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Latest Industry news – Page 152
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Gas powered vehicles and infrastructure ready for widespread adoption, experts say
The infrastructure and vehicle options for the widespread adoption of gas-powered commercial vehicles is there, delegates at the LoCity Fuels in Action seminar heard this week, but there is more to it that simply swapping diesel for gas in the tank.In comparing the multiple options of gas fuels on the ...
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ArticlePost Brexit customs checks could lead to monstrous queues at Calais and Dover
Hauliers could face 30-mile tailbacks to ports on both sides of the Channel if the final Brexit deal involves mandatory customs and sanitary checks at the French ferry terminal, according to Port of Calais chief Jean-Marc Puissesseau.The warning was made at a private meeting at the European Parliament earlier this ...
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ArticleUK's transport sector has until December 2020 to plan for Brexit, after transition period agreed
UK transport companies have until December 2020 to plan for Brexit, the government said today after revealing a transition period between the UK and EU had been agreed.The government has agreed to a fixed Brexit transition period of 21 months, which should deliver relative stability in regards the legal and ...
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ArticleNo date yet for when Direct Vision Standard permits will be available, says TfL
TfL is still unsure about how much vehicle permits for the Direct Vision Standard will cost, as well as who will be responsible for awarding and regulating them. Speaking at the RHA’s Spring Conference in Birmingham last week, TfL head of delivery planning Christina Calderato said decisions such as these ...
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DHL leads the way in the Motor Transport Fleet 200
DHL has topped the inaugural Motor Transport Fleet 200, beating Royal Mail, Wincanton, XPO Logistics and Veolia in the first in an annual survey of the largest operators in the United Kingdom by the number of trucks they run.The largest 200 operators by fleet size run some 100,191 vehicles over ...
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ArticleFORS freezes fees for third year in a row
FORS has held its fees at the same level for the third year in a row.Membership, subscription and audit fees will remain unchanged for the best practice accreditation scheme."FORS is really gaining traction with operators up and down the UK," said John Hix, its director. "Over two-thirds of our membership ...
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ArticleYusen boosts warehousing space past the two million mark with Prologis Park Wellingborough West
Construction has finished on Yusen Logistics’ latest warehouse at Prologis Park Wellingborough West, which gives the group a nationwide footprint of more than 2 million ft².The new 37,000ft² building has been designed to achieve a minimum BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) 'very good' accreditation. This is the best ...
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Hauliers must have time to train staff for Brexit, Ceva Logistics boss tells MPs
Hauliers will be faced with a major training challenge if the UK quits the customs union, CEVA Logistics' executive director Leigh Pomlett has warned MPs.Speaking to the Treasury Select Committee on Brexit last week in his capacity as FTA president, Pomlett said the need for hauliers to make customs declarations ...
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ArticleBridgestone invests in improving standards for UK tyre technicians
Bridgestone has opened a training and assessment centre at the Horiba Mira testing ground near Nuneaton to improve and accredit the skills of tyre technicians.While training courses and assessments will be chargeable, Bridgestone sales and marketing director - North Europe region John Folliss said the new centre represented a significant ...
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ArticleWarehousing availability on the increase but take up expected to be moderate
Segro has pre-let a 539,000 ft2 multi-storey facility to IKEA in Port de Gennevilliers near ParisThe availability of modern warehouses is set to reach a six-year high according to property agent and advisor Cushman & Wakefield – but there are huge regional variations within the UK.Currently there is 5.6 million ...
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ArticleWomen in Logistics incorporated into the CILT
Women in Logistics has been incorporated into the CILT, and will operate within it as the newly formed Women in Logistics Forum. Women in Logistics said its current members that elect to join the CILT stand to benefit from additional resources and its global reach.The forum will continue the work ...
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RHA slams Sadiq Khan's London transport plan for its 'fundamental ignorance' about freight
Sadiq Khan’s transport plan for London “totally fails” to consider freight operators and their customers and shows a “fundamental ignorance” of how logistics and supply chains work, the RHA has said.The criticisms are made in the association's response to the mayor’s new London Plan, which sets out the capital’s strategic ...
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UKWA striving to promote workplace diversity
In a recent interview with Alex Farkas of the National Employer & Partnership Team at the Department of Work & Pensions, UKWA CEO Peter Ward outlined how the association is driving discussion around diversity and inclusion within the logistics industry.“As the leading trade association for the sector, UKWA is working ...
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UKWA survey designed to set benchmarks for warehousing performance
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has launched a benchmarking survey aimed at establishing best practice guidelines in the logistics industry.The UKWA’s aim is to create key measurements for the sector’s overall performance against which 3PLs can assess themselves, enabling them to create goals for improvement within their business.The study has ...
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ArticleOperators left counting the cost as they battle on through the snow
Bread is delivered in snowy conditions to Sainsbury's in Larbert, near Falkirk,The road transport industry battled on against the ‘beast from the east’ and Storm Emma this week, but many operators have been left counting the cost. In Scotland, Glasgow-based Bullet Express had to close after rural and access roads ...
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ArticleHGV drivers stuck on M80 'should be applauded, not pilloried', says RHA
The scene on the M80 Haggs in Glasgow, as the highest level of weather warning has been issued for ScotlandThe RHA has slammed Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s criticism of HGVs for using trunk roads in heavy snow as “naïve in the extreme”.Sturgeon’s remarks came after several lorries and cars ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull lends its expertise to Transaid
Transaid royal patron HRH The Princess Royal thanked the transport industry for providing its expertise to help develop new forms of transport suitable for use in Africa at a lunch held yesterday in London to mark the 125th anniversary of trailer builder Schmitz Cargobull.“Without corporate members it would be more ...
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ArticlePallet networks continuing to make inroads in home delivery sector, says APN
Home deliveries by pallet networks continued to grow strongly in what was a record breaking 2017, according to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).The latest APN figures reveal that home delivery volumes leapt by 6.9% last year as part of the sector's continued growth, and they are 24% higher than ...
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ArticleSpate of speculative warehouse development west of London
The urban logistics market to the west of London has seen a spate of activity, with two new developments starting and another completing. Aviva Investors has plans for a £32.7m development in Uxbridge, which will be constructed by the third quarter of 2018. This will consist of three warehouses of ...
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P&O Ferries to treble freight capacity thanks to Tilbury2 scheme
P&O Ferries is set to treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020 after signing a deal with Forth Ports to move to a £150m Thames river berth at the Port of Tilbury. P&O will use the new berth to expand its freight business to and from London ...