All Industry News articles – Page 163
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Royal Mail and Arrival to share electric vehicle trial findings at Microlise Transport Conference
The possibilities around using electric commercial vehicles will be a hot topic at next year's Microlise Transport Conference, the companies behind the electric, autonomous-ready post delivery trucks in London scheduled to speak. Royal Mail and technology firm Arrival began trialling the nine vehicles in London in August out of Royal ...
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UK trucks may need permits to run in Europe after Brexit
James Hookham, deputy CEO of the Freight Transport Association, says that the UK will need to replace Community permits on Brexit day.Up to now, all the Brexit talk has been about its impact on trade and goods movements and the rights of Eastern European drivers to continue working and driving ...
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ArticleBoom in home deliveries powered by fossil fuels is harming our health
Photo: ShutterstockThe boom in home deliveries is a huge issue affecting the nation’s health and must be dealt with, according to an expert giving evidence to MPs on the joint committee hearing into air quality.Speaking to MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; Environmental Audit Committee; Health Committee; ...
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ArticleBFGoodrich to enter the UK and Ireland tyre markets for first time
Tyre manufacturer BFGoodrich is entering the UK and Ireland truck tyre markets from January next year.The company, known for its off-road specialism, sells more than 1.6 million tyres a year to the CV market in all territories across the world except Europe.Guy Heywood, commercial director at BFGoodrich for the UK ...
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Cut fuel duty in the Budget and give the road transport sector a much needed boost, representatives demand
A near doubling of freight firms filing for insolvency in the second quarter of this year has prompted the FTA to call on chancellor Philip Hammond to cut fuel duty in this week’s Budget to prevent further freight company failures.Figures from the government’s Insolvency Service reveal that the number of ...
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ArticleDirect Vision Standard concession welcomed but concerns remain
Trade associations have cautioned against adding further complexity into the London supply chain, after TfL went live with its latest Direct Vision Standard (DVS) consultation.TfL is seeking responses to its proposal to introduce a Safety Permit Scheme as part of DVS, a move that would potentially see the controversial scheme ...
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HGVs pay enough tax to cover all government road maintenance spending
HGVs pay enough in tax to cover almost all the government’s spending on road maintenance in the UK, according to research.A report prepared for the FTA ahead of next week’s Budget shows that revenue raised in 2015/16 from HGVs in fuel duty, VED and the road user levy totalled £4.4bn.The ...
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Transport for the North's new legal powers presented to Parliament
New legal powers to transform Transport for the North (TfN) into the UK’s first-ever statutory sub-national transport body were laid out today (16 November) in Parliament.The government says the new legislation will give the North an unprecedented say on how money is spent on transport schemes across the region.Today's announcement ...
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Stanford West lorry park cancelled after government concedes it will not win judicial review
The government has pulled the plug on the planned lorry park in Stanford West, which was selected as a solution to the chronic congestion caused by Operation Stack.The collapse of the planned lorry park contingency means there will be no alternative to Operation Stack until March 2019 at the earliest.Former ...
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ArticleFreight industry must not be 'thrown to the wolves' if government fails to deliver viable customs system
The road freight industry is in danger of being “thrown to the wolves” if the government fails to install a competent customs system in time for Brexit, the FTA warned this week.The warning came in response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report: Brexit and the future of customs, published ...
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Gas network growth will put refuelling stations under pressure to deliver on price
As the UK’s natural gas refuelling network grows giving operators more choice of where to fill up, some stations using more expensive refuelling technology may be forced to close, experts have warned.The business case for buying gas trucks depends heavily on the price operators pay for gas, so cheaper stations ...
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ArticleUK tops poll of cargo thefts across Europe and the Middle East in September
Almost 70% of reported cargo losses across Europe and the Middle East in September occurred in the UK, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association.The figures are revealed in TAPA’s latest survey of cargo losses across 11 European and Middle Eastern countries.Whilst TAPA acknowledged that some of the other countries ...
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ArticleCall for clarity on TfL's Direct Vision Standard
Industry experts have accused TfL of putting the cart before the horse with its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace this week (7 November), Ross Paterson, head of product and marketing at Mercedes-Benz, said customers were asking what star rating each model ...
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ArticleTraffic commissioners and DVSA call for more effective brake testing across the industry
The traffic commissioners (TCs) and the DVSA have urged operators to improve their approach to brake testing and maintenance after the DVSA revealed a quarter of defective trucks had a brake issue.The TCs said brake defects and shortcomings in brake maintenance procedures are appearing “far too frequently” at public inquiries, ...
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Pressure mounting on government to settle Standford West lorry park row ahead of court hearing
Pressure is being placed on the government to settle out of court a forthcoming judicial review into a lorry park to replace Operation Stack in Kent.Former Chancellor George Osborne pledged £250m to build a holding area for lorries at Stanford West in 2015, but campaigners opposed the plans and launched ...
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ArticleRHA slams Heathrow Airport’s failure to tackle chronic cargo terminal delays
The RHA has demanded that Heathrow Airport update its freight movement facilities “as a matter of urgency”, following complaints of congestion and delay accessing the west London site.Mounting congestion around the airport’s cargo centre is creating severe delays and making the cargo area inaccessible at times, with police frequently turning ...
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Pallet network volumes surge as sector takes greater share of the parcels market
Pallet networks are continuing to carve out a greater share of the parcels market, delivering record half-pallet volumes and next-day deliveries this year, according to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).Latest figures from APN’s members reveal that pallet volumes grew by 6.3% to 19 million pallets in the first three ...
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ArticleTruck of the Week from commercialmotor.com
Truck of the Week is a new 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4148K 8x4 chassis designed to accommodate a plant body for concrete work.The unregistered vehicle with ClassicSpace day cab includes automatic transmission, power take-off equipment, hub reduction rear axle and cruise control.Billingham-based dealer Bell Truck and Van is offering it for ...
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HSE test results could open the door to stricter pallet weight guidance
The introduction of stricter guidelines on tail-lift delivery pallet weights moved a step closer this week after the HSE confirmed it had completed a series of additional tests to establish the maximum safe weight for pallets.The additional tests, which looked at push and pull forces, were ordered by HSE in ...
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ArticleBullet Express: 'factor in growing tail lift costs or face price race to the bottom'
Operators must start factoring in the costs associated with the increasing volume of tail lift deliveries to avoid a race to the bottom on price, a leading haulier warned this week.David McCutcheon, MD of Pall-Ex member Bullet Express, estimates the additional cost of tail lift deliveries, which have grown exponentially ...