All Industry News articles – Page 200
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MT ArticleIllegal waste carriers targeted by joint DVSA and Environment Agency operation
Up to 150 operators believed to be operating illegally in the London waste sector are to be targeted in a joint operation between the DVSA, Environment Agency (EA) and the Met Police.The goal is to either put these serially non-compliant operators out of business or force them to run legally.The ...
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HSE conducts further maximum pallet-weight tests after initial data found to be inaccurate
Further tests to establish the safe maximum weight of a pallet for tail-lift deliveries have been carried out after the previous results from the HSE were found to be inaccurate.Concerns have been growing that delivery drivers are expected to handle pallets that are sometimes more than 1,000kg in weight, placing ...
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Northern Irish border can't be a “test case” for UK's future customs relationship with EU
The UK cannot use the Northern Irish border as a “test case” for its future customs relationship with the EU, Brexit chief negotiator Michel Barnier has warned.However Barnier also said the imposition of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland needed to be avoided.Speaking at a ...
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MT ArticleLeon Daniels to leave TfL by year's end
Leon Daniels (left) with London's mayor Sadiq Khan.Leon Daniels, head of TfL’s surface transport, is leaving his role towards the end of this year, it has been confirmed.Daniels, who has held the role for seven years, is responsible for TfL’s bus and tram services and has also played an integral ...
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MT ArticleTruck cartel compensation action passes 2,000 operator mark
A price-fixing compensation action has attracted more than 2,000 hauliers since it went live in June of this year, the RHA said today.According to the association, which is leading the action before the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London with support from legal counsel Backhouse Jones and Exchange Chambers, 650 other ...
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DVSA calls for more operators to come on board its earned recognition trial
The DVSA has conceded it needs more operators to join up to its earned recognition pilot to advance the project, after its its timetable for going live with the full version suffered further delay.Speaking at the RHA’s Autumn Conference yesterday (7 September), DVSA head of enforcement policy Gordon Macdonald hinted ...
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MT ArticleNumber of HGV driving tests taken plummet 11% year-on-year, but remain ahead of recent low point
The number of people taking HGV category C and C+E driving tests has fallen 11% year-on-year, and stands almost a quarter lower than a decade ago.After three years of improving fortunes for the transport sector, there were 58,018 tests taken in the year to 31 March 2017, compared with 65,127 ...
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MT ArticleQueensferry Crossing officially opened
The Queensferry Crossing has been officially opened by the Queen, after six years of work on the £1.35bn structure. The Scottish bridge, which carries the M90 between Fife and the Lothians, is the third installment to the Forth crossings.The Queen said: "The three magnificent structures we see here span three ...
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Fatal M1 crash sees spike in interest in breathalysers for HGV cabs
Enquiries about in-cab breathalysers have risen sharply since the crash on the M1 involved an HGV driver found to be over the drink-drive limit.The crash, near Newport Pagnell, resulted in the death of eight out of the 12 minibus passengers after the vehicle collided with two HGVs.AIM Logistics driver Ryszard ...
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MT ArticleDomestic freight set to grow despite ongoing driver shortage, says FTA
The HGV driver shortage is still rife, the FTA has warned, after its latest quarterly industry survey found almost a third of operators are facing long-term recruitment delays. The Quarterly Transport Activity Survey, sponsored by Santander, also found that members were keen for clarification on what the situation will be ...
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MT ArticleDAF refreshes LF with new 'urban friendly' engine and safety options
New DAF LFDAF has refreshed its LF range with a new ‘city friendly’ engine, exterior design and optional lowered passenger window to enhance safety.The DAF LF, operating in the 7.5- to 18-tonne range, can now be specified with a 3.8-litre PACCAR engine, the PX-4.This has two power ratings: 156hp and ...
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MT ArticleAttempts by migrants to illegally enter the UK fell in 2016 but remained historically high
Wall in Calais aimed at preventing migrants boarding lorries bound for Britain.Attempts by migrants to enter the UK illegally from French ports fell by almost a third last year.However the number of foiled attempts in 2016 remains the second highest in seven years, Home Office figures have revealed.Border Force prevented ...
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MT ArticlePlatooning HGVs to be trialled on major UK roads
Platooning HGVs will be on major UK roads by the end of 2018, after the government committed £8.1m to trials of the autonomous vehicles.The trials, which will be funded by DfT and Highways England and conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory, will see up to three HGVs travelling in convoy ...
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MT ArticleRHA calls for detail on Irish border deal after Brexit
The government will work to avoid the "disaster" of a hard border between the Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit by keeping customs regulation to a minimum, but the RHA said it has reservations about the lack of detail provided. In a paper on future customs arrangements, the government says ...
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Tilbury2 development moves one step closer
Plans to build Tilbury2 are being fined tuned following a recent statutory consultation process.The consultation, which closed on 28 July, is part of the planning process for the construction of a new port. Port of Tilbury owners Forth Ports want to expand its existing operations by building and managing ...
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MT ArticleLack of warehousing in Scotland sees rents soar three times the UK average
Lack of warehouse building activity in Scotland has seen rents for 10-50,000ft² warehouses in Scotland grow three times faster year-on-year than the UK average.According to commercial property firm Colliers International, the lack of warehousing was hampering growth in the retail distribution sector.Prices for prime industrial space rose on average 7.7% ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce: £50m hub 'positions us perfectly' for sector consolidation
Palletforce is looking to take advantage of inevitable consolidation in the pallet sector with its new £50m hub, according to chief executive Michael Conroy.The Burton-on-Trent site, which opened on 10 August, has the capacity to handle 30,000 pallets a night, with 450 HGV parking spaces across the 38-acre site. The ...
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MT ArticleBad debt up 20% for road transport sector
The UK road transport sector saw a 20% surge in suppliers’ bad debts in the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest Creditsafe Watchdog Report.The report, which tracks quarterly economic developments across the transport sector, revealed bad debt owed to the sector leapt to £3.3m in Q2, up from ...
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MT Article£10m northern hub for Pallet-Track
Mark Pulford, logistics director for Pallet-track (left) with Cllr David Molyneux, deputy leader of Wigan CouncilPallet-Track will open a £10m northern hub at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, next week.The pallet network said the regional hub, which officially opens on Monday 7 August, has created 20 jobs although more are expected as ...
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MT ArticleVolatile outlook makes TCO even more crucial
A recent ExxonMobil survey of European fleet managers found 40% of those polled cited continued challenging economic conditions and volatile markets as their biggest business challenges.This makes understanding and minimising the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a truck fleet even more important as competition for available business are likely ...