All Industry News articles – Page 233
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Eurotunnel road freight traffic volumes remain static despite migrant crisis
Eurotunnel’s freight traffic volumes remained almost static in the Q3 2015, despite a summer of troubles in the port of Calais and further reports of “desperate” migrant activity in past days. The group’s results for the period 1 July to 30 September saw a 1% fall in truck traffic volumes ...
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MT ArticleRHA and FTA welcome new TfL enforcement partnership
Trade associations welcomed the new London Freight Enforcement Partnership launched by TfL and partner agencies earlier this week, although the RHA called on the transport body to make the results of the enforcement project more visible to the industry.The partnership will see TfL, the DVSA, the Metropolitan Police and the ...
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MT ArticleNew CILT chief executive announced following Agg's retirement
Former Norbert employee Kevin Richardson has been confirmed as CILT chief executive Steve Agg’s replacement. Agg announced he was set to retire at the end of this year back in April, after almost 10 years in the role.His replacement comes with a 35 year background in logistics including four years ...
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FedEx and TNT merger one step closer
FedEx and TNT are one step closer to their merger after a joint statement from the companies said they did not expect to receive a statement of objections from the European Commission, which might have slowed or even vetoed the deal.The EC launched an "in-depth" investigation into the merger, which ...
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MT ArticleEarned recognition will be of huge benefit to operators, says new DVSA boss
The new head of the DVSA has promised that its ‘earned recognition’ scheme will be a huge benefit to operators, “as they will be able to work in a freer way than they can now”.Speaking to MT last week after becoming interim chief executive of the DVSA following Alastair People’s ...
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Tell us your thoughts about delivering into city centres and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!
With only a fortnight to go until the inaugural Freight in the City Expo at London's Alexandra Palace, we’d like to hear from freight operators about the key challenges when delivering goods into urban environments.Have you ever considered making out-of-hours deliveries, or perhaps you’ve been exploring the merits of greener ...
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MT ArticleEurotunnel weakspots must be upgraded, says FTA
The FTA has called on Eurotunnel and the French authorities to upgrade any weak spots in their security fencing after more than 100 migrants broke into the tunnel operator’s French terminal earlier this month, causing hours of delays to passenger and freight services. FTA international manager Don Armour said the ...
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ATF test staff strike a prospect again
Union Prospect has confirmed it is once again contemplating industrial action over the new contracts the DVSA is seeking to get its vehicle testing staff to sign in order to accommodate its move to the Next Generation Testing (NGT) model at authorised testing facilities (ATFs).Prospect negotiations officer Helen Stevens told ...
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Ceva lands 10-year contracts worth more than £260m
Ceva Logistics has won 10-year contracts with four major retailers with a combined value of $400m (£260.2m).The supply chain management firm will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfilment, returns and international distribution to ladies’ fashion retailers Coast, Karen Millen, Oasis and Warehouse. The new contracts will be run out of ...
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MT ArticleMasternaut and SmartWitness come together to offer one-stop telematics and camera package
Masternaut has entered into a partnership with vehicle CCTV firm SmartWitness to offer integrated telematics and camera technology.The partners said the joint offering will give fleets and drivers a technology that integrates telematics and driver behaviour improvement with in-cab camera technology.Other claimed benefits of the package are a reduction in ...
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FTA calls on TfL to do more as half of non-UK LEZ fines go unpaid
The FTA has called on TfL to do more to level the playing field for compliant UK operators after it was revealed that more than half of the fines issued to non-UK registered vehicles for breaching the conditions of the London Low Emission Zone remain outstanding.According to figures obtained by ...
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DVSA fails to cut HGV driving test wait times
The DVSA has fallen short of its pledge to adapt its examiner resource to meet demand for HGV driving tests, with two-thirds of centres across the UK seeing an increase in the average waiting time for a vocational examination. Figures obtained via a Freedom of Information (FoI) request reveal that ...
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Competition offering £10m prize to efficiency-boosting firms
A competition offering £10m of funding to firms that can develop ways to move freight and people more efficiently is attracting strong interest.The competition, dubbed “Enhancing the end-to-end journey”, was launched by government agency Innovate UK in August this year. It aims to cut traffic congestion by making journeys and ...
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More Fors firms fall down on compliance after J O'Doherty controversy
An investigation by Motortransport.co.uk has uncovered that J O’Doherty Haulage is just one of many Fors members to have had action taken against them in a public inquiry (PI) in recent times, raising further questions about the credibility of the quality benchmarking scheme.Following confirmation by the Upper Tribunal in August ...
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TCs frustrated by PIs resulting in no action
Senior traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell has said the number of public inquiries (PIs) that result in no action being taken, at a time when the TCs are seeking ways of making better use of their limited resources, is a concern.In the TCs’ annual reports for the 2014-15 financial year, ...
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Telematics integration provides supply chain visibility for Transport Exchange customers
Transport Exchange Group now offers compatibility with 10 telematics software providers, something it claims will provide visibility and control for both in-house and sub-contractor fleets.Data from vehicle tracking tools can now be combined through its freight exchanges to create, according to Transport Exchange, the first system-neutral telematics integration platform for ...
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London Underground boss to be new TfL transport commissioner
The former head of London Underground and Rail has been named as transport commissioner Peter Hendy’s successor.Mike Brown, who since 2010 has been MD of London Underground and Rail at TfL, has been named in the role having held it in an interim capacity since Hendy left to join Network ...
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Listen to the Motor Transport Podcast: Alastair Peoples exclusive interview
Our second Motor Transport podcast is now available for your listening pleasure.This edition we have an exclusive interview with DVSA chief executive Alastair Peoples, addressing issues such as the challenges of merging businesses (Vosa and the DVSA), the introduction of remote enforcement at te agency and the supply-and-demand issues surrounding ...
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RHA attacks London mayor’s HGV retrofitting plans
London mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to force the retrofitting of larger windows in HGV cab near-side doors have been attacked as a step too far that risks further damaging the image of road transport.Speaking to MT after the mayor revealed the initiative at the launch of the Safer Lorry Scheme ...
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Fors to amend accreditation process after controversy
The Fors Community Partnership (FCP) has announced an immediate change to the way firms are allowed to progress through the Fors accreditation levels. The move comes after it emerged that a vehicle operator was elevated from silver to gold status at the same time as its O-licence suspension was being ...