All Industry News articles – Page 74

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    'Nightmare' new border checks will make import trade impossible for small businesses, Cold Chain Federation warns ministers

    2022-04-01T14:53:00Z

    The government must not delay the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on imports due to be implemented from July, according to Logistics UK.However, its call to stick to the planned timetable came as the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) told MPs the additional checks would be “a nightmare” for small businesses ...

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    Talk to Hexagon leasing at Road Transport Expo about your contract hire and fleet management needs

    2022-04-01T09:09:00Z

    The team from Hexagon Leasing will be on hand to chat to visitors at this summer’s Road Transport Expo about their contract hire, vehicle sales and fleet management needs.Hexagon supplies and manages a number of high-profile transport and distribution fleets in the UK and provides ultra-high specification vehicles and ...

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    New spec warehouse development will be well connected to South Yorkshire

    2022-03-31T15:52:00Z

    Industrial developer Panattoni has its eyes trained on a 417,000 sq ft logistics facility in South Yorkshire, which it aims to provide to occupiers from summer 2023.Panattoni Doncaster 420 is based at GatewayEast, Doncaster Sheffield Airport and is located within six minutes of rail facilities and around 50 miles from ...

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    Smart motorways in question again after third death in two years

    2022-03-31T10:52:00Z

    A second coroner has written to National Highways expressing concerns over the risk of deaths on smart motorways, a year after two fatalities prompted a coroner to demand action was taken.The latest report to prevent future deaths has been produced by Berkshire’s assistant coroner Ian Wade QC after motorcyclist Zoltan ...

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    Brittany Ferries launches LNG-powered ferry from Portsmouth to Spain and France

    2022-03-29T13:57:00Z

    Brittany Ferries has launched the UK’s first LNG-powered ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this week on its inaugural voyage to Spain.Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca (pictured) left the port on Sunday 27th with more than 600 passengers and freight vehicles destined for Bilbao.The ship will make two round trips to Bilbao each ...

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    Ferries remain suspended as P&O given "one last opportunity" to do U-turn on sackings

    2022-03-28T16:52:00Z

    As P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite was given “one last opportunity” by the government today (28 March) to do a U-turn on the sacking of 800 crew, P&O sailings from Dover to Calais remain severely curtailed.There are no P&O ferries sailings from Dover to Calais until Thursday, with those between ...

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    ARI Fleet UK rebrands to Holman

    2022-03-27T23:01:00Z

    Fleet management and leasing firm ARI Fleet UK has rebranded and is now known as Holman.The move sees the entire global organisation, including retail dealerships, vehicle up-fitters and fleet management come together under the new name.Nick Caller, Holman UK MD, said: “The automotive sector is going to experience more changes ...

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    Truck manufacturers suspend trade with Russia as sanctions bite

    2022-03-25T17:11:00Z

    The Russian invasion and war in Ukraine have brought some fairly swift economic retaliation from the UK, USA and EU. Russian banks and companies have been sanctioned, as has a long list of individuals.The list of companies includes the Russian truck maker Kamaz, which is now subject to a list ...

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    Renault Trucks reports upturn in sales

    2022-03-25T15:13:00Z

    Renault Trucks said it had seen “significant business growth” in 2021, with a 25% increase in vehicles invoiced, despite disruption to supplies.In its heavy and medium duty ranges there was a 27% increase in deliveries to 33,422 and there was an increase of more than a fifth among its light ...

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    Transaid calls for entries to Hadrian's Cycleway autumn fundraiser

    2022-03-25T12:51:00Z

    International transport charity Transaid is calling for cyclists to saddle up for a 157-mile fundraising ride across northern England in the autumn.The 40 riders will depart Whitehaven on 16 September and pedal to South Shields over two full days of cycling for Hadrian’s Cycleway.The money raised will be used to ...

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    Police in mobile phone clampdown ahead of new zero-tolerance law

    2022-03-24T17:06:00Z

    Dozens of HGVs stopped on the M25 were for mobile phone offences ahead of changes to the law to make the use of handheld devices at the wheel as socially unacceptable as drink driving.A week-long operation by Surrey Police patrolling the orbital motorway involved pulling over 115 goods vehicles, 43 ...

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    UK Power Networks unveils site planning tool to help businesses go electric

    2022-03-23T15:53:00Z

    Transport businesses looking to electrify their depot-based vehicle fleet are being offered a new site planning tool developed by UK Power Networks.In what the company describes as a first for the industry, the tool aims to transform the process of going electric for businesses across the UK.Optimise Prime is an ...

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    Cut in fuel duty welcome but misses an opportunity, RHA claims

    2022-03-23T15:06:00Z

    The RHA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a 5 pence per litre cut in fuel duty in his Spring Statement, which equates to a £2,000 per year saving on running a typical HGV.However, it said that while it will ease pressure on businesses facing soaring costs, the government could ...

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    UK road repair bill hits £12bn

    2022-03-23T12:22:00Z

    Local roads in England and Wales are resurfaced on average once every 70 years and the repair backlog has now topped £12bn, according to a survey highlighting the scale of the problem faced by highways engineers.The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA) annual local authority road maintenance (ALARM) survey found councils would ...

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    Fuel thefts on the rise as prices spike, police warn

    2022-03-22T18:09:00Z

    Hauliers are being warned to be on their guard against increasing incidences of fuel theft around the UK, as fuel prices rise.Police forces across the country are raising the alarm on a spate of fuel thefts, including one recently reported by Derbyshire Police in which a teenager and a man ...

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    Operation Brock deployed to avert freight delays as P&O ferry crisis continues

    2022-03-22T14:44:00Z

    Operation Brock has been re-introduced today (22 March) after moveable barriers were deployed on the M20 in Kent last night, according to National Highways.The traffic control strategy saw the M20 closed between Juntion 8 and 9 last night to allow for 14,000 concrete blocks and 8,000 cones to be put ...

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    Dover Straits crossing cannot be left to the whims of overseas boardrooms, warns RHA

    2022-03-22T11:47:00Z

    P&O’s decision to sack 800 workers and suspend services across the Dover Straits without warning has highlighted how vulnerable the UK's major supply route across the Channel is to being cut off by “boardrooms on the other side of the world”, RHA warned this week.The call comes as P&O revealed ...

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    St Modwen Logistics in warehousing deal with Genpower

    2022-03-22T11:23:00Z

    Industrial developer St Modwen Logistics has helped Welsh business Genpower scale up into a 100,000 sq ft warehouse, which it said would boost economic growth in the region.The ‘big-box’ warehouse at St Modwen Park Newport will enable Genpower – an entrant in the Wales Fast Growth 50 list last year ...

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    Urgent plea for storage as more than 50 transport firms sign up to help Ukraine

    2022-03-21T14:25:00Z

    Logistics UK has had more than 50 offers of help from transport firms keen to distribute aid donations to Ukraine.But with storage capacity under increasing strain, companies with available warehousing space are being urged to come forward.The call comes as Moody Logistics opened its warehouse facilities to Newcastle’s Polish Centre ...

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    Norfolk police operation reveals "shocking" level of driver offences

    2022-03-21T12:14:00Z

    The number of goods vehicle drivers found breaking laws regarding mobile phone use at the wheel, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt during a week-long operation in Norfolk was described as “shocking” by police.Officers once again took to roads in the east of England in an unmarked HGV earlier this ...