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Latest Industry news – Page 141
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Sign up now for our webinar explaining how smart tachograph technology will affect you
Motortransport.co.uk's sister title Commercial Motor is running a free webinar session, which will explain everything you need to know about smart tachograph technology.Next month sees the biggest change in tachograph legislation in 12 years, with the introduction of the new generation of on-board, mandatory digital recorders to enforce drivers’ hours ...
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ArticleHGV registrations surge by more than a fifth in the first quarter
HGV registrations surged by more than a fifth (21%) to 11,859 units in the first quarter of 2019, according to the SMMT.Registrations of rigids at 6,339 units showed a close to 13% increase year on year, while artics were the star performer with registrations close to a third higher (32.3%) ...
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CNG Fuels to pump out another five biomethane gas stations this year
Natural gas fuel supplier CNG Fuels is set to open five new natural gas refuelling stations this year.The move follows a 300% rise in demand for the company's renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) fuel last year.The five new public access stations will be located in Warrington, Erdington, Northampton, ...
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Microlise conference audience highlights new technology as biggest opportunity
The audience of 1,200 industry professionals at the 2019 Microlise transport conference voted new technology as the biggest opportunity for the road transport industry.The post-conference report also reveals that delegates believe the skills shortage is by far the biggest challenge facing the industry. One thing employers are doing is looking ...
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ArticleSerious Fraud Office investigating "aspects" of biodiesel trading at Greenergy
Greenergy, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of transport fuel, is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concerning "certain aspects" of biodiesel trading.The investigation, which is being carried out jointly by the SFO and Dutch authorities, has seen a number of sites, including five of Greenergy's UK sites, ...
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ArticleAxis Fleet Management collapses into administration and ceases trading
Contract hire and rental firm Axis Fleet Management has entered administration and ceased trading.Insolvency experts at FRP Advisory were appointed to the company, with a head office in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire on 10 May.In a statement from the administrators it said “challenging trading conditions resulted in cash flow difficulties and ...
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Finalists revealed for everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2019
A shorlist of 46 individuals makes up this year’s 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme, with the winners set to be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 13 June at the Grosvenor House HotelFor the past 12 years, the awards have celebrated the UK’s brightest ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution's Mark Field named Microlise Driver of the Year 2019
Bibby Distribution driver Mark Field (pictured with host Quentin Willson) has been named Microlise Driver of the Year 2019.He also scooped the short distance category, aimed at drivers who regularly undertake journeys of up to 30,000 miles per year.The medium distance category was won by Ceva Logistics’ driver Jonathan Phillips, ...
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ArticleIT failure at DVSA frustrating operators' efforts to tax vehicles
An IT issue at DVSA, which is preventing annual test data from being processed, has left dozens of operators struggling to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).The RHA said this week that it has been contacted by a number of RHA members struck by the problem, which appears to affect vehicles ...
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Volkswagen revives Traton Group IPO
Volkswagen's plans to sell Traton Group, which contains the Scania and MAN brands, have been revived.Following a board meeting yesterday (13 May 2019), Volkswagen announced that the IPO will go ahead "before the summer break, depending on further developments on capital markets".The move comes just days after Traton delivered record ...
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ArticleDB Schenker sees a future for truck platoons after completion of live trial
DB Schenker has given the thumbs up to introducing truck platoons within its operation, after completing a seven month trial in live traffic of the technology.The seven month trial, sponsored by the German government and operated by DB Schenker, MAN Truck & Bus and Fresenius University, saw two electronically-linked loaded ...
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ArticleMicrolise conference to focus on environment as well as technology
The Microlise Transport Conference programme has been finalised, with an environment-focused panel set to debate key environmental issues, including recent stringent EU CO2 reduction targets for heavy vehicles and the clean air and low emission zones coming in to operation across the UK.Operators are already contending with a myriad of ...
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ArticleTruck makers call for Europe-wide use of 32-metre HCVs to help cut emissions
HGV manufacturers are calling for an EU-wide introduction of 32 metre long high-capacity vehicles to help cut emissions.In a paper published this week the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) argued that high capacity vehicles, which are designed to carry twice as much freight as standard trucks, should be allowed to ...
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ArticlePay-per-mile road user charging for London could boost freight efficiency, says report
Pay-per-mile charging to use the capital’s roads could ease congestion and drive efficiency for freight operators, according to a new report by think tank Centre for London.The report, Green Light: next generation road user charging for a healthier, more liveable London, calls for the mayor to adopt a new road ...
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Government must provide clarity over direction of travel for zero-emission HGV technology
The government needs to act swiftly to decide which zero-emission route HGVs must take if the UK is to achieve ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets.New recommendations set by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) call for the UK to speed-up its decarbonisation plans to enable the UK to achieve ...
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ArticleFragmented approach to clean air zone rules must end, says Wincanton MD
Wincanton’s head of Industrial and Transport has called for an end to the piecemeal approach to clean air zone rules across the UK.Speaking to motortransport.co.uk, Chris Fenton, MD of a division with an annual turnover of more than £480m, said that while three-quarters of the group's 3,400 strong fleet was ...
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Car drivers get green light to operate heavier, alternative fuelled vans
The government has given the go ahead for category B licence holders to operate heavier vans, so long as the vehicles run on alternative fuel.Under the new legislation, which came into force this week, category B drivers [car] will be eligible to drive vans weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes ...
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ArticleNo plans for dedicated freight team for London, says TfL transport chief
TfL has "no plans" to reinstate a dedicated freight team for London, according to TfL transport commissioner Mike Brown.Speaking at a session of the London Assembly’s transport committee last week, Brown said TfL’s decision to disband the freight team last year and embed its former members across the organisation is ...
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Momentum grows for C+E licence to be included in LGV Driver apprenticeship
The Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship could soon include category C+E after hundreds of hauliers backed the suggestion in an official survey aimed at gauging industry support for its inclusion.The survey was carried out last month by the logistics industry Trailblazer Group on behalf of the Institute for Apprenticeships and ...
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European Parliament approves law mandating truck CO2 emissions are slashed by 30%
The European Parliament has approved the first ever EU regulation governing CO2 emissions for trucks, which will force manufacturers to slash emissions by nearly a third no later than 2030.The text of the new legislation, which was informally agreed between MEPs in February, will now go before the European Council ...