All Industry News articles – Page 169
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ArticleRHA welcomes Conservative promise to simplify tax but not its approach to roads and facilities
Theresa May during a visit to Andrew Black Haulage in North Berwick after attending the Scottish Conservatives manifesto launch at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (last week). Image: Press Association.The RHA has welcomed the Conservative manifesto’s pledge to simplify the tax system this week but said the document lacked detail.Launched ...
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ArticleFTA calls on French president Macron to reverse driver fee decision
The FTA has called on France’s new president Emmanuel Macron to reverse his predecessor’s decision to charge a €40 (£34) driver fee.The fee, set to come into force next January, targets "posted workers". These are defined as EU workers operating outside of their own country on a temporary basis and ...
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ArticleNext selects Paragon HDX for two-man operation
Next has introduced Paragon Software Systems’ HDX routeing software across its two-man delivery operation.The system will allow Next to offer tighter delivery windows, customer notifications, consignment tracking and proof of delivery on its two-man delivery operation.Next director of logistics Simon Kelly said: “Following a competitive tender process we decided Paragon ...
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ArticleArgos DC staff begin two-week strike
More than 1,400 warehouse staff at Argos DCs began a two-week strike today (17 May) fearing a “contracting-out culture” and job security.Unite said its members at DCs in Basildon, Bridgewater, Burton-on-Trent, Heywood and Lutterworth fear contracting work out to other suppliers will lead to job losses and deterioration in terms ...
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Article'Jury still out' on Royal Mail privatisation
The jury is still out on the success of the privatisation of the Royal Mail, said parcel services broker Fastlane International, after a leak of the Labour Manifesto for the 2017 general election called for it to return to public ownership.The leaked manifesto said: “The Conservative government’s privatisation of Royal ...
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ArticleNew government must not use industry as scapegoat, says FTA
The new government must support the industry in meeting clean air legislation and not villainise HGVs, according to the FTA's election manifesto. The trade association's head of national policy Christopher Snelling said government should “support freight and logistics operators as they work to comply with the latest Clean Air Zone ...
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ArticleIveco and the Transport Association have launched a fundraising campaign
Iveco and the Transport Association (TA) have launched a fundraising campaign for Transaid using three specially livered New Stralis XP tractors. The three demonstrator vehicles will help raise thousands of pounds as members of the TA donate £250 per fortnight for use of one of the trucks.Elddis Transport was the ...
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Brexit will lead to higher fuel prices in the long term, claim Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats have blamed Brexit and the subsequent fall in the value of the pound since the vote for a 5ppl increase in the cost of fuel over the period, something they claim will be a longer term trend despite the current respite in UK pump prices.As the parties ...
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ArticleTPN's new livery is on the road
TPN has launched new livery, which comes with the strapline THE Pallet Network.The refreshed livery is being sported by a number of members including TPN Gold Performance winner Express Logistics (Harrow), TWE Haulage and SCS Logistics.Express Logistics (Harrow) has chosen to re-livery a double decker trailer in TPN’s new colours, ...
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ArticleVolvo limited edition Alisa trucks mark manufacturer's 50th anniversary in UK
Volvo has launched a limited edition Ailsa truck in honour of the eponymous firm that introduced Volvo trucks to the UK fifty years ago.The limited edition of just 50 Ailsa FH 4x2 and 6x2 tractor units come in either black on gold, or gold on black.The exterior is complemented ...
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ArticleHealth & Safety Executive weighs up introducing a maximum pallet weight for deliveries
Plans to update Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on pallet weights this year, after continuing concerns regarding the risk to tail-lift delivery drivers, could see pallet weight limits set below the original target of 750kg.News of the change came as the daughter of a driver crushed to death after ...
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ArticleBandvulc MD Patrick O'Connel steps down from role
Bandvulc MD Patrick O'Connel (pictured, main) has stepped down to spend more time with parent company Continental, which bought the Devon-based tyre retreader last year. O'Connel stepped down on 1 May.He is replaced by former Continental sales and marketing director Arthur Gregg (pictured below), who served as integration manager when ...
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Government starting to recognise road transport industry's issues, says RHA
The government is beginning to acknowledge the importance of the road transport industry ahead of the general election, according to the RHA. Chief executive Richard Burnett told MT that Downing Street had responded to the association’s manifesto for the election, confirming that the document had been received and considered.Burnett said: ...
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Amazon to open fulfilment centre in Warrington this autumn
Amazon will open a new fulfilment centre in Warrington this autumn and its first dedicated UK receive centre in Coventry in 2018.The Warrington depot will create 1,200 new permanent jobs whilst the Coventry receive centre, which will act as a central hub to receive and sort millions of Amazon products ...
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Operators using self-employed drivers need to change their business models, say MPs
Delivery companies such as Hermes that use self-employed drivers need to change their business models, according to a select committee.The Work and Pensions Committee’s abridged report into the so called gig economy calls for self-employed workers to be re-classed as “workers” to ensure their rights to basic employment benefits such ...
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Five-point plan to mitigate Dover port gridlock launched by Kent MP
A five-point plan explaining how gridlock can be avoided at Dover with goods continuing to stream through ports after Brexit has been presented to the government, with a plea to keep “order at the border”.The queue-busting dossier calls for the new Thames Crossing and M20 lorry park to be taken ...
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ArticleTransport sector struggling financially, warns Begbies Traynor
The transport sector is showing increasing signs of financial strain, according to insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. The firm’s Red Flag Alert research revealed a 16% rise in the number of road freight companies showing financial distress.The research, which monitors the financial health of UK road freight companies, found increased cost ...
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ArticleRide your bike for a good cause
Transaid is holding a fundraising event for keen motorcyclists at the National Motorcycle Museum on Saturday 1 July.The ticket price of £100 exc VAT includes a barbeque lunch, entry to the museum and a sizeable donation to Transaid.The format for the event is simple – ride your bike to the ...
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ArticleRichard Turfitt to become next senior traffic commissioner
Richard TurfittRichard Turfitt will succeed Beverley Bell as senior traffic commissioner, transport minister John Hayes has said.Currently the traffic commissioner (TC) for the East of England, he will begin his new role on 1 June 2017.Turfitt has been TC for the East of England since 2008, and worked as a ...
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ArticleGoodyear introduces retread versions of its high load trailer tyres
Rising demand has seen Goodyear launch retread versions of its Goodyear and Dunlop-branded high load trailer tyres.Grégory Boucharlat, Goodyear Dunlop Tyres EMEA retread operations, said: “More countries in Europe have extended regulations to permit axle weights more than the standard 40 tonnes on 5-axle articulated vehicles.“As a result we see ...