All Industry News articles – Page 52
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ArticleApprentice of the Year hat trick for Motus Scunthorpe technician
Newly graduated HGV technician, Joshua Barber (pictured) has scooped Motus Commercials' Apprentice of the Year for a record third time.The accolade comes only four months after Motus Commercials won the 2022 Motor Transport ‘Apprenticeship of the Year’ Award.Barber began his career with the firm in 2019, when he enrolled on ...
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ArticleEurope's largest road transport conference is back!
Registration for the Microlise Transport Conference 2023 has opened, with the Coventry Building Society Arena once again playing host.Held on 17 May, the event is free to attend, designed with transport professionals in mind and offers the chance to network with like-minded industry peers.This year's delegates will also have access ...
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ArticlePetit Forestier UK to launch flagship Dartford depot
Petit Forestier UK is set to open a flagship depot and vehicle maintenance unit in Dartford, Kent.The refrigeration vehicle rental specialist, which hires vans, trucks, trailers, and cold storage containers, will open the 8,000sq m site next to the Queen Elizabeth II crossing over the River Thames.This is the company’s ...
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ArticleHerd Group transfers ownership to employees
Commercial vehicle rental and fleet management company Herd Group has become employee-owned after transferring into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).The Surrey-headquartered group, which provides and manages commercial vehicles within the rental and fleet management channels, said it has seen "significant year-on-year growth” since being founded in 2014 and now employs ...
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ArticleUPN fined more than £100,000 after depot worker left permanently disabled by falling pallet of glass
United Pallet Network UK has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 after one of its employees was left with life-changing injuries when a pallet of glass weighing more than one tonne fell on top of him.Stafford Crown Court heard that on the evening of 30 September 2016, a lorry ...
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ArticleDVSA showcases Transformer-style mobile inspection unit as next weapon in war against the seriously non-compliant
The DVSA has invested some of the money it has saved through the Earned Recognition scheme in a £300,000 prototype Mobile Inspection Unit (MIU) that can be quickly and easily moved around the country to carry out compliance spot checks on suspect HGVs.The MIU enables DVSA examiners to carry out ...
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ArticleBroker urges hauliers to shout, “I’m a liability; help me out of here”’
Many hauliers should be shouting, “I’m a liability; help me out of here” as the recession ramps up their exposure to risk, claims and litigation, according to commercial insurance broker, McCarron Coates.The broker is advising hauliers and self-employed drivers to get their liability covers in order as soon as possible.McCarron ...
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ArticleMOT garage specialist prosecuted after “compromising” the MOT system
A sales manager who forged solicitors' letters to secure MOT garage applications was handed an 18-month suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court last week for knowingly providing false information.This is the first ever prosecution for providing fraudulent solicitors' letters as part of MOT garage applications.The court heard that Thomas Richard ...
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ArticleReports of potential fuel duty freeze welcomed by industry
Reports that the government is planning to extend the freeze on fuel duty and the 5p cut in the price of petrol and diesel in this year’s Budget have been welcomed by the haulage industry.According to a report in The Times, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt believes there is a 'strong precedent' ...
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ArticleTruck driver jailed after fatal collision with Iveco artic on M4
An HGV driver has been jailed for two years after he collided with a broken down lorry on the M4, killing the driver.Experts agreed that the lack of any reaction by Shane Davies to his Volvo artic leaving the road between junctions 15 and 16 was due to him becoming ...
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ArticleCash-strapped SMEs mull four-day working week as energy costs bite
Over half of UK transport and haulage SMEs are considering switching to a four-day working week in order to save on energy costs, according to research from Close Brothers.It found an average of 57% of companies surveyed would move to reduce working practices to save money, but this increased to ...
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ArticleJR Capital and Chancerygate launch £150m logistics fund and announce new acquisition
JR Capital has extended its partnership with logistics property developer Chancerygate by establishing a second £150m fund to invest in income producing multi-let UK urban logistics assets.The fund’s first close has raised £40m of equity from JR Capital’s Middle East-based private and institutional client base, giving Chancerygate an initial £80m ...
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ArticleRevealed - the top truckstops for female HGV drivers
(Left to right) Jan Smith, driver resource specialist at Encore, with Charlotte Redfern, Encore’s new female HGV Class I driver for Avara FoodsNew research has identified Kent and Northamptonshire as the regions leading the way for excellent rest facilities for women.Midlands recruitment agency Encore Personnel investigated 240 UK truckstops, marking ...
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ArticleHauliers condemn government move to fine 'negligent' HGV drivers £10,000 per stowaway
The haulage industry has raised concerns at government plans to raise fines for lorry drivers, who inadvertently bring stowaways into Britain, from £2,000 to £10,000 per migrant.Announcing the move yesterday (16 January) immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the action was part of a drive to cut down on the number ...
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ArticleHaulage prices fall in 2022 while courier prices reach four-year high
Haulage prices declined year-on-year by almost 10% in December 2022, contrasting sharply with courier prices which rose by over 8% during the same period, according to the latest TEG Road Transport Price Index.The index charts the price-per-mile cost for UK haulage and courier vehicles each month.In its latest report it ...
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ArticleGoodyear Offroad tyres play key role in Dakar Rally win
Goodyear tyres were the winning choice of 2023 Dakar Rally winner Team De Rooy, which clinched victory at the end of 16 challenging days of action across the Saudi Arabian desert.After almost 9,000 kilometres of rock, sand and muddy terrain, with close to 5,000 of those as special stages, the ...
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ArticleDriver welfare key to improving HGV accident rates, new data suggests
Over 40% of HGV road accidents in the UK come down to driver error or reaction time, according to an analysis of the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) by smart payment provider Snap.The analysis looked at the average yearly reported HGV road casualties between 2012-2021 which ...
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ArticleRED recruits marketing expert to navigate "huge changes" to fleet sector
RED Corporate Driver Training has appointed training expert Colin Paterson (pictured) to a newly created role of corporate marketing.Paterson joins the business after spending nearly five years as head of marketing at AA Drivetech.He was also director of marketing and communications at IAM RoadSmart and he established the marketing department ...
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ArticleSteep rise in vehicle recovery fees falls short of running costs, claims AVRO
Plans to increase the fees charged by vehicle recovery operators to 28% falls “far short” of what is required to meet the spiralling costs crippling firms, according to the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO).Following a consultation into removal, storage and disposal charges, the Home Office said it would increase ...
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ArticleWinning entries revealed in council's 'name a bin lorry' contest
Greta GarbageEd Sheerbin, Gary Bineker and Binnie the Pooh are just three of the winning names for environmentally friendly bin lorries clearing up the waste in Suffolk following a competition among residents.The trucks are fuelled by used cooking oil, known as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), and they are now helping ...