All Industry News articles – Page 278
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MT ArticleNews Extra: Driver CPC, conference report
The RHA held a National Training Conference at Birmingham’s National Motorcycle Museum last month. Describing 2012 as the year Driver CPC ‘comes of age’ the day was dominated by discussion of this most emotive of subjects. Seen by some as the way forward to improve the sector’s image, others view ...
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MT ArticleFairFuelUK calls for OFT investigation into UK fuel market
FairFuelUK (FFUK) is calling for an investigation into the UK fuel market.FFUK wants the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to take the issue on, after a report commissioned for G20 Finance Ministers warned oil traders may have been artificially inflating wholesale prices.It also wants the financial regulators to look at ...
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MT ArticleLombard looking to fund truck purchases
Lombard, the asset finance division of the RBS Group, is actively seeking funding opportunities in road transport, bucking the trend which has seen several lenders leave the market since 2008.Lombard’s head of commercial transport, Derek Pridmore, says it is not the case that operators looking to fund new vehicles have ...
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M4 reopens saving Britain's Olympic blushes
The authorities have narrowly avoided the M4 becoming a “national embarrassment”, by reopening the motorway to cars today in time for the start of the Olympics build-up this weekend.Labour declared this week that the continuing closure of the M4 between junction 2 and 3, with just over a fortnight until ...
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Women in Logistics winners revealed
The winners of the first Women in Logistics awards were revealed at a glittering ceremony in Kenilworth, Warwicks, last week.Photograph by: ANG PHOTOGRAPHYAdele Waite, general manager of a $1.25bn global contract for DHL, won the award for outstanding individual achievement, after boosting return-on-capital growth by 740%.The corporate award was won ...
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MT ArticleM4 closure days from becoming national embarrassment
The closure of the M4 is now just days from becoming a national embarrassment for Britain, according to the Labour Party.The warning came after the Highways Agency (HA) missed its self-set target to reopen the M4 in central London today.Work to fix a crack within the fabric of the Boston ...
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MT ArticlePetrolPromise campaign attracts 1,300 supporters
The PetrolPromise website, which is pushing for cheaper wholesale fuel prices, has garnered 1,300 signatures of support since May.The campaign, which was founded by Robert Halfon MP and is being supported by the Daily Mail and the Sun newspapers, wants to see pressure put on oil companies to reduce the ...
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MT ArticleTCs independence from Vosa spat laid to rest
The long-standing row over the independence of the traffic commissioners (TCs) from Vosa has been laid to rest with the publication this week of a framework document.The document clearly sets out the roles of the TC, the Department for Transport (DfT) and its agencies. It has been signed by senior ...
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MT ArticleOfcom launches consultation on Royal Mail's 'leave with neighbour' scheme
Ofcom has launched a consultation on allowing Royal Mail the commercial freedom to roll out its ‘delivery to neighbour’ scheme across the UK.At present, Royal Mail is the only major UK postal company currently not permitted to deliver to a neighbour.If Ofcom makes these changes to Royal Mail’s delivery obligations, ...
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News Extra: Sunday drivers?
Anyone looking for a way to raise their professional profile overnight might do well to follow the example of Richard Hayes, president of the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE).He achieved instant notoriety earlier this month when he suggested the DfT considers banning LGVs from UK motorways on Sundays as part ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex to start coverage in Canary Islands
Pall-Ex is to extend its Iberian network’s coverage to include the Canary Islands.Pall-Ex Iberia, which is celebrating its first anniversary, operates across Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands from a hub in Madrid.It has 33 haulier members and in its first year handled over 100,000 pallets.Enric Estruch, MD of Pall-Ex ...
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Northamptonshire set to double logistics jobs in a decade
The number of people employed in logistics jobs based in Northamptonshire is set to double in the next 10 years as the county takes steps to improve its place at the heart of the ‘Golden Triangle’, a report has revealed.According to a survey by the Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership (NEP) – ...
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MT ArticleSecond front opened in fair fuel battle
Harlow MP Robert Halfon has called for a parliamentary debate on whether the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should investigate UK fuel prices.The Conservative MP wants a debate and vote to focus on the non-duty portion of petrol and diesel prices: specifically on whether there is a need to investigate ...
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MT ArticleDVLA cutbacks could cause delays, warns FTA
Government plans to centralise DVLA operations could lead to delays in taxing vehicles and the issuing of drivers' cards, as well as creating additional administrative costs for operators, warns the FTA.Transport minister Mike Penning announced last week that 39 regional DVLA offices would close by the end of 2013, with ...
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MT ArticleWhat have you done to prepare for the Olympics?
Transport for London (TfL) is keen to find out about logistics operators’ awareness and preparation levels in advance of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.It is conducting an online survey focusing on the preparations you and your organisation have undertaken ahead of London 2012.TfL hopes the feedback will enable it ...
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MT ArticleNews Extra: Transport chiefs remain optimistic despite economic gloom
Bosses of Britain’s transport operators are optimistic about the prospects for their own companies over the coming year, despite being gloomy about the future of the economy.In the first Logistics Industry Confidence Index compiled by Analytiqa for Barclays Bank and professional services firm Grant Thornton, 88% of senior managers viewed ...
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MT ArticleEmployers to face action if drivers don't complete Driver CPC
Employers, not just their employees, will find themselves before Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) if drivers have not completed their periodic training by September 2014.Speaking at the RHA National Training Conference last week in Birmingham, senior TC Beverley Bellmade clear her support for continuous professional development, stating “driver training is essentially ...
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MT ArticleInstitute of Highway Engineers calls for Sunday lorry ban
A suggestion by new president of the Institute of Highway Engineers for the government to consider banning trucks from UK motorways on Sundays has been described as "out of touch" and "the last thing" the industry would want to see in the UK.Richard Hayes, who will became president of the ...
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MT ArticleNews Extra: Weighing up the Euro-6 options
Amid fears of higher costs and inferior mpg, MT test drives the new Euro-6 Scania G4409 LA 4x2 MNA.Fears of worse fuel consumption, extra weight and higher costs are expected to prompt operators to accelerate fleet renewal programmes to get the last Euro-5 trucks before 2014. MT’s first Euro-6 test ...
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MT ArticleFuel duty frozen until January 2013
Chancellor George Osborne has postponed the 3ppl fuel duty rise planned for 1 August until January 2013.Following lobbying by FairFuelUK (FFUK), culminating in a threat from the Labour Party to force a vote on an amendment to the Budget legislation earlier today, Osborne announced the freeze.However FFUK founder Peter Carroll ...