All Industry News articles – Page 197
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Financial standing rate for standard O-licence holders to increase in 2018
From 1 January, standard O-licence holders will be required to demonstrate an increased level of financial facilities, after the drop in the value of value of the pound following the EU referendum.Both new applicants and existing operators will be required to demonstrate £7,950 (previously £7,850) for the first HGV and ...
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A hard Brexit would make a hard border inevitable in Northern Ireland, say MPs
A hard Brexit would make a hard border “inevitable” between Northern Ireland and Ireland, MPs have warnedBorder checks between Ireland and Northern Ireland, and at Holyhead, Milford Haven and Fishguard, appear “inevitable”, if the government sticks to its hard Brexit plan to leave the single market and customs union, according ...
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MT ArticleSponsored Content: RHA Membership
The Road Haulage Association is the only UK trade association dedicated to the operators of road freight. It has over 7000 member companies in membership who, between them, account for approximately 250,000 UK-registered heavy goods vehicles.Membership is wide and varied ranging from owner-operators to those operating fleets in excess of ...
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Call to involve public in infrastructure planning to avoid cancellations such as Stanford West
The government should create an organisation that involves the public in major infrastructure schemes, in order to prevent projects like the Stanford West lorry park being dropped.A report from the independent Institute for Government (IfG), argues that the UK is poor at engaging with the public and local communities on ...
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MT ArticleHGVs will need to meet Euro-6 emissions standard to operate across London from 2020
Following confirmation that central London will have an Ultra Low Emission Zone from 2019, TfL has said an extension across greater London for HGVs will likely begin just over a year later.Launching a consultation on plans to extend the ULEZ for HGVs from 26 October 2020, mayor Sadiq Khan (pictured) ...
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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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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 ...