All Industry News articles – Page 241
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Trailblazer apprentice standards submitted for approval
The logistics sector’s Trailblazer apprentice scheme standards have been completed and sent for approval to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. The three level-two Supply Chain apprenticeships are LGV Driver, Warehouse Operative, and Operative and have been developed by employers to ensure they provide business-relevant training for students looking ...
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TfL disappointed that more London Boroughs don't mandate Fors
TfL has admitted it is “disappointed” that only 16 London Boroughs are currently Fors-accredited, and that a number of London Boroughs and other bodies including the Metropolitan Police continue to use sub-contractors who are not Fors-accredited. “It is disappointing that not all London Boroughs are following the industry in improving ...
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MT ArticleSafety first: Construction Logistics and Cycle Safety summit
Sir Peter Hendy, commissioner at TfL, opened the fourth meeting of the Construction Logistics and Cycle Safety (Clocs) initiative with an admission: “I did not expect this activity to grow as quickly as it has.”He added later in his keynote speech: “You all work on relatively thin margins but you’re ...
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DVSA exploring Earned Recognition for operators
The DVSA is looking at the potential of an Earned Recognition process for operators. A spokesman told MT: “We are working with the industry to identify opportunities for the adoption of an Earned Recognition process. Last year we held a Voice of the Customer event and we are in regular ...
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MT ArticleStowaway finds almost doubled in 2014
The number of clandestines detected by Border Force almost doubled last year, according to the Home Office, although it refused to confirm how many were discovered at individual ports.The government said that in 2014 there were 1,463 stowaways found at UK ports and on board ferries.There were 782 discovered in ...
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London Boroughs Consolidation Centre given the green light
The London Boroughs Consolidation Centre (LBCC) is to go ahead, with the search for a long-term logistics partner for the scheme due to start within weeks. A successful LBCC trial – led by Camden Council, alongside the boroughs of Enfield, Waltham Forest and Islington – has seen more than 80 ...
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MPs back £100m HGV driver training fund bid
Two-thirds of MPs support the idea of granting £100m of government funding to train new truck drivers to address the shortfall, exclusive ComRes research commissioned by Motortransport.co.uk and the RHA has found.The survey asked 150 MPs whether they would support the allocation of £100m in government funding over the next ...
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Full Report: CVS and Richard Lawson found not guilty of fraud
Two directors and two managers of Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) have been cleared of the charges of fraud they faced at Leeds Crown Court.The jury also found co-accused Richard Lawson, MD of Spirit Auto Logistics and successor Spirit Motor Transport, not guilty of a charge of fraud.At the start of ...
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Transport rates only fractionally higher than in 2012
Road transport rates have hardly moved over the last three years, provisional new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown. According to the ONS’s latest Services Producer Price Indices, rates for freight transport by road at the end of 2014 were no higher than at the end ...
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MT ArticleLabour stays silent on rail freight plans
The Labour Party has told Motortransport.co.uk it cannot comment on how its plans to change the rail franchising system might affect rail freight services, if it were to come to power after the general election in May. Labour’s statement followed comments in February by shadow transport secretary Michael Dugher, who ...
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Richard Lawson and CVS found not guilty at Leeds Crown Court
Two directors and two managers from Commercial Vehicle Solutions have been found not guilty of fraud at Leeds Crown Court.In November of last year, CVS MD Martin Collins, sales director Richard Gosling and managers Bruce Lawrie and Tim Edwards pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud the traffic commissioners of ...
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MT ArticleOnline dashboard revealed by Transport Exchange Group
Transport Exchange Group has launched an online dashboard for owner-operators.The dashboard is available to individual members of its Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange brands and allows them to advertise vehicle availability and return journeys, as well as give them an overview of recent booking activity and feedback. It also includes ...
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Don't demonise diesel authorities are urged
Government and local authorities have been urged not to “demonise diesel” but to develop a national framework instead to encourage the take up of modern, clean diesel trucks.The call came at a conference on air quality held by vehicle manufacturers’ association the SMMT.While alternative fuels and drivetrains are available, diesel ...
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Decision not to hold PI stinks, says CVS defence counsel
The launching of a criminal investigation without first holding a public inquiry (PI) into Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) “stinks”, according to the defence counsel for two of the company’s directors.Speaking in Leeds Crown Court, Richard Smith QC suggested that the Vosa investigation into CVS’s activities was not impartial.The prosecution alleges ...
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MT ArticleFTA and RHA press Treasury over driver shortage crisis
The FTA and RHA joined forces at a Treasury meeting last Friday (20 Feb) to push for immediate government funding towards the cost of training and licence acquisition for new HGV drivers.A joint statement issued by both associations said the Treasury got a “clear message” that the road transport industry ...
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Industry bodies power to tackle late payers being considered
Proposals to grant business groups the power to challenge unfair payment terms on behalf of their members are being considered by the government.As part of its plans to improve payment practices and crack down on overdue payments, the government wants to widen the powers currently given to representative bodies to ...
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Fors value questioned after some public sector bodies admit they don't require it
Further questions about the usefulness of Fors membership have surfaced, after it emerged some public sector bodies in London do not require truck operators they subcontract to be involved in the newly privatised accreditation scheme. Essex vehicle recovery firm Boleyn Recovery and Fleet Services told MT it had evidence of ...
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Former Excel Logistics boss Allan named as Tesco chairman
Supermarket chain Tesco has appointed former Exel Logistics chief John Allan as its new chairman.Allan will replace Richard Broadbent following his decision to step down from the post on 1 March.Allan was CEO of Ocean Group in the 1990s and then of Exel when Ocean merged with NFC in 2000.He ...
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FTA and RHA to press Treasury for driver training funding
The FTA and RHA are set to meet with the Treasury today to make the case for government funding for the training of HGV drivers.Both trade associations have been pressing for a meeting with the Treasury to explore new ways to encourage people to enter the driver labour force. They ...
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Student loans proposal for learner HGV drivers is not dead
The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freight Transport (APPG) has said a push to extend student loans to cover would-be HGV drivers is not dead, despite the government seemingly killing-off the proposal.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk at an event at Westminster last week, Rob Flello MP said that despite ...