All Industry News articles – Page 259
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MT ArticleIveco unveils Euro-6 Eurocargo middleweight contenders
Iveco has unveiled its Euro-6 Eurocargo line up, which follows the Italian manufacturer’s SCR-only policy, with larger four and six-cylinder engines and up to 11,000 ex-factory variations of engine, transmission and chassis options.There is no Stralis-style facelift: the new Eurocargo looks the same as Euro-5 models, inside and out. In ...
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MT ArticleLabour enters cycling debate with HGV Safety Charter
Ahead of the Transport Committee’s cycling safety evidence sessions next week, Labour has involved itself in the debate with the launch of an HGV Safety Charter.Detailing a series of safety measures it expects hauliers to take to ensure the safety of cyclists after a recent series of deaths on the ...
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Over 2,000 FPNs issued in London road safety initiative
The Metropolitan Police issued over 2,000 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to cyclists, LGV and car drivers during the first three days of its road safety crackdown in London this weekA combined total of 1,392 FPNs were issued to car and LGV drivers for offences such as skipping red lights, crossing ...
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Government ports policy branded 'confused and flawed'
Government policy on who should pay for transport infrastructure relating to ports is “confused in practice and conceptually flawed,” the Commons Transport Committee has warned.In a new report on access to UK ports, the committee said there should be a presumption that significant improvements to access to ports would be ...
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Goodwill calls for more flexibility on Driver CPC training
Transport minister Robert Goodwill has called on the European Commission to consider introducing greater flexibility in the rules about Driver CPC (DCPC) training when it comes to the minimum seven-hour training periods currently required. In its official response to an EC call for evidence about the effectiveness of the DCPC, ...
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MT ArticleFairFuel looks beyond Autumn Statement as duty fight continues
The head of FairFuel UK (FFUK) Howard Cox has said the campaign remains very much alive and kicking, after the departure of co-founder Peter Carroll.The FTA, RHA, Association of Pallet Networks and the RAC have all pledged their continuing support as the major backers of the campaign, with journalist Quentin ...
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MT ArticleVosa and DSA to become Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been unveiled as the new name for the combined Vosa and Driving Standards Agency (DSA) today (28 November).Robert Goodwill, parliamentary under secretary of state for transport, said he had considered “a range of options” for the name of the new agency.“I have ...
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MT ArticleScottish independence would see Royal Mail renationalised
Proposals for an independent Scotland include a promise to renationalise the Royal Mail, examine a fuel duty regulator and streamline government services including Vosa.In the White Paper ‘Scotland’s Future’, the pro-independence lobby said that the Scottish government were opposed to the October privatisation of Royal Mail – as it was ...
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Panorama report highlights warehouse night-working practices
Working practices in the supply chain have been thrust into the limelight by the BBC’s investigative series Panorama.Earlier this week the programme aired an edition highlighting long shifts and tough picking targets at a DC run by internet retailer Amazon.The programme, aired on 25 November and based on secret filming ...
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MT ArticleBoardman backs down over LGV ban
Former Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Boardman has toned down his call for a ban on LGVs in rush hour in London similar to Paris and Dublin.Talking about the recent spate of cyclist deaths in the capital on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Boardman said: "When we have ...
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HMRC to review excise supply chain penalties
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is holding an internal review of its approach to enforcement relating to firms involved in the excise supply chain. The review, a report on which will be published next March, will “address stakeholder concerns that the application of current law relating to excise ...
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ONS figures show haulage rates in decline
Road haulage rates fell by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. The fall in prices for freight transport by road in the three months to the end of September is the first ever documented in the ONS’s Services Producer ...
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MT ArticleCycle safety in London - The Hub delves deeper
The last two weeks has seen a huge amount written about the death of six cyclists in London and The Hub, Motortransport.co.uk's blog that looks at the stories behind the headlines, has been digging deep to find the facts in an emotive issue.On 14 November The Hub thought it would ...
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MT ArticleNew tyres designed to cut CV operating costs
Leading tyre brands Bridgestone and Goodyear have introduced new products designed to cut costs for CV operators.Bridgestone officially launched its new fuel efficient R-STEER 001 and R-DRIVE 001 tyres at a series of dealer roadshows, which also featured input from Bridgestone’s long term customer Ryder, reinforcing the message that by ...
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2014 CV Show close to sell out
The 2014 CV Show is close to being a sell out, with less than six months to go before the show takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 29 April to 1 May.There is only 6% of space left in halls 3A, 4 and 5 and, with 290 exhibitors already booked, ...
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FTA: "There is no excuse for poor standards in truck and van fleets"
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging operators to prioritise safety and compliance, following a Metropolitan Police operation in London on Monday (18 November), which saw more than 20% of lorries stopped issued with fixed penalty notices totalling £2,300.Of the 70 LGVs stopped in the police operation - which focused ...
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MT ArticleTransport Committee to investigate cycling deaths
cycle safety under the spotlightThe Transport Committee is to hold a follow-up inquiry next month into cycle safety, after the sixth cycling death in London within the past fortnight.Yesterday’s (18 November) incident saw 60-year old man killed after a collision with an LGV on Camberwell Road in south-east London.The committee, ...
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Top 100 in a better place
The MT Top 100 largest operators in the UK run on an average margin of just 2.6%, and this comes after the industry became more profitable in 2012.In 2011, average return on sales was just 0.86% as operators struggled in a weak economy, but 2012 saw a major rebound.This has ...
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Funds from HGV road levy should be ringfenced
The Unite union has called on the government to ringfence money raised from foreign truck operators by the HGV Road User Levy for investment in the UK’s transport infrastructure.In a transport strategy document published last week, the union suggested any funds raised by the levy, which is due to come ...
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MT ArticleIf tankers are your trade - Tank-ex 14 is the show for you
The tanker industry has a new show dedicated to it: Tank-ex 14. The show will run alongside Tip-ex 14 at Harrogate International Centre on 29-30 May.Exhibitors confirmed include: Crossland Tankers; Feldbinder (UK); Fort Vale; Gardner Denver; Integrated Tanker Services; Jost UK/Edbro; Maine Group/Parcisa; MAN; PFS Fueltech; TCL Tanker Rental; TIP ...