All Industry News articles – Page 271
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MT ArticleMT Awards 2012 winners revealed
CM Downton walked away with the big prize of the night – the Haulier of the Year trophy – in front of a sell-out audience of 1,500 at last night’s Motor Transport Awards (13 June).Delighted directors of the family firm Andrew, Richard and John Downton, collected the trophy from co-host ...
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MT ArticleLondon Lorry Control Scheme route-planner updated for Olympics
The London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) route planner has been updated to include Olympic and Paralympics road restrictions.The approval service, run by consultancy Pie on behalf of scheme administrators London Councils, allows operators, for a fee, to have a compliant route generated online.Following the update this will now take into ...
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MT ArticleFocus on performance not cost of agency drivers
Too many operators are trying to shave the hourly rate they pay for agency drivers rather than using technology such as telematics to improve the performance of temporary staff, according to fast-growing driver agency Milestone.Milestone director Adam Thompson says: “Too many operators look to save 20p on the hourly ...
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MT ArticleNews Extra: Ticking timebomb of driver shortages
The UK’s continuing economic anaemia has forced the road transport industry to cut its cloth in a bid to stay in business. Profits have in many cases come under unsustainable pressure as fuel prices surge, forcing operators to the wall. The current situation has also served to mask a looming ...
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MT ArticleLast chance for 20% discount on Everywoman Leadership Academy
The second annual Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Leadership Academy, being held next week in Daventry (21 June), aims to equip the female talent in your organisations with the tools to navigate their way up the career ladder.Despite increasing numbers of women working in the road transport sector, just 10% ...
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MT ArticleNew Northern Ireland O-licensing will take cowboys off the road
The FTA says the passing into law of Northern Ireland’s new O-licensing regime will help remove "cowboy" firms from the road.The Goods Vehicles Licensing of Operators Transport Bill was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday (11 June), ushering in a new era of governance in the territory.The FTA has ...
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Industry urged to back Delivering Your Future initative
Skills for Logistics (SfL) has relaunched its Delivering Your Future website, which aims to get young people interested in a career in logistics.Although officially launched in November 2011, SfL is making a new marketing push with backing from the likes of DHL and the FTA, in a bid to ...
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MT ArticleLondon's councils must use proportionate enforcement during the Olympics
The FTA has called for London’s councils to bring a "pragmatic" approach to carrying out their duties during the Olympics.The issue reignited at a Transport Select Committee session last month (23 May), after Catherine West, London Councils’ transport committee chairman, was asked by Paul Maynard MP to spell out what ...
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MT ArticleNew boss at Scania named
Scania’s board of directors has chosen its executive vice president and head of franchise and factory sales, Martin Lundstedt, as its new chief executive.Lundstedt will take up his new position on 1 September, replacing Leif Ostling.The shakeup sees current head of research and development within purchasing, Per Hallberg, appointed as ...
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MT ArticleTrade associations welcome Senior Traffic Commissioner appointment
Road transport trade associations the FTA and RHA have welcomed the appointment of Beverley Bell as Senior Traffic Commissioner (STC).Bell, who has been acting STC since Philip Brown’s retirement last October, takes on her new role for at least the next four years. She will also continue as TC for ...
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MT ArticleTfL hosting Olympics advice session on Twitter today
Transport for London (TfL) is hosting a Twitter chat today, which will provide advice on how to reduce deliveries during the Games, as well as ways to ensure your staff get to work during the busy summer ahead.Experts Ben Dowd, business director at O2; Ben Plowden, director of surface planning ...
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MT ArticleNews extra: Load security is in the bag
For the past two years, Vosa officers in north-east Scotland have been advising haulage firms to use independent straps and ratchets to secure fertiliser bags to trailers. However, according to transport firms MT spoke to, this equipment can split the inner liners of fertiliser bags, which contain substances such as ...
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MT ArticleFairFuelUK aims even higher after smashing email target
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has doubled its “email your MP” target after surpassing its original 25,000 marker in just two weeks.Since launching its email push, which calls on operators and the public to get in touch with their local MP through the FFUK website, 25,867 emails have been sent opposing August’s planned ...
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MT ArticleCouncils vague on Olympics PCN enforcement
London Councils’ transport committee chair was unable to explain what "light touch" enforcement will actually mean during the Olympics at a select committee evidence session last week (23 May).Responding to Transport Committee member Paul Maynard’s call for clarification over the issuing of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN), Catherine West said the ...
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MT ArticleNo decision yet on "lower" LGV drink-drive limit in Scotland
The Scottish Government has not made a decision yet as to whether to introduce a "zero tolerance" drink drive limit for LGV drivers.It came as Holyrood reiterated its desire to reduce the general drink-drive limit from the current UK standard of 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg, after the ...
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Department for Transport outlines scope of road funding study
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the terms of reference for its study into the future funding of England’s roads, which could pave the way for road tolling.In the spring (CM 22 March) David Cameron, the prime minister, set out his vision for the strategic road network, which included ...
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MT ArticleFortec launches corporate division
Fortec has launched a corporate division as it looks to expand its reach with larger, national customers and attract more "blue-chip" clients to the network.The Daventry-based pallet network says the new division was necessary as national and international accounts often require too much funding upfront for individual network members to ...
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MT ArticleTip-ex to get new owner
Motor Transport’s owner Road Transport Media has revealed today (25 May) that it is acquiring Tip-ex, the UK’s only exhibition for the tipper and bulk transport sector.The annual trade show, held in Harrogate, attracts over 70 exhibitors and 2,000 visitors every year and is a major focal point for ...
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MT ArticleMock trial by jury to try corporate manslaughter case
The popular Engineer in Court mock trial by jury returns at Derby University on 27 June, with the centrepiece 'trial' this year trying a case of corporate manslaughter following an insecure load falling from a vehicle.Society of Operations Engineers chief executive Nick Jones will this year don the judges' wig ...
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MT ArticleNews extra: Beware information overload from telematics
Chaired by the ubiquitous Quentin Willson, who spoke with passion and humour on behalf of FairFuelUK, Microlise’s transport conference earlier this month saw eight keynote speakers agreeing on two things.Firstly, that driver training is not just nice to have, it is essential; and secondly, the scope of telematics provision is ...