![Mercedes-Benz_eActros_600_(1)[1]](https://d2cohhpa0jt4tw.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/8/2/0/17820_mercedesbenz_eactros_600_11_978080.jpg)
Latest Industry news – Page 179
-
ArticleOperators face triple threat from Autumn Statement
Operators face a potential triple whammy in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 25 November with cuts to spending on local roads, the DVSA’s enforcement budget and an increase in fuel duty on the cards.The government cuts, which will slash up to 30% off the DfT and the Department for Communities ...
-
ArticleMotor Transport Top 100 2015 revealed
The UK’s 100 largest operators are more profitable than they were last year and employ more people, according to the Motor Transport Top 100 2015, in association with SDC.Average turnover for the Top 100 is £283.7m, up year-on-year from £272.9m; average pre-tax profit is £11.2m, up year-on-year from £9.5m and ...
-
Article
DVSA faces double-whammy of strike action
Union Prospect has confirmed a strike by its members at the DVSA.It comes after it received support for industrial action in a ballot over the pay and conditions that will apply as part of the introduction of the Next Generation Testing (NGT) model the agency is rolling out nationwide, and ...
-
Article
DHL warehouse staff poised to strike at Banbury
Warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Cherwell Campus site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, are set to strike after further negotiations between the GMB union and the company failed to resolve an ongoing pay dispute. In a ballot which ended on 6 November, 73% of members voted for strike action and 83% ...
-
Article
Kodak transfers warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics
Kodak, the graphic communications division of Eastman Kodak, has transferred all UK warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics as part of a £2m, two-year rolling contract.The two companies have worked in partnership for the past two decades.All logistics functions and a number of employees at Kodak have been transferred to Miniclipper ...
-
ArticleFreight in the City Expo draws in the crowds; talks compliance, CLOCS
The inaugural Freight in the City Expo held on 27 October 2015 at London’s Alexandra Palace brought together experts in the field of urban logistics as well as the latest technology to enable sustainable city deliveries.The expo comprised a series of seminars focusing on clean, safe and quiet and efficient ...
-
ArticleThe latest Motor Transport podcast available for download
The latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast is now available for download on iTunes.The latest instalment sees the Motor Transport team debate the RHA’s National Lorry Week. We discuss whether the week was a success, and whether it has done enough to help raise the industry's profile among the ...
-
ArticleGMB protests outside M&S store over agency staff pay
The GMB union has held a protest outside a Marks and Spencer retail store over the rates of pay awarded to agency staff at the retailer’s Swindon DC, which was operated until January by Wincanton and is now run by DHL Supply Chain. Earlier this year, the union launched legal ...
-
Article
Insurance premium tax hike could be 'tip of iceberg' for commercial fleets
The 3.5% hike in insurance premium tax (IPT) that came into effect at the beginning of November could be just “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of increasing insurance costs for truck operators, a leading commercial vehicle insurer has warned. The rise, which was announced in the budget in ...
-
Article
FTA rejects London Assembly's proposal for rush-hour HGV ban
The FTA has rejected the London Assembly’s call for a rush-hour lorry ban in the capital, saying it is no “silver bullet” for improving safety.A motion was unanimously agreed at City Hall yesterday proposing a series of measures to prevent incidents between HGVs and cyclists, including a ban of lorry ...
-
ArticleMET Police health and safety powers to be revoked
Extra enforcement powers lent to the Metropolitan Police by the HSE, which allowed the force to follow up roadside stops with visits to operator sites, are to be revoked.The limited extension of police powers, discovered by Motortransport.co.uk, was granted in 2007 when the HSE and the Metropolitan Police’s Commercial Vehicle ...
-
Article
RHA: skills shortage is ‘unprecedented’
Association warns MPs of crisis during National Lorry WeekRHA chief executive Richard Burnett has described the sector’s skills crisis as “unprecedented” and called on the government to reverse its controversial decision not to back an HGV Trailblazer apprenticeship.Burnett was talking at a parliamentary reception held at the House of Commons ...
-
ArticleMcGee challenges students to design cycle safe tipper truck
Construction company McGee is challenging students at Nottingham Trent University to design a cycle safe system for a tipper truck.McGee’s brief invites the university’s BSc Product Design students to design a system which is aerodynamic, commercially viable and suitable for both off-road and urban conditions.John McGee, director, said: “We're excited ...
-
Article
Prospect of ATF industrial action after talks end without compromise
The chance of industrial action being taken by DVSA vehicle testing staff has risen sharply, after formal talks about the introduction of new contracts for testing staff as a result of the move to Next Generation Testing (NGT) came to an end without resolution. Prospect negotiations officer Helen Stevens confirmed ...
-
Article
Motor Transport Podcast: DVSA, earned recognition and London's cowboy operators
The latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast is available to download on iTunes now.This week group managing editor Chris Walton is joined by group news editor Chris Druce and reporter Emma Shone to discuss the DVSA’s new culture of earned recognition and remote enforcement. We discuss what it is, ...
-
Article
Eurotunnel road freight traffic volumes remain static despite migrant crisis
Eurotunnel’s freight traffic volumes remained almost static in the Q3 2015, despite a summer of troubles in the port of Calais and further reports of “desperate” migrant activity in past days. The group’s results for the period 1 July to 30 September saw a 1% fall in truck traffic volumes ...
-
ArticleRHA and FTA welcome new TfL enforcement partnership
Trade associations welcomed the new London Freight Enforcement Partnership launched by TfL and partner agencies earlier this week, although the RHA called on the transport body to make the results of the enforcement project more visible to the industry.The partnership will see TfL, the DVSA, the Metropolitan Police and the ...
-
ArticleNew CILT chief executive announced following Agg's retirement
Former Norbert employee Kevin Richardson has been confirmed as CILT chief executive Steve Agg’s replacement. Agg announced he was set to retire at the end of this year back in April, after almost 10 years in the role.His replacement comes with a 35 year background in logistics including four years ...
-
Article
FedEx and TNT merger one step closer
FedEx and TNT are one step closer to their merger after a joint statement from the companies said they did not expect to receive a statement of objections from the European Commission, which might have slowed or even vetoed the deal.The EC launched an "in-depth" investigation into the merger, which ...
-
ArticleEarned recognition will be of huge benefit to operators, says new DVSA boss
The new head of the DVSA has promised that its ‘earned recognition’ scheme will be a huge benefit to operators, “as they will be able to work in a freer way than they can now”.Speaking to MT last week after becoming interim chief executive of the DVSA following Alastair People’s ...