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Latest Industry news – Page 192
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ArticleTransport Exchange revamps mobile app
Transport Exchange Group has revamped its mobile app for drivers of vehicles run by members of its Haulage Exchange freight trading platform.The new, improved app has improved status and workflow functionality to provide more accurate information and access to additional real-time and historical load data while on the move. A ...
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DVSA poised to publish new guidance on load security
The DVSA has confirmed it is to publish three new forms of guidance on load security. This will comprise a guide for vehicle operators, a leaflet aimed at drivers, and a series of instructional videos.The agency said it is finalising the content of the operator’s guide and hopes to publish ...
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Tiger Trailers wins first order from Norbert Dentressangle
Trailer manufacturer Tiger Trailers has secured an order from 3PL Norbert Dentressangle for three, 15.65m longer semi-trailers.The trailers will be delivered during February alongside five 13.6m curtainsiders, Tiger Trailers sales director Darren Holland said. They will be used in the 3PL’s operation on behalf of packaging firm DS Smith.All are ...
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ArticleLogistics contractors will share grocers' pain
Grocery retailers under growing pressure from online and discount rivals are looking to cut billions of pounds in costs from their supply chains in the coming years, and logistics contractors will have to play their part in making these savings, the annual IGD supply chain summit in London heard this ...
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ArticleDfT wants more cycle-friendly measures from operators, but doesn't mandate a code of practice
The DfT has said it wants to see more HGV operators adopting measures to improve the safety of vulnerable road users such as cyclists – but has stopped short of backing a call for an industry-wide code of practice on the issue.A report by the House of Commons Transport Committee ...
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ArticleLandmark ruling says mandatory overtime should be included in holiday pay
In a landmark case on 4 November the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that staff mandatory overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations.The judgment came from two joined cases – Hertel (UK) Ltd v Mr Wood & others; and Amec Group Ltd v Mr Law & others – and could ...
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ArticleBaxter: HGV Road User Levy fails to address cost imbalance
The HGV Road User Levy has been labelled an “abject failure” by the chairman of Baxter Freight, who said it has done nothing to address the cost imbalance between UK operators and their continental counterparts.Responding to the recent update by transport minister Patrick McLoughlin that the levy had brought in ...
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ArticleHead of Pallet-Track calls for rate increase
Pallet networks have not adjusted their member-to-member rates for too long, the boss of Pallet-Track has said.Speaking to MT, Nigel Parkes revealed his 75 members had supported a bid, with 80% in favour, to increase the internal rate paid for deliveries within the network, something he believes is ...
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Non-UK drivers get a third of Driver CPC fines
A total of 8,444 HGVs and 310 PSVs were stopped for Driver CPC enforcement purposes from 10 September to 16 October, according to DVSA. This saw 196 Driver CPC offences recorded and 113 fixed penalties issued. Of these penalties, 106 related to “Driver CPC – no evidence of training or ...
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A third of Northern Ireland operators still don't have restricted licences
As many as a third of operators in Northern Ireland who should have a restricted operator’s licence don’t have one, the DVA has revealed.According to the DVA, there were 2,914 restricted operator’s licences in force in Northern Ireland in the first quarter of 2014, and 1,113 temporary permits awaiting conversion ...
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Average turnover for the Motor Transport Top 100 up 4.3%
Average turnover for the Motor Transport Top 100 rose by 4.3% year-on-year, and pre-tax profit rose 29.6% in the same period, as the largest third-party logistics businesses in the UK put the impact of the recession firmly behind them.Only 16 businesses in MT’s annual survey of turnover and profit performance ...
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ArticleTransdek to demonstrate double-deck urban eco trailer at Quiet Cities
Transdek UK will be exhibiting its Double Deck Urban Eco Trailer (DUET) at the Quiet Cities Global Summit at Twickenham Stadium later this month.The company said the design of its eco trailer means it offers more than a 100% greater load footprint compared with an 18-tonne rigid truck.It also uses ...
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Motor Transport backs push for driver training-fund
Motor Transport has joined the RHA and the CILT in calling on chancellor George Osborne to set aside £100m to fund the urgent recruitment and training of up to 45,000 new HGV drivers in his Autumn Statement on 3 December.A survey of RHA members revealed 70% were suffering a shortage ...
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Northern Ireland HGV levy enforcement to begin next week
Enforcement of the HGV Road User Levy in Northern Ireland is to begin on Monday (17 November), the Department of the Environment (DoE) has confirmed, six-months after enforcement in the rest of the UK began.Earlier this month the Northern Ireland Assembly voted against a motion opposing the introduction of the ...
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Transport minister Perry to open Quiet Cities summit
Transport minister Claire Perry will give the opening speech and launch DHL’s gas-powered truck at MT’s Quiet Cities summit on 25 November.The two-day conference, taking place at Twickenham Stadium, aims to dispel the perceived barriers preventing out-of-hours deliveries from taking place.“The benefits of off-peak deliveries are a win-win for all: ...
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ArticleIs your company the Best Place to Work in Road Transport?
MT, in association with Logistics Job Shop, has launched Best Places to Work in Road Transport, an awards scheme to recognise the best employers in third-party road transport and logistics voted for the people who matter most – your employees.Entering Best Places to Work in Road Transport allows you to ...
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ArticleRemounted tankers can cut costs in half
Tanker operators can cut the cost of expanding their fleet by up to 50% by using TIP Tankers to remount their own tanker fleet. Tanker remounting involves reusing stainless steel barrels and fitting these onto new chassis equipped with the latest running gear.Trailer rental specialist TIP was acquired last by ...
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Safer Lorries Scheme reaches final sprint
TfL’s Safer Lorries Scheme, which is being developed with support from London Councils, has entered its final consultation phase and is on track to go live next summer.The scheme will require vehicles over 3.5-tonnes to have side-guards and improved mirrors fitted when entering the capital, or initially face a fixed ...
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Northern Ireland finally clears a path for HGV Road User Levy
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted against a motion opposing the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy, finally clearing the way for enforcement of the charge to begin in the region.The vote, which took place on 4 November, brings to an end a long-running stalemate over the introduction of ...
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ArticleFrance ditches plans for Heavy Vehicle Transit Tax
France’s plan to swap the failed Ecotaxe road user charging system with a new Heavy Vehicle Transit Tax early next year have been scrapped indefinitely.The decision to ditch the tax - which was to have applied charges averaging 13 Eurocents per kilometre to HGVs over 3.5 tonnes GVW on around ...