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ArticleCalling all rental, leasing and contract hire companies: take part in CV Informer 2014
Motor Transport, in partnership with the BVRLA, is currently compiling its annual CV Informer research, a comprehensive report on the commercial vehicle rental, leasing and contract hire sector.Close to 200 companies involved in the rental and leasing of trucks, trailers and vans took part in last year’s research. This year ...
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Search begins for Britain's safest tanker operator
Do you believe you're the safest tanker operator in the UK? If so, prove it by entering the Tanker Safety Award at Tank-ex 14.Entrants for this award will need to show either an exceptional commitment to all-round operational safety or describe a specific successful initiative designed to improve safety in ...
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FTA calls for more information after Glasgow Games Route Network is revealed
The organisers of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games have said they have released details regarding the Games Route Network (GRN) but the Freight Transport Association has said its members still require more information.A GRN is a requirement for any city chosen to host the Games and will ensure 6,500 athletes and ...
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IRHA 'witnessing mass exodus' of fleets due to HGV levy
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has repeated its call for an exemption from the HGV Road User Levy for ROI hauliers on Northern Ireland roads. IRHA president Eoin Gavin told Motortransport.co.uk this week the levy, which came into effect at the start of April, had extended the already substantial ...
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Local roads could take 12 years to mend, warns AIA
Fixing the current road maintenance backlog will take local authorities 12 years based on today’s budgets, the Asphalt Industry Alliance has warned. In it latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published today (3 April), the AIA welcomed the new investment in the country’s road infrastructure the government has ...
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ArticleTfL believes newly launched DVSA 'shows much promise'
A senior Transport for London (TfL) official has welcomed today’s launch of the newly formed Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), formed by the merger of Vosa and the DSA.Leon Daniels, MD, surface transport at TfL, said he believed the merger showed much promise, as it should reduce bureaucracy and ...
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ArticleEverywoman leadership academy set for 26 June
The date has been set for the 2014 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Academy. It will take place at the De Vere Staverton Park Hotel, Daventry on 26 June.The Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Leadership Academy focuses on personal development – an essential consideration for any woman wishing to advance ...
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ArticleBVRLA welcomes foreign lorry charges, but urges robust enforcement
The BVRLA has welcomed the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy, which comes into effect today (1 April) and means that foreign-registered lorries will have to pay to travel on UK roads.The time-based charge will be applied to all lorries weighing more than 12 tonnes that are used or ...
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BVLRA says government must consider fleets in driving agencies review
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has urged the government to consider the needs of multiple vehicle operators with the reform of the UK motoring agencies.Giving evidence at a Transport Committee hearing last week, Jay Parmar, legal and policy director at the BVRLA, said a number of inefficiencies ...
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HGV Road User Levy ushers in level playing field for UK hauliers
Department for Transport minister Robert Goodwill on why the commencement of the HGV Road User Levy today (1 April) means a fairer deal for UK hauliers competing against foreign-registered rivals.Doing all we can to help UK businesses thrive has been the government’s priority since we were elected in 2010.Since then ...
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ArticlePrincess Anne to take part in Transaid panel discussion at Multimodal
Princess Anne, patron of charity Transaid, will be attending this year’s Multimodal to participate in a discussion organised by the FTA.The panel discussion will focus on the charity’s work in developing countries and how businesses can encourage staff to take up volunteer work and fundraising activities to build strong teams.Participating ...
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ArticleFairFuelUK vows to fight on in battle over fuel duty
Fair Fuel UK (FFUK) founder Howard Cox has said the campaign for a cut in fuel duty goes on, as new consumption figures revealed diesel demand continues to grow. Commenting on provisional new figures released yesterday (27 March) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), which show demand ...
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Safety body welcomes truck design proposals
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has thrown its weight behind the recent EU vote to allow truck manufacturers to exceed current maximum weight and dimensions limits.IOSH described the vote in favour as “a major step in the right direction to reduce deaths and major injuries on the ...
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Motor Transport Awards: just four days left to enter
There are just four days left to enter the Motor Transport Awards – don’t miss the chance for your operation to be considered for the road transport industry’s Oscars.There are 16 different categories that operators can fight for (see the full list below), and the deadline for entry is 28 ...
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Use HGV Road User levy for rebate, says Malcolm boss
Revenue from the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy should be used to give UK hauliers an essential user rebate, Malcolm Group MD Andrew Malcolm has said.From 1 April foreign registered 44-tonne vehicles will be charged £10 a day for each day spent in the UK.British hauliers will pay ...
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ArticleGlasgow Commonwealth Games logistics plans lagging behind, warns FTA
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014Logistics planning for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer will now have to be “done in a rush”, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has claimed.The trade body has criticised the lack of information flowing to hauliers from the games' organisers and has issued a 50-day ...
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Survey shows surging confidence in logistics sector
Confidence among logistics operators has surged in the last six months with nearly 85% expecting their turnover to increase during 2014, a new survey has shown.The UK Logistics Confidence Index, conducted twice a year by research agency Analytiqa for Grant Thornton and Barclays, suggests an overall confidence index of 74.9 ...
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ArticleKevin Keegan to join DP World London Gateway at Multimodal
Ex-England football manager Kevin Keegan will join exhibitor DP World London Gateway at next month’s Multimodal.London Gateway will be holding panel discussions on various logistics issues across three days at this year’s Multimodal, as well as demonstrating its quay crane simulator on stand 425.It has also invited Kevin Keegan to ...
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CILT calls for end to Liverpool bus lane trial
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) UK has criticised the way in which Liverpool’s bus lane suspension trial is being conducted and called for the Mayor of Liverpool to terminate it. While a review of the effectiveness of the city’s bus lanes is perfectly justifiable, admits the CILT, ...
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ArticleFTA: Chancellor should have done more for operators
The FTA has welcomed the freeze in fuel duty announced by the chancellor George Osborne in today’s Budget, but believes he missed an opportunity to boost the economy by not cutting it.James Hookham, FTA managing director of policy and communications, said: “The chancellor has kept his promise to freeze fuel ...