All Industry News articles – Page 280
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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 ...
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MT ArticleCartwright launches Fleet Spec standard trailer
Trailer builder Cartwright has launched an off the shelf Fleet Specification curtainside straight frame semi trailer as a lower cost alternative to the bespoke trailers Cartwright builds to order.The Fleet Specification trailer has been designed using lessons learned from Cartwright's in-house rental fleet, which has over 4,500 trailers. While ...
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Marks & Spencer 'managing' distribution costs
Marks & Spencer says “good progress” is being made in the overhaul of its supply chain, IT systems and warehousing.In its final year results announced today (22 May), the retail giant says the first phase of its warehouse consolidation programme is now well underway.Following the opening of a new one ...
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MT ArticleNorbert Dentressangle hybrid enters UK service
Norbert Dentressangle has today (21 May) put the UK’s first 26-tonne GVW hybrid distribution truck into service.The 26-tonne , 3-axle Renault Hybrys Premium is the first of its type in the UK, and the fourth hybrid to join the Norbert Dentressangle group .The rear-steer hybrid, developed as part of Renault ...
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MT Article2012 Everywoman Award winners revealed
The winners of the 2012 MAN Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards were announced yesterday (17 May) at a lunch ceremony held at The Savoy Hotel in London, with Wincanton general manager Lynne Watson taking the coveted Woman of the Year Award.Now in their fifth year, the Everywoman Awards help ...
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MT ArticleNews extra: Operators respond to tight market
Smaller volumes and higher costs: 2011 was a pretty gloomy year by anyone’s standards. The outlook for the rest of 2012 is not much better but operators are greener and more efficient , according to a joint report by the FTA and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK."In the past recovering from a ...
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Research seeks answer to what makes a great leader
The Work Foundation is looking for SME bosses to take part in a research programme that will try to identify the keys to great leadership in SMEs. The charity, which is part of Lancaster University, hopes to discover how investment in leaders can help SMEs continue their development.The research will ...
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MT ArticleOperators face fines if drivers don't hold Driver Qualification Cards
Logistics employers will face a £1,000 fine if their drivers are caught working professionally without having a Driver Qualification Card (DQC) with them.The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) warns that not only will drivers themselves be fined up to £1,000 if they can't produce a DQC when stopped by Vosa, but ...
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MT ArticleBVRLA calls on DfT to provide more lorry road user charge details
Industry associations are urging the government to provide finer details on its proposed lorry road user charge (LRUC) following the end of the scheme’s consultation period.The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has questioned how a new grant, set to replace the Reduced Pollution Certificate (RPC) as part of ...
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News extra: Clarifying the rules on TUPE
Most operators understand the principles of the TUPE. If a company buys another then it must take on its staff or pay redundancy at their existing terms and conditions if their services are not required.However, a case where 35 workers claimed they had been wrongly sacked by two operators has ...
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MT ArticleBridgestone backs Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme
Tyre maker Bridgestone has become the first commercial organisation to financially back the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS).The partnership agreement will enable the FTA, which manages the scheme, to develop a series of annual low carbon awards and a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the business benefits for operators ...