All Industry News articles – Page 126
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ArticleNew Goodyear trailer tyre boasts range of benefits for regional hauliers
Goodyear has introduced a new KMAX T GEN-2 trailer tyre, offering greater mileage, longer life and radio frequency identification (RFID) connectivity.The product range replaces the KMAX T trailer range and complements its premium KMAX GEN-2 steer and drive truck range.Maciej Szymanski, Goodyear marketing director, said: “The KMAX T GEN-2 range ...
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ArticleDVSA extends vehicle testing suspension
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has confirmed that the suspension of annual testing of heavy vehicles has been extended to include vehicles due for test shortly.Vehicles due for their regular annual test in June, together with those which were due in March and subsequently extended to June, will receive ...
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Article“Avoid knee-jerk reactions” – what logistics can learn from Covid-19
Logistics firms need to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and guard against “knee-jerk reactions”, according to KPMG supply chain expert Maureen O’Shea.Speaking as part of a webinar discussing the future of the sector, she also advised businesses on key recovery strategies and warned them that by fixating on the crisis ...
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ArticleLogistics firms offered free online consultations to help restart their businesses
Free 15-minute consultations for companies emerging from the Covid-19 crisis are being offered on a first come, first served basis.The pre-bookable ‘Flying 15’ sessions will be held online on 5 June and are intended to offer insights into how best to restart trading after lockdown.The consultations have been designed by ...
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ArticleNew Brexit talks must focus on free trade deal, insists FTA
A free trade agreement acceptable to both the UK and EU must be top of the agenda when Brexit talks resume next week, the FTA has urged.On the eve of further negotiations over the future of the relationship between the UK and other European countries, concerns are growing that consensus ...
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ArticleCommercial Motor Show 2020
Commercial Motor is launching an exciting new virtual exhibition for the road transport industry.Held over three days in the autumn, the Commercial Motor Show 2020 will put hundreds of exhibitors in front of a 10,000-plus audience, all without the need for social distancing.Visitors to this free-to-attend event will see the ...
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Prove there's a need for sector-specific support, FTA tells hauliers
FTA policy director Elizabeth de Jong has told motortransport.co.uk that the government needs more proof that some hauliers are close to collapse before it can offer sector-specific support.Her comments come in the wake of an RHA survey showing 73% of hauliers have significantly reduced or worse cashflow following the Covid-19 ...
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ArticleTilbury2 offers new unaccompanied freight terminal service
Forth Ports has launched an unaccompanied freight ferry terminal at Tilbury2 following a successful trial earlier this month.The 500,000-unit freight-only facility terminal uses a truck driver-free operation into the UK which port authorities say will help reduce the spread of Covid-19.The service will operate in partnership with P&O Ferries. The ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland extends HGV driving licences and reinstates special vehicle testing
Northern Ireland is to extend HGV driving licences and reinstate specialist vehicle testing.The Driver and Vehicle Agency will reinstate individual vehicle approval (IVA) inspections and will introduce a statutory authorisation process that will permit the continued use of ADR vehicles on the road from 1 June.Seamus Leheny, FTA policy manager ...
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ArticleFreight forwarders warn of customs chaos if government adheres to Brexit deadline
Almost three quarters of freight forwarders are calling for the Brexit transition period to be extended if no trade deal is agreed with the EU.Another 50% are warning that they will not have enough staff to cope with the additional Customs-related work that a no-deal Brexit will bring.A survey of ...
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ArticleHGV driver medicals on offer as D4Drivers re-opens clinics
D4Drivers is offering D4 medicals for HGV drivers from this week at 30 centres across the UK. The company’s sister organisation Summerfield Healthcare is also offering antibody blood tests to transport operators, with results supplied within three days.The company said the antibody tests are already being used by a major ...
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Rivus garage network added to ServicePoint
The 55-strong Rivus garage network has now been made available to users of the ServicePoint fleet service, maintenance and repair (SMR) platform.The move is designed to open up the nationwide network to a wider range of business customers including HGV operators, said Paul Holland, MD of UK Fuel, at Allstar ...
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ArticleMOT testing backlog will likely mean job cuts, warns ATF operator
A West Yorkshire ATF operator said staff were on the verge of losing their jobs after the DVSA refused to allow its testers to conduct MOTs amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Joanne Martin, MD at Birstall-based Leeds Fleet Services, said it had lost between 30% and 40% of its work following the ...
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ArticleLondon Councils slammed over "nonsensical" restart of Lorry Control Scheme
London Councils has confirmed that its Lorry Control Scheme is to start again on the 1 June.Despite calls from the industry for its current suspension to be extended - and even for it to be abolished - a spokeswoman for the council said it will recommence from next month.She said: ...
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ArticleGovernment has broken its promise on more parking and better facilities, hauliers claim
Hauliers are still parking in unsafe locations with inadequate welfare, hygiene and sanitation facilities - two years after the government promised to provide more secure parking sites.The complaint from the FTA comes at a time when the vital role of the lorry driver has been brought home to the public, ...
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Article"Give furlough scheme immediate flexibility to avoid tidal wave of redundancies," FTA urges government
The furlough scheme must allow for part-time working and flexibility this month if UK logistics is to stave off a tidal wave of redundancies, according to the FTA.The chancellor has confirmed that from August staff can be furloughed on a part-time basis in order to aid a gradual recovery when ...
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ArticleFTA and CILT launch guide to restarting your business
As firms begin to restart their operations, the FTA and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have launched a guide with advice on doing it safely, quickly and effectively.The Good Practice Guide for Covid-19 shares practice advice and examples from member organisations and is designed to be used ...
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ArticleNo export declarations needed on goods into Britain from Northern Ireland, government announces
Goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain will not be subject to export declarations and there will be no tariffs on freight remaining within the UK customs territory, cabinet minister Michael Gove has confirmed.He said safeguarding the free flow of goods within the United Kingdom’s internal market is of critical ...
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ArticleNew data reveals sharp drop in dangerous driving during lockdown
Hauliers have seen a 37% reduction in unsafe driving behaviours and a 6% increase in miles per gallon (MPG) during the Covid-19 lockdown, according to telematics specialist Microlise.The results come from telematics data analysed by the Microlise Data Science and Operational Research team.The analysis revealed that average MPG improved by ...
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ArticleNo-deal tariff on new trucks would add "crippling" £10,000 to price, warns RHA
Government plans to impose a 10% tariff on new trucks in the event of a no-deal Brexit will put £10,000 on the price and stall economic recovery, the RHA has warned.It follows the announcement this week of the new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) which will impose levies on some imports ...