage or risk accusations of crying wolf.The UK is suffering from a ...
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MT ArticleScania to launch "substantially improved" truck range in autumn
Scania is to introduce a "substantially updated" Euro-6 truck range this November.The exact timing and content of the launch have not been disclosed but the company promised it would include improvements in fuel consumption compared to the current range, as well as chassis updates.“Given the situation with record demand, semiconductor ...
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MT ArticleSchmitz Cargobull expands on plans for UK manufacturing plant at ITT Hub
Alan Hunt, joint MD for sales and service at Schmitz Cargobull UK and Ireland, was on hand at the ITT Hub and happy to talk about the giant German trailer builder’s plans for its new UK factory that will build 2,000 vehicles a year when at full capacity.Hunt, pictured, says ...
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MT ArticleDAF does the double at ITT Hub with new electric and XG+ ranges making UK debuts
DAF Trucks used ITT Hub to showcase its full line up of electric vehicles including the LF Electric 4x2 rigid and CF Electric 6x2 rigid and 4x2 tractor units. Also on show for the first time in the UK was the New Generation DAF XG+ top of the range Super ...
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MT ArticleIveco flies the flag for natural gas at ITT Hub
As the market leader in gas trucks, the Iveco stand at ITT Hub unsurprisingly featured an example of the recently launched S-WAY Natural Power in the form of a 4x2 LNG AS440, as well as the New Daily van.Iveco believes that natural gas is currently the only viable transport decarbonisation ...
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MT ArticleForget hydrogen - electric roads are the future, ITT Hub delegates told
An electric road system (ERS) is the only viable future for long-haul HGVs, with hydrogen far too expensive, the director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight has told delegates at new transport and logistics event ITT Hub.Speaking during this week's panel discussion at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, ...
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MT ArticleSmartDrive launches intelligent camera system to help prevent collisions due to inattentive driving
SmartDrive’s new SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+ uses artificial intelligence and analysis of over 330 million risky driving events it has captured around the world to help prevent accidents due to drowsiness, smoking, phone use and other types of inattentive driving.Previewed at ITT Hub, SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+ uses a driver-facing ...
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MT ArticleRenault chooses ITT Hub to launch low entry electric D Wide
Centrepiece of the Renault Trucks stand at ITT Hub in Farnborough this week was a new 26-tonne 6x2 tag axle low entry, high direct vision chassis cab for urban applications such as refuse collection where it is aimed squarely at existing players including Mercedes-Benz and Dennis.The D Wide ZE Low ...
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MT ArticleVolta Trucks reveals prototype Zero chassis
Volta Trucks has unveiled its running prototype chassis of the Zero – the first purpose-built, fully electric 16-tonne truck.Designed and built using the proposed production specification frame and drivetrain components of the finished vehicle, the Volta Zero includes a high-voltage battery supplied by Proterra, as well as the compact eAxle ...