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    Haulier hails Durite 4G telematics cameras for helping settle insurance disputes

    2023-07-27T12:00:00Z

    Avonmouth-based Gardner and Grandson has praised the telematics cameras it fitted to its fleet after they helped prove a driver was not at fault in an insurance claim.The haulier said it had also been able to share footage with another firm after a lorry driver forced its own employee to ...

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    Haulier hit with heavy fine after exceeding waste tipping limits

    2023-07-27T10:54:00Z

    A Plymouth haulier has had to pay fines and costs of almost £21,000 after failing to check what the limits were for tipping controlled waste.K.P.T (SW), which operates out of a base in Plympton, was ordered to pay a fine of £6,667 after it pleaded guilty at Plymouth magistrates’ court ...

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    Lancashire police target commercial vehicles in crackdown on motorway offences

    2023-07-27T10:15:00Z

    An operation by Lancashire police targeting commercial vehicle crime found a 44-tonne lorry being driven by someone on cocaine and an HGV pulling an illegally wide load of solid concrete.Officers also stopped a flatbed truck carrying a pile of metal poles with nothing holding them down (pictured), a lorry carrying ...

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    Government launches review of DVLA

    2023-07-26T09:11:00Z

    The government has launched an independent review of the DVLA as part of a wider programme looking into the effectiveness and efficiency of public bodies.Announcing the review the government said DVLA will be assessed on efficiency, efficacy, accountability and governance – the four pillars set by Cabinet Office. One of ...

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    Roads minister 'confident' of autumn decision on longer heavier vehicles

    2023-07-21T16:00:00Z

    A decision on whether to allow longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) up to 60 tonnes on the roads could be made in the autumn, according to Hazcomp boss Kevin Buck.He said he recently met with transport minister Richard Holden MP, who was “confident” that the results of a consultation into the ...

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    HGVT launches driver training app that allows trainees to book tests all in one place

    2023-07-21T14:41:00Z

    Inside of truck cab with driver and trainerTraining provider HGVT said it had created an industry first in the form of an app that enables trainees to practice and book tests all in one place.The one-stop-shop HGVT app joins the entire training journey together and allows candidates to book their ...

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    HGV driver gets seven-year jail term after causing collision that killed police officer

    2023-07-21T14:02:00Z

    A lorry driver who caused a collision that killed a police officer has been jailed for seven years.PC Tris Baker (pictured), 41, was off duty when the car he was driving was struck by a lorry on the A1060 in Roxwell, Essex on 23 September 2021.The HGV driver, Robert Harrison, ...

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    Logistics UK slams Operation Brock as costly and disruptive

    2023-07-21T13:45:00Z

    Operation Brock on the M20 in Kent must not be seen as a permanent solution to traffic problems near the port of Dover, according to Logistics UK.The business group was responding to the announcement last week by the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) that the contraflow system was being rolled out ...

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    Energy management and automation the key themes of a chilled future, Cold Chain Federation predicts

    2023-07-21T13:27:00Z

    Energy management technologies will have more influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the next 10 years than automation, blockchain or changes to demand, according to cold chain professionals.In a survey of more than 100 individuals across the sector, respondents chose energy management technologies as the greatest influence on how temperature-controlled logistics ...

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    TCs unveil plan for local councils to judge suitability of new operating centres

    2023-07-21T13:02:00Z

    Councils could become responsible for deciding the suitability of a haulier’s operating centre, under plans outlined by the traffic commissioners (TCs).The TCs said they will seek legislative change for an improved O-licensing system and one area in need of overhauling they described as “long overdue” was the current approach to ...

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    Dozing HGV driver jailed after motorway pile-up leaves man with life-changing inuries

    2023-07-20T10:26:00Z

    An HGV driver who denied he was too tired to drive has been jailed for 28 months after causing a motorway collision that left a man with multiple life-changing injuries.Ivan Zhyhan was driving at 45mph on the M11 near Harlow in an artic when he ploughed into the back of ...

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    Renault Trucks MD calls on UK to "walk the talk" on electric vehicles

    2023-07-19T13:37:00Z

    Almost all new refuse collection vehicles in London should be electric, according to Carlos Rodrigues, MD of Renault Trucks.Briefing journalists in London last week, Rodrigues said it was time to “walk the talk” and take the immediate opportunity to follow progress in electric buses by electrifying the waste sector.“The vast ...

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    Cambridge college launches EV courses to meet “desperate need” for qualified technicians

    2023-07-19T10:02:00Z

    Cambridge Regional College (CRC) has launched a series of electric vehicle (EV) courses to meet growing regional demand for operatives trained in EV maintenance and charging point installation.The college, which has campuses at Cambridge and Huntingdon, offers five green tech courses in safety, maintenance, repair, and replacement of electric and ...

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    Broker launches service to help HGV drivers avoid prosecution under new Highway Code rules

    2023-07-18T15:37:00Z

    Fleet transport insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has launched a service offering hauliers protection against the risk of prosecution under new HGV driving rules.The move follows changes to the Highway Code in 2022 establishing a hierarchy of road users, in which HGV drivers were deemed responsible for the safety of all ...

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    'Invest in the long-term future of our road network,' Logistics UK urges government

    2023-07-14T16:30:00Z

    Logistics UK has told the government it needed to adopt a longer-term view when it came to road infrastructure projects, so that the industry can operate efficiently.Responding to a recent consultation about the future of England’s roads, the business group’s head of infrastructure policy, Jonathan Walker, said: “The challenges our ...

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    Air crash probe finds plane hit HGV just before touchdown

    2023-07-14T13:54:00Z

    An aircraft struck an HGV as it came in to land at an airfield in Somerset, according to a crash investigation.The light aircraft, a Vans RV-9A (see pic) was approaching Henstridge airfield at Templecombe in March when its right wingtip struck the rear of the lorry's trailer, around four metres ...

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    Brock is back to ease summer getaway

    2023-07-14T09:30:00Z

    Operation Brock on the M20 has been reinstated ahead of what the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said promised to be a very busy summer getaway.With the highest passenger numbers since before the pandemic booked to cross the channel in July and August on ferries from Dover and trains through Le ...

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    FORS annual conference aims to 'help operators thrive in tough environment'

    2023-07-13T13:53:00Z

    A “markedly high level of registrations” has been reported ahead of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) annual conference in November.Over 380 FORS accredited operators have registered to attend the 500-person capacity event at Birmingham's ICC on 2 November.The conference organisers said the theme this year will be ‘building a ...

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    Getlink promises hauliers streamlined border crossings from October 2023

    2023-07-11T15:05:00Z

    Hauliers could be enjoying smarter, more efficient and faster border crossing for their freight and unaccompanied trailers on LeShuttle, following Getlink's trial of a new software platform, dubbed Sherpass.The digital platform which is open to hauliers and logistics providers, is set to be launched in October this year, following several ...

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    Charity calls for hauliers to help deliver converted field hospitals buses to Ukraine

    2023-07-11T13:13:00Z

    A charity delivering aid to Ukraine is appealing for more support from the haulage industry in terms of donations, drivers, bodybuilders and mechanics to help it convert 40 former London buses into field hospitals and children’s play buses, for delivery to Eastern Ukraine, where the fighting is at its worst.The ...