All Industry News articles – Page 249
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Transport Exchange reveals improvements to booking chain functionality
Transport Exchange Group has upgraded the booking chain functionality for its Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange platforms.The company said it would allow member businesses with an improved means of managing and updating the status of loads when they carry out work on each other’s behalf.As a result,those using the exhanges ...
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TfL considers refusing congestion charge payments from unofficial sites
Transport for London (TfL) has proposed refusing to accept congestion charge payments from unauthorised third parties in an attempt to clamp down on ‘bogus’ services which often look like its official payment site but can charge vehicle owners excessively in order to pay for the charge.Unofficial websites can charge unsuspecting ...
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Scania offers free telematics for 10 years
Scania is offering free activation and a ten-year subscription to its OnBoard Monitor telematics package for all operators of its trucks manufactured in 2011 onwards.Existing users will automatically have their subscriptions extended to 10 years and operators running used Scania trucks can have their subscriptions transferred to their account, provided ...
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MT ArticleRyder buys Bullwell Trailer Solutions
Ryder Europe has completed the purchase of trailer repair and maintenance company Bullwell Trailer Solutions.Bullwell provides nationwide mobile trailer repair and maintenance services from a central location in Lichfield, Staffordshire.It will continue to operate as it has been prior to the deal, complementing Ryder’s own trailer service.David Hunt, vice-president and ...
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Tachograph and driving licence fees set to fall
Operators could see a reduction in the fees paid for digital tachograph cards later this year, as DVLA looks to return a £25m surplus.Under the proposals a raft of fees would change. A first GB driving licence would fall from £50 to £43 for a paper application and to ...
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Argos: week-long warehouse strike 'had no impact'
Retailer Argos has said a week-long strike by warehouse staff at five of its DCs had no impact on its service to customers.The strike, organised by union Unite at the retailer’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford, Magna Park and Heywood DCs, came to an end on 26 July - the date that ...
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MT ArticleNew chairman set to oversee Highways Agency transformation
Former Heathrow Airport Holdings chief executive Colin Matthews is to take over as chairman of the Highways Agency from September.Matthews will take up his new role as the agency is transformed into a government-owned company in a controversial move intended to save £2.6bn over the next 10 years.A former group ...
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FTA: Safer Lorries Scheme has made progress, but a blanket ban is not the solution
The FTA has welcomed amendments to the design of the London Safer Lorries Scheme (SLS), revealed yesterday (29 July) by TfL, however it believes a one-size-fits-all regulation for commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes is not the best way to improve cyclist safety.In a consultation document, TfL and London Councils are ...
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MT ArticleFTA signs up 100th member to Low Carbon Reduction Scheme
The FTA’s Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) has welcomed its 100th member, with construction plant hire firm Rawley Plant joins up to the initiative.With more than 74,000 commercial vehicles now included within the free-of-charge scheme, the FTA said it demonstrated a real commitment by the logistics sector to reduce its ...
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MT ArticleClaire Perry takes on freight and logistics at DfT
Claire Perry MPFormer assistant whip Claire Perry MP has taken over responsibility for freight and logistics at the DfT.She was appointed to the role in the recent ministerial reshuffle, which also saw John Hayes replace Stephen Hammond as the minister responsible for roads.Hammond was responsible for freight and logistics before ...
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DfT urges Highways Agency to act on network resilience
The DfT has called on the Highways Agency to take some specific steps to boost the resilience of the strategic road network (SRN) to extreme weather.Published on 22 July, the DfT’s Transport Resilience Review outlined a number of actions it would like the HA to take, including: completing its drainage ...
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MT ArticleFrance outlines plans for reintroduction of HGV tolling
The French government has confirmed plans to introduce a revised tolling scheme for heavy goods vehicles from the beginning of next year.The toll, known as the Heavy Vehicle Transit Tax, will apply to HGVs over 3.5 tonnes GVW on 4,000km of national (non-motorway) roads used frequently by HGVs and on ...
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FTA: hauliers unhappy over fines should drop the work
FTA MD of membership and policy James Hookham has said he is not surprised third party logistics companies (3PLs) have proved unwilling to discuss their role in the application of penalty charges for non-compliant deliveries at retailers’ distribution centres, and advised hauliers unhappy about having to pay the fines to ...
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Leading 3PLs refuse to speak out about distribution centre penalties
The UK’s leading third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have refused to provide any details on the roles they play in the administration of penalties levied by retailers at DCs for non-compliant deliveries.The penalties – typically £500 or £1,000 per delivery but reportedly ranging up to £3,000 at some sites – are ...
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MT ArticleHA must improve resilience of strategic road network to effects of climate change
A report from the Climate Change Committee has raised concerns about the Highways Agency’s (HA) approach to boosting the resilience of the strategic road network (SRN) in the face of climate change, including events such as flooding.Though the report acknowledged that the HA had “broadly identified the main vulnerability of ...
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Transport committee calls for cycle-safety code of practice and enforcement regime
The road transport industry has been urged to create an industry-wide code of practice on cyclists’ safety and a clear programme of work topromote the enforcement of safety regulations.The warning, made in a report from the House of Commons transport committee, was accompanied by a call for the DfT to ...
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No mandatory sideguards decision welcomed by associations
Trade associations have welcomed London Councils’ decision not to introduce mandatory fitting of sideguards and class V and VI close-proximity mirrors aspart of its London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).However both said an an opportunity had been missed to overhaul the 'out-of-date' scheme and enable easier night-time deliveries.Following a public consultation, ...
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MT ArticleBibby's Tony Mohan appointed chairman of UK Warehousing Association
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Bibby Distribution’s Tony Mohan as its new chairman, taking over from John Maguire who has held the role since 2011.Mohan joined Bibby Distribution in 1988 and has held various positions within the business, from operational roles through to business development.He said of ...
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FTA calls for action on new Thames crossing
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has complained that the government is adding further delay to the process of building a new Lower Thames Crossing.It followed an announcement by transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin that it will now undertake “detailed planning” of two possible locations for the new crossing after a consultation ...
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Transport Commitee urges industry to act on cyclist safety
The road transport industry has been urged to create an industry-wide code of practice on cyclist safety and a clear programme of work to promote the enforcement of safety regulations.The warning, made in a report from the House of Commons Transport Committee, was accompanied by a call for the DfT ...