All Industry News articles – Page 181
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ArticleGreen Party says rush hour HGV ban "is not that simple"
Declaring a blanket ban on HGVs in London’s rush hours is too simplistic, according to the Green Party’s Mayor of London candidate Siân Berry. Berry said she agreed with the Liberal Democrats’ candidate, Caroline Pidgeon’s, move to reduce HGV traffic in the city’s busiest hours, but that “it’s not as ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report special
In this special edition of the Motor Transport Podcast, managing editor Chris Walton and news editor Chris Druce discuss the state of the UK road transport nation! Join Walton and Druce as they pick out some of their highlights from our free Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report, supported ...
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Amazon to open new fulfilment centre in Coalville this autumn
Online retailer Amazon has announced it will open a 304,800m² fulfilment centre in Coalville, Leicestershire later this year. The site, which it said would create 500 new permanent jobs over three years, should begin operating this autumn.“Amazon has a dedicated and enthusiastic workforce who play a crucial role in delivering ...
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ArticlePidgeon backs London mayor's call for retrofitting side panel windows
Liberal Democrat London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon has pledged to continue Boris Johnson’s push for mandatory retrofitting of additional passenger-side windows in HGVs operating in the capital. She also called for more safety training for drivers to protect "vulnerable road users", as she launched her campaign for a rush-hour HGV ...
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FTA accuses London Assembly of "not thinking" after call for cut in van traffic
The FTA has accused the London Assembly of “not thinking things through” after its Transport Committee called for a cut in LCV traffic in the capital, just months after it demanded a ban on HGV traffic in the rush hour. In a letter to TfL transport commissioner Mike Brown, signed ...
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Forth Road Bridge to reopen to all traffic
The Forth Road Bridge will reopen to all vehicles at 11pm this Saturday (20 February) after being closed to HGV traffic for more than two months. The bridge was closed on 4 December when a crack in its steelwork was discovered, but reopened to all traffic except HGVs on 23 ...
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ArticleStagecoach director to replace Beverly Bell as CILT president
Stagecoach director Will Whitehorn will take over senior traffic commissioner Beverly Bell as the president of the CILT later this year. Whitehorn, who’s background is in aviation, will assume the role at on 20 May, after serving the institute as vice-president for four years.Outgoing president Bell said: “I am delighted ...
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DVSA reaches interim agreement with unions
An interim agreement has been reached between the DVSA and unions Prospect and the PCS in their long-running dispute over terms and conditions for staff at the government agency.The agreement, which follows almost two months of talks at conciliation body Acas, provides for further negotiations between the DfT, the DVSA ...
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FTA and RHA welcome plan to dismantle part of Calais camp
The FTA has welcomed plans by the French authorities to dismantle a substantial part of the migrant camp in Calais in the next few days.However, the FTA conceded that moving the whole camp to a different location much further away from the port and Eurotunnel terminal, as it has previously ...
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ArticleFree Bridgestone app available for HGV wheel nut torque settings
Bridgestone has developed a free app giving the correct torque settings for a wide range of commercial vehicle wheel nuts.Based on more than 10 years of data gathering from, truck and trailer manufacturers the Retorque app will offer the correct torque settings on all vehicles, free of charge to any ...
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FTA Skills Summit to focus on apprentices
Apprentices will play a major part at the FTA’s Logistics Skills Summit that takes place next month, with a focus on the association’s apprentices currently conducting a three-year scheme at operator Gist.The Logistics Skills Summit, which takes place on 17 March at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, also coincides with National Apprenticeship ...
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ArticleDownload the Overview of the UK CV Industry report for free
The 2016 edition of the Overview of the UK Commercial Vehicle Industry report, produced on behalf of Texaco Lubricants, is now available to download for free.The sixth edition of this annual report will inform readers of the current composition of the UK commercial vehicle parc and those who operate within ...
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United Pallet Network signs lease extension and plans hub capacity increase
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has extended its lease at its Fradley Park central-hub location.The pallet network is planning a 5,110m² extension at the Staffordshire location, which will take its total there to 23,226m² and a nightly capacity of more than 11,000 pallets.“This important lease extension provides the platform for ...
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Transport minister Andrew Jones to speak at Microlise conference
Minister for transport Andrew Jones will speak at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference in May, along with a host of key industry players. The minister, who will have held the position for a year come May, said that he looked forward to “briefing transport operators, manufacturers and stakeholders on what ...
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Forth Road Bridge won't fully reopen until mid-March
The Forth Road Bridge will not fully reopen to HGV traffic until mid-March, according to Scottish transport minister Derek Mackay. The bridge, which was closed to all traffic on 4 December but reopened to non-HGV vehicles later that month, was originally set to reopen to HGVs in mid-February.A phased reintroduction ...
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ArticlePaperless system saves time signing infringement letters
Road transport software specialist Aquarius has developed a paperless digital signature system for drivers infringement letters that it claims will save fleet managers time and improve compliance through better record-keeping.Esign is a web-based system that enables both drivers and managers to sign digital letters on any touch-screen device. These signed ...
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ArticleDVSA appoints Gareth Llewellyn as new chief executive
Gareth Llewellyn has been named as the new chief executive of the DVSA, after Alastair Peoples retired from the role last year. The appointment will see interim chief executive Paul Satoor return to his former role as deputy chief executive.Llewellyn, who will start his new job on 1 April, ...
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ArticleDownload now: Freight in the City podcast
With four weeks to go until the Freight in the City Spring Summit on 3 March in Manchester, the latest Motor Transport podcast is a Freight in the City Spring Summit special discussing all the forthcoming highlights of the show.Regular podcast host Christopher Walton is joined by Motortransport.co.uk colleagues Laura ...
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Subbie rates drop as fuel prices fall
Operators across the UK are expected to lower subcontractor rates in light of falling fuel prices, said the RHA, after it emerged Wincanton’s general haulage operation had reviewed subcontractor rates for this reason. A letter sent to the business’s subcontractors explained that it had “no mechanism for cost recovery during ...
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Traffic policy 'makes congestion and emissions worse'
Current traffic management policy is seriously flawed, adding to congestion, encouraging dangerous driving, increasing fuel consumption and emissions, and costing vehicle operators and tax payers a fortune, a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has suggested.The ‘command and control’ approach adopted throughout much of the UK has ...