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MT ArticleT-Charge means all of London's road users will play their part in cutting emissions, says FTA
The FTA has welcomed news that London’s T-Charge will commence on 23 October, providing a level playing field for all road users.Natalie Chapman, FTA’s head of policy for London, said: “It is incumbent on all of London’s road users to work together to reduce emissions in the capital, to help ...
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London getting lion's share of England's transport investment, warns report.
More than half the spending on England’s transport network is going to London with the imbalance set to get worse, according to a report by Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).The report Paying for Our Progress, published this week by IPPR North, reveals that whilst £1,943 is being spent per ...
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Vision Techniques to showcase anti-runaway and cycle safety vehicle tech at summit
Vision Techniques will be heading to the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month to showcase its vehicle runaway prevention technology.The group will be highlighting its multiple award-winning and British built VT BrakeSafe safety system.It has been developed to automatically prevent vehicle runaways by applying the handbrake if a ...
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MT ArticleRichard Myatt joins Palletways as group finance director
Palletways has appointed former SIG finance director Richard Myatt as group finance director at the network, replacing Andrew Reynolds.Myatt has previously held a variety of financial roles at two of the largest own-account operators in the UK: several roles held at Saint-Gobain include finance director at Jewson; most recently he ...
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Disc-Lock to demonstrate fleet safety systems at Freight in the City Birmingham
Disc-Lock will be reinforcing its safety message when it spins down to the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month.The Wrexham-based group provides vibration-proof fastening systems used in a variety of industries worldwide from trucks, trailers and buses to rail engineering and heavy equipment manufacturing.The three main products produced ...
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Seafield Logistics creditors made claims totalling more than £7m
The liquidator for Seafield Logistics received unsecured claims of more than £7m.A liquidator’s progress report from Grant Thornton, published as the failed business enters the final stages of the insolvency process, revealed claims for £7.1m were made following the operator’s collapse in June 2014.Grant Thornton said in the report that ...
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Greater Manchester and Transport for the North invite operators to freight forum
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is inviting operators to come along to its second Logistics Forum on 7 March to address the challenges and opportunities for the freight sector across the region.The event will bring together key speakers from TfGM and the freight sector, as well as three workshops in ...
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Scania GB to provide dealer support for Hulsteins' hydraulic refrigeration truck units
Hulsteins, a Swedish manufacturer of hydraulically driven refrigeration units for trucks, has joined forces with Scania GB to create an installation and support package for UK customers.Having launched its low-emission, quiet refrigeration units into the UK market in November last year, Hulsteins said it understood the importance of creating a ...
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MT ArticleUK topped Scania sales charts in 2016
The UK was Scania’s biggest market worldwide in 2016, the first time this country has topped the Swedish truck builder’s sales charts, according to Mathias Carlbaum, Scania’s executive vice president for commercial operations.Briefing journalists ahead of the release of Scania’s 2016 results, Carlbaum said Scania’s sales across Europe were 14% ...
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London's vehicle emission surcharge to start 23 October
London’s T-Charge will come into force from 23 October taking the daily charge for non-compliant vans and trucks travelling into the capital to £21.50.Regular visitors into central London are likely to comply with the emissions surcharge as it is set at the same Euro-4 and above level for HGVs as ...
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Urban Transport Group urges DfT to take a more 'ambitious' approach to freight strategy
The Urban Transport Group (UTG) has urged the government to take a more “ambitious, open and forward-thinking” approach to freight strategy.Speaking to Freightinthecity.com ahead of next month’s Spring Summit in Birmingham, MD Jonathan Bray said the DfT had left a “big hole” where freight strategy should be, with more work ...
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Turkish electric van-maker BD Auto launches into UK market
BD Auto and Energy is to begin offering its range of all-electric vans in the UK this spring.The Turkish manufacturer has been producing pure electric LCVs and passenger models for more than eight years and has more than 400 vehicles in operation in seven European countries.It believes the time is ...
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Pallet networks' member acquisition spree to continue, say bosses
Pallet networks buying member hauliers is a trend the sector will “definitely see more of” in the future, say the heads of Palletline and Pall-Ex.Both networks recently bought member operators to avoid losing their services when the owners retired.Palletline earlier this month bought ABE (Ledbury), which joined the network in ...
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Noise app could help freight operators build better relationships with local residents
RH Environmental will be hoping to make some noise – though not too much – when it arrives at the Freight in the City Spring Summit in Birmingham next month.It will be displaying its Noise App technology, which it hopes hauliers and delivery firms will use to foster better relationships ...
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Truckminder Worldwide to bring its tool theft defence systems to Freight in the City
Tackling tool theft will be on the agenda for Truckminder Worldwide when it lines up at the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month.Truckminder Worldwide, which aims to help reduce fuel theft and fuel spillage across the fleet and haulage industry, is now striving to protect tools through its ...
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Fors team to focus on driver and manager training at Freight in the City Spring Summit
Aecom, which manages and operates Fors, will be focused on ramping up driver training when it hosts a stand at the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month in Birmingham.It will outline the recent introduction of Fors Professional, which it describes as a comprehensive package of essential training for ...
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Brigade Electronics brings HGV safety into focus at Freight in the City Birmingham
Brigade Electronics will be heading to the Freight in the City Spring Summit in Birmingham next month to help hauliers reduce the risk of road collisions.The group will be exhibiting its demonstration vehicle fitted with products to reduce the risk of collision, detect vulnerable road users and in addition improve ...
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Mercedes-Benz all-electric heavy-duty truck will be on city roads this year
The Mercedes-Benz all-electric Urban eTruck is to enter the market this year in small series production following an "outstanding" customer reaction to its debut at IAA in Hannover last year.Zero-emission, "quiet as a whisper" and with a payload of 12.8 tonnes and a range up to 200km, Mercedes said the ...
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UPS talks urban delivery trials ahead of Freight in the City Birmingham Summit
UPS director of sustainability for Europe, Peter Harris, shares some of the work taking place across European cities ahead of his appearance at Freight in the City Spring Summit next month.Global parcel carrier UPS is to trial a brand-new urban delivery concept in London this year.The company plans to operate ...
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Transport for West Midlands looks to keep road network 'running at its maximum'
Birmingham needs to think radically if it is to reduce congestion, lower noise and improve air quality – without damaging the strength of the regional economy – according to Transport for West Midlands.Speaking exclusively to Freightinthecity.com, Laura Shoaf, MD of Transport for West Midlands, said: “Being at the centre of ...