All Industry News articles – Page 226
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MT ArticleMicrolise Driver of the Year shortlist announced
The shortlist for the second Microlise Driver of the Year Awards has been released ahead of the award ceremony later this month. The list of 24 drivers includes three finalists in each of the categories. Awards for Short, Medium and Long Distance Driver of the Year will be given out, ...
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Ryder appoints Simon Ranner as UK operations director
Rental and leasing company Ryder has named Simon Ranner as UK operations director.The newly created position sees Ranner taking responsibility for Ryder’s UK network of 29 depots and the company’s engineering and Fleetcare operations. He will report directly to Ryder Europe MD David Hunt.Ranner (right) brings over 30 years of ...
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Operators invited to help shape new Manchester Freight and Logistics Forum
Greater Manchester will be launching a new Freight and Logistics Forum later this year to provide a collective voice for operators delivering across the region.To shape the structure of the new forum, operators are invited to take part in a workshop later this month to help identify key issues for ...
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Future Truck Design Award winners revealed
The inaugural Future Truck Design Awards winners have been revealed at the CV Show.TfL’s competition, open to students across the UK, asked entrants to help shape future urban delivery vehicles, incorporating safety, efficiency and clean technology.“We’ve been overwhelmed by the quality, originality and innovation of the entries,” said Ian Wainwright, ...
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MT ArticleTachodisc saved from administration by FTA subsidiary
FTA subsidiary TDUK has bought Tachodisc out of administration.It will take control of the business and “certain assets”, the nature of which were not disclosed, with immediate effect.The business, which supplies tachograph equipment and compliance software, will trade under the TDUK brand and will be overseen by June Powell, director ...
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MT ArticleEuropean Commission to take action over UK's HGV Road User Levy?
Dover portThe European Commission (EC) said it will not comment on reports that it is to start legal action against the UK government over the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy.Last weekend, Reuters reported that legal action was imminent. The legal action was mentioned in a letter, dated 13 ...
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MT ArticleRevised weights and dimensions to come in next year
The DfT has confirmed that trucks using equipment designed to cut their emissions, such as aerodynamic flaps, will soon be allowed to run up to a GVW of 45 tonnes.The updated EU weights and dimensions directive will come into effect on 7 May 2017, and will allow HGVs powered by ...
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MT ArticleShortlist announced for 2016 FTA everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards
Photos courtesy of Everywoman LtdThe shortlist for the FTA everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards has been announced ahead of next month’s ceremony. Now in its ninth year (last year's winners are pictured above), the event celebrates the achievements of women from across the transport industry.The shortlist of 22 finalists ...
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MT ArticleLeigh Pomlett appointed FTA president
Ceva Group executive director Leigh Pomlett has become the new president of the FTA at the association’s National Council meeting in London last week.Former president Ian Veitch handed over the role to Pomlett at the end of his three year term.Pomlett has been executive director at Ceva Group since January ...
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RHA calls for London Lorry Control Scheme to be scrapped
The RHA has called for the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) to be scrapped in its London mayoral election manifesto. The association labelled the scheme, which was introduced in the early 1980s, “an onerous bureaucracy which results in reduced efficiency in truck operations and increased mileage and pollution”.It added that ...
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MT ArticleBook now to attend the Future Truck Design Awards at the CV Show
The winners of the Future Truck Design Awards will be revealed at this year’s CV Show- and you’re invited to attend the ceremony.TfL’s competition, which was open to schools, colleges and universities across the UK, asked students to help shape what the urban delivery vehicles of the future will look ...
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MT ArticleEuropean Commission: cabotage rules unenforceable and unclear
Cabotage regulations are unclear and unenforceable, according to the European Commission (EC). Speaking at the Road Transport Conference in Brussels this week, EC transport commissioner Violeta Bulc said a tendency for member states to implement their own rules for road transport had created uncertainties, an administrative burden and costs for ...
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MT ArticleM&A activity to remain high in 2016
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport sector throughout the world is predicted to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report from KPMG.The analysis predicts the amount raised by completed M&A transactions this year will exceed £52bn, surpassing last year’s figure of £48bn.Freight and logistics M&A ...
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Container weight changes to cause chaos at UK ports
Significant changes to the verification of container weights coming into effect this summer could spark chaos at UK ports, according to haulage companies.Amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) Convention will make shippers responsible for ensuring containers have a verified gross mass before they can be loaded on ...
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Mergers and acquisition activity in transport sector to exceed £52bn this year
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport sector throughout the world is predicted to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report from KPMG.The analysis predicts the amount raised by completed M&A transactions this year will exceed £52bn, surpassing last year’s figure of £48bn.Freight and logistics M&A ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: London mayoral election special
The vote for London's next mayor is just under a month away, and the race between the candidates is ramping up. In this episode of the MTP, the Motortransport.co.uk team takes you through all the candidates' key points in an exciting yet informative game of "Whose policy is it anyway?".Which ...
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MT ArticlePrincess Anne to speak at Microlise Transport Conference
Her Royal Highhness Princess Anne will speak at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference, in her capacity as patron of transport charity Transaid. The Princess Royal holds a category C HGV licence and is an honorary member of the RHA.Microlise executive director Bob Harbey said: “We are honoured to welcome The ...
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UK to run out of warehousing space by 2020
The UK’s warehouse property stock will have vanished by the end of the decade due to demands from internet retailers, unless there is an unprecedented increase in construction.This is the conclusion in a logistics market report, which also found that warehousing space fell to a record low last year.Consultancy Lambert ...
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MT ArticleTata decision to sell steel business will have major impact on UK economy
Logistics and manufacturing associations have warned that Tata’s decision to sell off its steel operation in the UK will have major repercussions on the wider economy unless a buyer is found.The warning follows the news that Tata’s board yesterday (29 March) rejected a rescue plan of its UK steel business, ...
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MT ArticleHaulage jobs at stake as Tata puts loss-making Port Talbot steelworks up for sale
Owens Group will be forced to close its Port Talbot depot with the loss of more than 90 jobs if Tata fails to find a buyer for the town’s steel works, MD Huw Owens has said.Following Tata’s decision to put its entire UK steel business up for sale yesterday, hauliers ...