All Industry News articles – Page 128
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MT ArticleBirmingham Clean Air Zone to launch on 1 June, operators warned
The country’s second clean air zone (CAZ) launches in Birmingham on Tuesday (1 June) and the BVRLA is reminding fleet operators to assess the impact on their business.Pre-Euro-6 diesel vehicles will be required to pay a daily £50 charge to enter the zone, which lies within the A4540 ring road.Non-compliant ...
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MT ArticleHauliers slam "appalling" standard of rest stops in major new survey
Hauliers have delivered a damning verdict of the security, quality and availability of rest stops in the UK, with most rating them ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.In a survey of more than 1,000 freight and coach firms, 59% described rest stop facilities on motorways and major A roads as inadequate.A further ...
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MT ArticleGasrec collects 10,000th tanker load of LNG from Isle of Grain terminal
Gasrec has collected the 10,000th tanker load of LNG from the National Grid facility on the Isle of Grain, as demand for the environmentally-friendly fuel soars.In total, 2,149 tankers filled up at the facility in 2020 and it expects utilisation to increase by 80% this year.Nicola Duffin, Grain LNG commercial ...
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MT ArticleMoreton Cullimore becomes youngest ever RHA chairperson
Cullimore Group MD Moreton Cullimore has followed in his father’s footsteps after being appointed the new chair of the RHA.Cullimore becomes the association’s youngest ever chairperson and he will work with vice-chairperson Tim Slater, along with the RHA’s management team, to help move the industry along the road to recovery.Cullimore’s ...
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MT ArticleDawsongroup Finance portfolio tops £150m
(From left) Dawsongroup Finance MD Kevin Wills and internal sales manager Matthew Bull pictured outside their HQ in Ringwood, HampshireAsset financiers Dawsongroup Finance is celebrating after its portfolio of businesses surpassed £150m.The Ringwood-based company said approximately £100m of the business is with Dawsongroup Plc customers and includes trucks, trailers, sweepers ...
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MT ArticlePolice release footage of bridge strike that wedged van under truck
Photo: Surrey PolicePolice in Surrey have shared dramatic footage of a bridge strike that also resulted in a van becoming stuck under an HGV.The dashcam footage shows the lorry collide with the bridge in Epsom and then career into a nearby van, almost crushing it.The video was shared by the ...
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MT ArticleDFDS and P&O cut freight waiting times on Dover to Calais route
Freight drivers will face fewer delays at Dover or Calais following an agreement between DFDS & P&O which will speed up the flow of freight traffic and cut waiting times.The shared capacity deal will allow freight drivers to board the next available sailing when they arrive at the Port of ...
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MT ArticleUK trade with EU falls by almost a quarter in first three months of 2021
The UK saw steep declines in imports and exports to the European Union (EU) as well as a slight decline in trade with non-EU nations, in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ONS report, The impacts of EU exit and the coronavirus on ...
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MT ArticleStefan Thyssen to take helm at MAN Truck & Bus UK
Stefan Thyssen is replacing Thomas Hemmerich as MD at MAN Truck & Bus UK.Thyssen is returning to the UK division after three years as MD of MAN Truck & Bus Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which he took on in March 2020, after three years as the UK financial director.In his ...
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MT ArticleTransicold network partners relocate to meet growing demand
Two of Carrier Transicold’s network service partners have relocated to new locations as part of wider plans to build their customer bases.Robson Refrigeration (pictured), which trades as Carrier Transicold East & North Yorkshire, has spent more than £1m on a new 12,000 sq. ft. workshop near Hull, which is four ...
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The Fuel Store boosts HGV refuelling sites by over 1,700 with addition of Esso Card
Fuel card provider The Fuel Store is adding The Esso Card National Card to its network which will see it boost its network of 782 refuelling sites by another 1,172 sites.The new partnership with Esso Card owner WEX Europe Services, sees The Fuel Store increase its reach by 50%, to ...
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Romanian trucker who tried to smuggle alleged child sex offender out of UK jailed for six years
A Romanian lorry driver who tried to smuggle a group of migrants, including a man suspected of child sex offences, out of the UK, has been jailed for six years.Canterbury Crown Court heard that Sebastian Gabriel Podar, 48, from Tuzrii in Romania, was arrested as part of a National Crime ...
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MT ArticleBaytree to open two new facilities in Milton Keynes in December
Warehouse developer Baytree is set to open two new-build units, covering a combined 180,000 sq ft, in Milton Keynes in December this year.The company has announced building work is set to begin shortly following the award of the building contract to Glencar Construction this week.Baytree said the 10.4 acre site, ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni to deliver three new Basingstoke warehouses "at speed" to create over 200 jobs
Industrial developer Panattoni is fast-tracking plans to open three new carbon zero warehouses in Basingstoke by next summer, predicting the development could create 215 full-time jobs.Panattoni and Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF) has bought an 11-acre site at V Park Basingstoke, which will accommodate three net carbon ...
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MT ArticlePolice release footage of HGV driver veering into path of police videoing him
A lorry driver talking on his mobile phone while driving on the M40 in Warwickshire almost collided with police videoing him in an unmarked HGV.The footage captures one of 21,000 offences recorded by officers in HGV cabs since Highways England rolled out the national safety initiative, Operation Tramline.In another clip, ...
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Trailerblazer Group celebrates as funding for C+E LGV Driver apprenticeship rises to £7,000
Ministers have agreed to increase funding for HGV apprenticeships to £7,000, after the road haulage Trailblazer Group (TBG) rejected the previously announced level of £6,000.The group, which helped develop the apprenticeship standard, welcomed the announcement by the education secretary and urged the sector to engage in the process to help ...
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MT ArticleTruck involved in fly tipping crushed after owners fail to reclaim it
An eight-wheel tipper truck has been crushed by the Environment Agency (EA) under new powers to combat fly tipping.The vehicle is believed to belong to an organised crime group operating in the South East and was discovered near Iwade, outside Sittingbourne in Kent, during a waste crime investigation.The truck was ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK calls for delegated testing to clear LGV test backlog
The DVSA’s ability to resolve a huge backlog in vocational driver tests has been questioned by Logistics UK, which called for expanding delegated testing to fix the crisis.Since driver testing resumed, the DVSA said it had increased the number of tests available by extending operating hours, but it also acknowledged ...
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MT ArticleNew umbrella brand for Zenith CV operations after Cartwright deal
Zenith has brought all its CV operations together under the Zenith Commercial brand, following last year’s acquisition of various Cartwright businesses.Zenith Commercial comprises the existing legal entities Contract Vehicles and Contract Vehicles Fleet Services which will both now trade as Zenith Commercial Fleet Solutions, and Contract Vehicles Rentals which will ...
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MT ArticleTraining provider Total People receives £750,000 for HGV apprentice hub
(From left) Councillor Paula Appleby, Greater Manchester Transport Committee; Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson; Philip Johnson, Chair of LTE Group Board; John Thornhill, LTE Group chief executive; Barry Lynch, Total People Chair; and Melanie Nicholson, Total People MDHGV engineering apprentices have been given a six-figure boost after North West training ...