All Industry News articles – Page 244
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The biggest stories of 2014 on motortransport.co.uk
As 2014 draws to a close, MT.co.uk looks back at the stories you wanted to read. There were shocks, surprises and startling revalations galore in the road transport industry, but what were the ten stories that attracted the most attention? Here's a clue: Seafield, Stobart and shortages dominated...1) Lomas Distribution ...
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Recommendation for cycle-safety training in every Driver CPC course, gets lukewarm response
Training course providers have reacted with scepticism to a new DVSA recommendation that they should include one hour on vulnerable road users (VRUs) in every Driver CPC periodic training course from next year. The recommendation was unveiled by the DVSA recently as part of new guidance being made available to ...
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Operators warned that current, lower haulage costs will not last
The RHA has warned vehicle operators not to assume current haulage costs will be sustained during 2015 when negotiating any end-of-year rate increases with customers. Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk in the wake of an RHA report showing a 0.18% fall in total haulage costs in the year to 30 September, Nick ...
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Highways England will transform the nation's roads
Highways England (HE) – the new company set up to replace the Highways Agency from next April – has promised to “transform our national roads” over the next decade and beyond and suggested it will be “a very different business from the organisation it will succeed”. The statements are ...
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MT ArticleOverview of the UK Commercial Vehicle Industry 2015 report out now
UK operators are typically thought of as a conservative bunch and research conducted on behalf of Motor Transport late last year goes some way towards providing that idiom, as Euro-5 continues to dominate UK operator fleets.That said, the findings of the 2015 Overview of the UK Commercial Vehicle Industry report, ...
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DVLA postpones abolition of paper licence counterpart
The DVLA appears to have postponed plans to abolish the driving licence paper counterpart from 1 January, yielding to concerns the new system would introduce unnecessary complexities.According to the FTA, the DfT confirmed the delay in an informal exchange with it in early December but gave no reason for the ...
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MT ArticleRyder and Bridgestone deal reduces tyre breakdowns by nearly a third
Ryder has claimed that the number of tyre-related breakdowns for its customers have fallen 28% since it launched an initiative to maximise fleet uptime with Bridgestone.The programme, which began last year and was jointly developed by the two parties, sees Ryder staff receive training from Bridgestone to enable them to ...
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Quiet Cities video now live
The Quiet Cities video is now live on the event's website, showcasing highlights of November's two-day global summit at Twickenham Stadium.Speakers including Ian Wainwright, head of fleet and freight transport at TfL; Richard Fleming, logistics director at Sainsbury’s and Tim Slater, MD of transport at DHL Supply Chain in the ...
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RHA presses George Osborne for immediate HGV driver training fund
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has pressed chancellor George Osborne to reconsider making a training fund available for the industry, after hopes were dashed in the Autumn Statement last week.In a letter to the chancellor, the RHA called for an urgent meeting: “Government is failing this industry and the economy ...
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Late-paying firms could be named and shamed
Operators should soon be able to see how promptly large firms pay their bills under government proposals announced last week designed to name and shame businesses that “ride roughshod over their suppliers”.Increased transparency will, according to the government, enable smaller businesses to compare larger firms’ average payment times and the ...
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MT ArticleEuropean Commission investigates truck cartel allegations
Volvo Group has made a €400m (£317m) provision after being notified by the European Commission (EC) that it is suspected of involvement in a cartel, along with several other heavy- and medium-duty truck manufacturers.Last month the EC informed a number of truck manufacturers that it suspected them of being involved ...
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Driver shortage could see above inflation pay-rises for HGV drivers
Concerns over the driver shortage and continuing growth in the economy could lead to above-inflation pay rises for 2015, the FTA has suggested. FTA research analyst Bruce Goodhart told Motortransport.co.uk research undertaken by the association recently showed the driver shortage was “a major concern” among members and that after wage ...
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MT ArticleEx-Palletline general manager Sue Hodgson joins Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex has appointed former Palletline general manager Sue Hodgson as director of network services and to its board.The appointment follows the arrival of former Palletline MD Kevin Buchanan at Pall-Ex, who took up his role as group MD in November.Hodgson joins from banking software provider Fidelity Information Services, where she ...
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Industry given cold shoulder by chancellor in bid for HGV driver training fund
The chancellor has ignored calls to introduce a training fund to tackle the chronic shortage of HGV drivers in today’s Autumn Statement.Despite campaigning by the RHA with support from the CILT and Motor Transport, which saw the trade association discuss the issue with transport minister Claire Perry most recently, the ...
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Geoff Dunning appointed as special advisor to TCs triennial review
Former RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning has said he does not expect to see “wholesale changes” to the way the traffic commissioners (TCs) operate after being appointed as a special advisor to a government review into their role.The TCs triennial review, something all non-departmental government agencies are subject to every ...
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MT ArticleNew guidance launched for operators planning out-of-hours deliveries
New guidance for fleet operators wishing to make out-of-hours deliveries was launched by TfL at the inaugural Quiet Cities global summit held in London this week.Getting the timing right is a toolkit for all stakeholders involved in re-timing freight deliveries - including hauliers, local councils and businesses – and outlines ...
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FTA bemoans abrupt changes to Fors accreditation scheme
TfL has been criticised by the FTA for introducing a number of significant changes to the cyclist safety equipment requirements under its Fors accreditation scheme without a consultation or a formal announcement. The changes, which came into effect last month, introduce a requirement at bronze level for vehicles ...
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MT ArticleRoad haulage rates show minimal growth
Road haulage rates have risen only fractionally in the last two years, provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.According to the ONS’s latest Services Producer Price Indices, which record changes in the prices received for particular business services in the UK, road freight transport rates at ...
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MT ArticleEverywoman awards now open for nominations
The eighth FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme are open for nominations, seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars.Recognised as the backbone of the economy and providing flow of goods on which all other commercial businesses depend, the transport and logistics industry has been transformed by ...
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Perry and RHA tackle driver shortage
Transport minister Claire Perry has met a delegation from the RHA to discuss the crippling driver shortage and the RHA’s proposal for a £100m package of grants to train new HGV drivers.Last week’s meeting followed Perry’s response to a Commons question from Conservative MP Philip Hollobone – whose Kettering constituency ...