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Latest Industry news – Page 182
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Trade bodies to collaborate on industry-promoting organisation
Industry bodies are to collaborate on a new joint initiative to promote the road haulage industry, with a focus on improving its public image and attracting more employees.The new organisation, to be formed by the RHA, FTA, CILT and Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE), was the outcome of a ...
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ArticleEC to investigate FedEx's takeover of TNT Express
The European Commission has launched what it terms an “in-depth” investigation into the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by FedEx. Announcing the move, the EC said it had “concerns that on a number of European markets for international express and regular small packaged deliveries, the merged entity would face insufficient ...
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ArticleHauliers should not receive stowaway fines until Calais situation is resolved
Haulage firms and their drivers who unwittingly transport migrants into the UK inside their vehicles should not be fined until the chaos at Calais is rectified, according to a law firm.Moore Blatch said drivers and their employers were facing a health and safety issue fuelled by intimidation, personal violence and ...
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ArticleConduct an energy audit or you could face a significant financial penalty, warns expert
ShutterstockTransport and logistics firms who have not yet taken steps to comply with the requirements of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Regulations 2014 must act now or face up to a £50,000 fine, an expert has warned.The regulations, brought in as a consequence of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive, ...
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ArticleSupply chain operatives apprenticeship gets green light after HGV driver disappointment
The government has given the greenlight to a supply chain operatives apprenticeship just days after it rejected the HGV driver apprenticeship. Both schemes were put forward by an industry-led working group of employers supported by the FTA, RHA and CILT under the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship initiative.However the HGV Driver apprenticeship ...
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"Little or nothing" been done to protect hauliers in Calais from "sheer volume" of migrants
A risk management company has warned that “little or nothing” is being done to protect the employees of haulage firms in Calais – and the warning signs are there that violence in the area could escalate.Nathan Monshin, director of international risk at risk management specialist Spherical International, told Motortransport.co.uk, after ...
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ArticleBVRLA membership surges to 10-year high
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) gained over 70 new members in the first half of this year. Among the 73 firms to have joined since January are Arrow Self Drive, Asset Finance Solutions, MV Commercial and North East Truck & Van.The association’s membership has now reached a ...
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DVLA check time goes to 21 days
The DVLA has extended the time period that third parties can view a driver’s licence records via an online code from 72 hours to 21 days in a “victory for common sense”.This move has been welcomed by industry, but online licence checking still remains a contentious issue among firms needing ...
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ArticleStowaway damage could cost £1bn, says RHA
The cost of spoiled loads as a result of stowaways getting into UK-bound vehicles could be as high as £1bn a year, the RHA has estimated. Assuming an average value of £30,000 per trailer, that total could be reached if just 1% of the 10,000 loads crossing the Channel every ...
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ArticleIndustry welcomes Calais safe zone, but wants more
Trade associations have welcomed plans for a new secure zone in Calais for UK-bound HGVs but highlighted that more needs to be done to deal with the migrant crisis that has erupted in recent weeks. Home secretary Theresa May told parliament last week: “A secure waiting area for 230 vehicles ...
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London Gateway Logistics Centre opens its doors
DP World London Gateway’s logistics hub has this week been opened by transport minister Robert Goodwill.The first phase of the port’s Logistics Centre development, which is being operated by Southampton-based Import Services, comprises 180,000ft² of distribution and logistics space and 25,000ft² of office space.The DC was officially opened by the ...
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ArticleTransport minister describes road haulage as "lifeblood" of British economy after driving HGVs
Road freight transport is the “lifeblood running through the veins of the British economy,” roads and freight minister Andrew Jones MP told MT this week. Jones was at the HORIBA-MIRA proving ground at the invitation of Motor Transport publisher Road Transport Media and Mercedes-Benz to get his first taste of ...
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Fors sees increase in operators going for gold
Eighty seven companies have achieved gold Fors accreditation since its nationwide roll out in February this year.The scheme has seen a 129% rise in the number of companies achieving gold accreditation in the period, with over 21,700 vehicles now accredited with the Fors gold standard.The accreditation scheme, which aims to ...
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ArticleRising rental demand sees Ryder relocate to Swan Valley
Vehicle rental firm Ryder has relocated its Northampton operation to larger premises in the Swan Valley area.The company said the move to the brand new premises has been driven by growing demand for its truck and trailer rental, contract hire and vehicle maintenance services.The relocation comes as Ryder continues ...
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Government dashes industry's hopes for an HGV driver Trailblazer apprenticeship
The government has quashed hopes for a new HGV driving Trailblazer apprenticeship by rejecting the standards for a third time.Despite the deepening driver shortage gripping the sector and the government's refusal to back an HGV driver training fund, the skills minister turned down the industry’s bid for the much-needed apprenticeship ...
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ArticleIRHA calls for suspension of drivers' hours rules in face of Calais chaos
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has called on the Irish government to use emergency powers to lift the drivers’ hours and tachograph rules for vehicles caught up at Calais.The call came after recent strikes by French ferry staff and a surge in migrants trying to cross the Channel illegally ...
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Leading MT Top 100 companies face cashflow hit after Emergency Budget
Some of road transport’s biggest companies could face a hit to their cash flow after the chancellor signalled he was bringing forward corporation tax deadlines forward yesterday.BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions said plans announced in yesterday’s Emergency Budget by George Osborne to bring forward corporation tax deadlines for businesses with profits ...
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ArticleIt's help yourself, after government opts not to back HGV training fund
Leslie O'Brien, Matt Allen, Richard Burnett, Peter Eason and Steve Bowles deliver the petition to Number 10The road transport industry will have to help itself, after its call to ‘help us, help you’ via a £150m HGV driver training fund was ignored in yesterday’s Emergency Budget.Having led a delegation of ...
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ArticleSummer budget reveals fuel duty freeze to continue
Fuel duty will remain frozen this year, announced Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in his Summer Budget this afternoon, following speculation that it would be increased.The news was welcomed by FairFuelUK campaign co-founder Howard Cox, who said: “It is good news there is no increase in fuel duty that ...
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Black Friday retail madness is here to stay, warns Yodel chairman
The US retail phenomenon Black Friday is here to stay in the UK, and this year it is going to be four times bigger, Yodel executive chairman Dick Stead has warned. In 2014, online sales promotions such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw an unprecedented and unexpected boom in ...