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Latest Industry news – Page 163
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ArticleHealth & Safety Executive weighs up introducing a maximum pallet weight for deliveries
Plans to update Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on pallet weights this year, after continuing concerns regarding the risk to tail-lift delivery drivers, could see pallet weight limits set below the original target of 750kg.News of the change came as the daughter of a driver crushed to death after ...
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ArticleBandvulc MD Patrick O'Connel steps down from role
Bandvulc MD Patrick O'Connel (pictured, main) has stepped down to spend more time with parent company Continental, which bought the Devon-based tyre retreader last year. O'Connel stepped down on 1 May.He is replaced by former Continental sales and marketing director Arthur Gregg (pictured below), who served as integration manager when ...
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Government starting to recognise road transport industry's issues, says RHA
The government is beginning to acknowledge the importance of the road transport industry ahead of the general election, according to the RHA. Chief executive Richard Burnett told MT that Downing Street had responded to the association’s manifesto for the election, confirming that the document had been received and considered.Burnett said: ...
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Amazon to open fulfilment centre in Warrington this autumn
Amazon will open a new fulfilment centre in Warrington this autumn and its first dedicated UK receive centre in Coventry in 2018.The Warrington depot will create 1,200 new permanent jobs whilst the Coventry receive centre, which will act as a central hub to receive and sort millions of Amazon products ...
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Operators using self-employed drivers need to change their business models, say MPs
Delivery companies such as Hermes that use self-employed drivers need to change their business models, according to a select committee.The Work and Pensions Committee’s abridged report into the so called gig economy calls for self-employed workers to be re-classed as “workers” to ensure their rights to basic employment benefits such ...
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Five-point plan to mitigate Dover port gridlock launched by Kent MP
A five-point plan explaining how gridlock can be avoided at Dover with goods continuing to stream through ports after Brexit has been presented to the government, with a plea to keep “order at the border”.The queue-busting dossier calls for the new Thames Crossing and M20 lorry park to be taken ...
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ArticleTransport sector struggling financially, warns Begbies Traynor
The transport sector is showing increasing signs of financial strain, according to insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. The firm’s Red Flag Alert research revealed a 16% rise in the number of road freight companies showing financial distress.The research, which monitors the financial health of UK road freight companies, found increased cost ...
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ArticleRide your bike for a good cause
Transaid is holding a fundraising event for keen motorcyclists at the National Motorcycle Museum on Saturday 1 July.The ticket price of £100 exc VAT includes a barbeque lunch, entry to the museum and a sizeable donation to Transaid.The format for the event is simple – ride your bike to the ...
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ArticleRichard Turfitt to become next senior traffic commissioner
Richard TurfittRichard Turfitt will succeed Beverley Bell as senior traffic commissioner, transport minister John Hayes has said.Currently the traffic commissioner (TC) for the East of England, he will begin his new role on 1 June 2017.Turfitt has been TC for the East of England since 2008, and worked as a ...
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ArticleGoodyear introduces retread versions of its high load trailer tyres
Rising demand has seen Goodyear launch retread versions of its Goodyear and Dunlop-branded high load trailer tyres.Grégory Boucharlat, Goodyear Dunlop Tyres EMEA retread operations, said: “More countries in Europe have extended regulations to permit axle weights more than the standard 40 tonnes on 5-axle articulated vehicles.“As a result we see ...
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ArticleMajor improvements to regional infrastructure vital, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for major improvements to regional infrastructure to boost productivity and help England’s regions improve links with international markets.The Shaping regional infrastructure report, published today (20 April), found CBI members want to see a more joined-up approach to delivery across different types of ...
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ArticleTransport jobs are one of four business sectors most at risk of automation, claims new report
Transport and storage is one of four UK sectors that is most at risk of losing jobs due to automation, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).The institute’s Skills 2030 report looked at sectors with the highest potential for automation, drawing up a worst-case scenario for each.According to ...
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ArticleGeneral election could be a distraction, warn trade associations
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street, London, announcing a snap general election on June 8.Trade associations have expressed concern that the general election in June could prevent government tackling pressing industry issues.Prime minister Theresa May called for a general election to be held on 8 June ...
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ArticleJim Scanlan, co-founder of The Pallet Network and Hazchem Network, has died aged 59
Ali Karim and Jim Scanlan IBCMany in the logistics industry were shocked to hear of the unexpected passing of Jim Scanlan, aged 59, on Monday 10 April, writes Ali Karim, MD of the Hazchem Network.Co-founder of The Pallet Network (TPN), Jim’s passion was always transport, from his time at United ...
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Dunkirk migrant camp fire puts further pressure on supply chain
Pressure on the supply chain in northern France mounted yesterday after a fire in the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk burnt the settlement to the ground. Trade associations said while they recognised the sadness of the situation, the blaze could be a problem for UK operators as it may push ...
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Tachodisc administrator unsure when creditors will get paid
The administrator for Tachodisc said it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of when unsecured creditors are likely to receive the money they are owed.In a progress report issued almost a year on from the company’s sale to FTA subsidiary TDUK, administrator BDO said it was also unable ...
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Former DPD executive director joins Arrow XL
Former DPD executive director Charlie Shiels (pictured) has been appointed chief operations officer at Arrow XL. Shiels worked with DPD for just less than 22 years, most recently as executive director of central operations, before he left the business last July.Shiels was responsible for the parcel delivery firm’s fleet, and ...
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ArticleScania and SP Training partner to offer national HGV driver training programme
Scania and SP Training have begun offering a national HGV driver training programme.Scania’s 40-strong team of driver trainers will handle the practical elements of the HGV test and SP Training will deliver the classroom content – including the mandatory Driver CPC modules - from the manufacturer's network of 12 sites.During ...
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Earned recognition roll-out won't be until 2018, DVSA confirms
The DVSA’s flagship earned recognition programme will not be launched until 2018, its chief executive has confirmed.Gareth Llewellyn’s foreword in the agency’s 2017-2018 business plan, published today, said: “We have commenced work on our earned recognition programme which, when rolled out next year, will enable us to divert resources to ...
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ArticleProtestors shut down Aggregate Industries and Tarmac quarries
Aggregate IndustriesAggregate Industries and Tarmac were the targets of protests at quarries in Lancashire yesterday, which shut down the sites for the day.Co-ordinated by Reclaim the Power as part of a two-week campaign, the protest on Monday (27 March) blocked the entrance to Tarmac’s Leapers Wood Quarry and Aggregate Industries’ ...