All Industry News articles – Page 141
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MT ArticleLogistics firms ramp up customer communications during pandemic
More than a third of transport and logistics businesses have increased their customer communications in response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.According to new research from SMS communications provider TextAnywhere, while online shopping and home delivery has risen significantly in the past few months, 57% of logistics firms still ...
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Hauliers urged to get ready for Brexit as end of transition period looms
Logistics UK has urged businesses that rely on UK-EU supply chains to engage with advice sites popping up all over the UK to provide HGV drivers with information on Brexit preparations.It came as negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal reached a stalemate, with a senior UK government source telling the ...
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MT ArticleParliamentary group seeks industry views on fuel duty
A group of MPs are asking hauliers to tell them what impact a cut or increase in fuel duty will have on their businesses as the country emerges from the economic doldrums.The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road haulage and logistics has launched an inquiry into whether duty acts ...
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MT ArticlePallet networks seeing “unprecedented” demand for residential deliveries, APN reports
Pallet network residential deliveries have risen to unprecedented levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).It said the first quarter of 2020 saw 14% of pallet network volumes being delivered to residential addresses, but this rose to almost 36% during April.The APN said the rise ...
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MT ArticleHeed warnings on bridge strikes or risk losing licence, FORS tells members
FORS has joined forces with Network Rail to try to drive down the number of bridge strikes by HGVs.The scheme is encouraging members to heed warnings over the issue and avoid putting their operator licences at risk.As Network Rail revealed that bridges are struck by HGVs an average of five ...
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MT ArticleHGV traffic first to return to pre-Covid-19 lockdown levels
HGV traffic is the only type of motor transport to have returned to pre-pandemic lockdown traffic levels, according to new data released by the Department for Transport.The figures show that since 1 September HGV traffic has matched early 2020 traffic levels before the first lockdown began.In the first weeks of ...
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MT ArticleDVSA: "Industry has an image problem and driver shortage not our fault"
The DVSA’s chief executive told MPs that the industry’s significant driver shortage is an “image issue” and nothing to do with the enforcement agency’s testing capacity performance.Giving evidence to the transport select committee, Gareth Llewellyn said “no-one was knocking my door down” to tell him there were not enough HGV ...
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MT ArticlePolice catch HGV driver watching video on phone in new motorway clampdown
An HGV driver on the M40 was so distracted by his mobile phone he was unaware of two police cars with their blue lights flashing attempting to stop him.The detail emerged following “record breaking” results from Warwickshire’s commercial vehicle unit (CVU), which patrolled motorways in the county in a lorry ...
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MT ArticleChristmas staff fulfilling online orders present Covid risk, HSE warns hauliers
The HSE is visiting haulage premises in the run-up to Christmas to ensure they are Covid-secure, amid a surge in demand for online shopping.It said that large numbers of agency and temporary workers were being recruited to fulfil orders and steps needed to be taken to make sure the risk ...
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MT ArticleNAVCIS calls for industry sponsors to help it fight freight thefts
The freight arm of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS) is on the hunt for industry partners to help it tackle rapidly rising levels of cargo theft from lorries.The call comes just two weeks after the theft of £5m of Apple products, from a truck exiting the M1, which ...
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MT Article"Truly astonishing" - new online sales figures trigger fears of Christmas delivery chaos
Online food orders soared 99.2% in October and web sales grew 60.1% year on year, sparking warnings that operators will need to review their planning ahead of the Christmas peak.October’s retail sales estimates, released today (20 November) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal sales volumes rose by 5.8% ...
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MT ArticleDfT considers trial of 48-tonne trucks for intermodal operations
Visitors to the virtual Commercial Motor Show at the end of September may have sat in on the break-out session on eco trucks, when Andrew Malcolm, chief executive of the Malcolm Group discussed a proposed trial of 48-tonne GCW trucks to feed railheads for intermodal operations.Malcolm operates trains on regular ...
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MT ArticleGovernment insists new HGV driver facilities will meet adequate standard
The government has clarified its response to a petition demanding councils and major developers take into account HGV welfare facilities when deciding applications, acknowledging that professional drivers have been let down.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) was told by the petitions committee to provide a revised response ...
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MT ArticleGovernment launches Brexit handbook for hauliers
The RHA has welcomed the publication of a handbook for hauliers to help prepare them for the end of the transition period in just 31 days’ time.The government has faced criticism from the haulage industry for a lack of clarity and information about the systems required to ensure trade flows ...
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MT ArticleUK Fuels adds over 300 Sainsbury’s fuel stations to its network
UK Fuels has expanded its fuel card network to 3,350 sites after adding 307 Sainsbury’s fuel station locations this month.This is UK Fuels latest supermarket deal. The company also has contracts with a range of supermarket fuel stations including Tesco, Morrisons and the Co-op.Other fuel stations added to the UK ...
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MT ArticleLorry raid on M1 slip road sees driver tied up and £5m of Apple products stolen
Police officers are appealing for witnesses after £5m of Apple products were stolen from a lorry during a robbery on the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire.The raid happened on the southbound slip road at Junction 18 of the M1, between 7.45pm and 8pm last Tuesday (November 10). Police said the lorry ...
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MT ArticleCV Show moved to June 2021 due to pandemic
The Commercial Vehicle Show 2021 is to be rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the show’s organisers have announced this week.The show will still take place at the NEC in Birmingham but will move from the original date of Tuesday 13 April to Thursday 15 April 2021 to the ...
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MT ArticleFleetCheck helps FORS members facing remote lockdown audits with offer of free software
Fleet software specialist FleetCheck is to provide free software to help FORS members undergoing remote audits during the pandemic.The offer follows FORS' recent announcement that, due to the latest lockdown, its members due to be audited before February 2021 will do so by either using electronic evidence or by holding ...
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MT ArticleHaulage industry asks nation to shine a light during National Lorry Week 2020
The sixth annual National Lorry Week has launched today (16 November) with a plea for the nation to shine a light for the logistics industry.The RHA is calling on the UK to show its appreciation of the sector and the heroic efforts made by hauliers and drivers to keep supplies ...