All Industry News articles – Page 79
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MT ArticlePrometeon launches UK SuperTruck dealer network
Prometeon Tyre Group is working with its UK tyre dealers to launch its SuperTruck UK network, which will supply its branded tyres, and tailored maintenance and audit services for truck fleet operators.SuperTruck was first launched in Italy in 2019 and is currently rolling out in Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Germany, ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver charged following discovery of 13 immigrants at Ransomes Industrial Estate
A 54-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with arranging or facilitating the illegal entry into the UK of 13 people who were discovered in the back of a lorry at Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich.The HGV driver, Enrico Ferraris, 54, from Italy, was arrested on Thursday ...
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GMB adds voice to RHA demand for better HGV driver facilities
The lack of proper facilities for HGV drivers is degrading and embarrassing and puts drivers in danger of facing prosecution and losing their jobs, GMB congress delegates were told today (5 June).The union’s annual congress, which takes place in Brighton this week, was told how a lack of public toilets ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK approved as FORS auditor after consultation
Logistics UK said it had become an audit provider for the voluntary fleet operator accreditation scheme FORS.The freight group said that following a consultation with its members it had been appointed as an approved auditor.David Wells (pictured), Logistics UK chief executive said: “Standing up for safe and efficient logistics is ...
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MT ArticleSuffolk council gets tough on HGVs with new traffic regulations
HGVs will be banned from entering the centre of a Suffolk town under proposals being worked on by the county council.Suffolk County Council (SCC) said it wanted to introduce an experimental traffic regulation order that stopped lorries from entering Eye town centre because there had been reports of vehicles striking ...
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MT ArticleNew debris shelter for A38 Rest and Be Thankful route will cost £470m
A £470m, mile-long tunnel along the A83 Rest and Be Thankful in the Highlands is the preferred long-term solution to protect vehicles from landslips and falling rocks, the Scottish government has announced.The ‘debris flow shelter’ will have one side open and, according to the government, is a recognised means of ...
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MT ArticleScotland’s first LEZ now in force
The first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Scotland is now in force in Glasgow, affecting any lorry not at Euro VI standard.The zone will operate 24 hours a day all year round and covers an area of the city centre bounded by the M8 motorway to the north and west, ...
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MT ArticleLondon mayor expands ULEZ scrappage scheme
The financial support available to hauliers affected by the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London will now include small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.The decision by the mayor to increase the scope of the scrappage scheme ahead of the zone’s expansion on 29 August from ...
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MT ArticleTelematics solution helps refrigerated fleets maintain product quality
Fleet management software provider Webfleet said it could help temperature-controlled fleets maintain cargo safety following the launch of its single-platform software solution Webfleet Cold Chain.It said fleet managers could monitor, control and record temperature conditions across their refrigerated assets in real time, meaning operators and drivers can respond to adverse ...
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MT Article'Longer lorries need better safety tech,' Brigade tells hauliers
The decision to end licensing restrictions on running longer semi-trailers (LSTs) should prompt hauliers to invest in increased safety technology, according to Brigade Electronics.The government announced earlier this month it was introducing legislation to permit longer lorries up to 18.55 metres following an 11-year road trial.Emily Hardy, marketing manager at ...
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Pallet networks' B2C shift continues post-Covid, APN reveals
The pallet network sector saw a 6.3% volume growth in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2019, with seven million pallets delivered and B2C demand up by 32%.Announcing the sector's latest first quarter results, Paul Sanders (pictured), chairman of the Association of Pallet Networks (APN), ...
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MT ArticlePeel Ports sinks £28m into major new Port of Liverpool warehouse
Peel Ports Group is investing £28m in a new warehouse at the Port of Liverpool with construction set to begin this week.The 240,000 square foot warehouse at the Alexandra Dock, will be used for the handling and storage of cargo at the port and will be the length of up ...
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Thirteen people found in HGV on Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich
Thirteen people suspected of entering the UK illegally have been found inside a lorry at a site on the Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich.The individuals were found inside an HGV at about 10:40 BST on Thursday 25 May, Suffolk Police have revealed.Police were seen investigating the lorry, branded Romano, which ...
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UK CV manufacturing delivers best April since 2010, SMMT reveals
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output increased by 33.3% in April following two months of decline, with 10,504 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches produced, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). As recent supply chain shortages continue to ease, production ...
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MT ArticleCity West Commercials and Scarab launch Mercedes-Benz Atego sweeper
Mercedes-Benz truck dealer City West Commercials has joined forces with sweeper manufacturer Scarab to build a "one-of-a-kind" demonstrator vehicle.Based on a 13.5-tonne GVW Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis, and equipped with Scarab’s Magnum 72 Hydrostatic single-engine sweeper body, both companies believe the truck is unique.The vehicle has already been bought after receiving ...
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MT ArticleFlexible working patterns increase as recruiters strive to keep staff
Warehouse and haulage companies are increasingly offering more flexible working hours to staff in a bid to ensure they have enough employees to fill all their shifts, according to a new poll.Digital staffing platform Indeed Flex said historically, companies in the sector have been reluctant to offer flexible work patterns, ...
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MT ArticleDriver strikes scheduled at concrete company Maen Karne
HGV drivers employed by aggregates firm Maen Karne in Cornwall will begin a series of strikes from 30 May in a fight to get union recognition.The drivers, who are represented by Unite, deliver fresh concrete across the county and the union claimed the strikes would cause severe to disruption to ...
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MT ArticleBridgestone’s seven-figure investment boosts retread range
Bridgestone said its retread solutions would become some of the most advanced in the UK following a multi-million pound investment to upgrade its range.Its new ‘Bandag Hotread’ brand will cover the HGV and bus markets and it said there would be a greater shift in emphasis from cold to hot-cure ...
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MT ArticleGovernment review recommends scrapping current TC function
A review into the function of the traffic commissioners (TCs) has recommended they are replaced with one independent tribunal body headed up by a statutory president role.The department for transport’s (DfT) report into the work of the TCs also proposed overhauling the current fee structure in order that the operating ...
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MT ArticleFears raised that electricity required to charge HGVs could “melt cables”
Concerns over the “colossal” amounts of energy required to top up zero-emission fleets of trucks that could overpower the network and melt power cables have been brought to the attention of the transport minister.Conservative peer Lord Howell questioned where the enormous extra volume of electricity was going to come from ...