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Latest Industry news – Page 202
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ArticleOperators urgently require information if they are to deliver the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
The FTA has urged the organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer to urgently provide information to allow hauliers to plan for disruption during the completion period.In a letter to Glasgow 2014 the association has requested detailed information outlining the impact the Commonwealth Games will have on the ...
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Surge in demand to underpin modest increase in warehouse rents
Rental levels at large warehouses are set to rise this year after a fall in the supply of sites across the UK last year.Supply of logistics facilities of over 100,000ft² fell to “exceptionally low levels” during 2013, according to CBRE’s latest MarketView report.At the end of the year, it stood ...
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ArticleFarrall and ELB Partners achieve silver Fors
Chester-based Edwin C Farrall Transport and Wimbledon firm ELB Partners have both been awarded silver status under Fors, TfL’s voluntary fleet recognition scheme.Farrall MD Mike Farrall said he was delighted with the award. “The step up from bronze accreditation demonstrates to our customers, our prospective customers and the wider logistics ...
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ArticleTachodisc MD Karen Crispe to step down
Karen Crispe will step down from her role as MD of Tachodisc to join the FTA at the start of April as commercial director.Philip Jordan will succeed her as MD and will work alongside her during the handover period.Jordan was MD of Tachodisc from 1996 to 2005 and returns following ...
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ArticleRegistrations to rise as big players prepare to increase spend
Operators that run at least 51 trucks predict they will buy more vehicles this year than they did in 2013. In the latest CV Report, large operators said they will take delivery of an average of 33.4 vehicles on contract hire or rental and 60.3 by outright purchases this year. ...
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ArticleShortage of labour damaging recovery, says Pallet-Track boss
Pallet Track is celebrating 10 years in business in 2014The availability of trucks and drivers is now a critical issue threatening to stifle road transport’s recovery and hurt the wider UK economy, the MD of Pallet-Track has warned.Speaking to MT, pallet network boss Nigel Parkes described managing a return to ...
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ATF Next Generation Testing pilot to commence in Wales
A six month pilot of next generation testing (NGT) will commence next month in south Wales with more than 20 ATF operators.Alex Fiddes, director of operations at DVSA - formerly Vosa and the DSA - said the trial will kick off in the middle of March and run through until ...
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ArticleMet police's Exchanging Places scheme gets MAN power
Exchanging PlacesThe Metropolitan Police’s Cycle Task Force has unveiled the latest tool to help it in its Exchanging Places cyclist safety awareness programme – an MAN TGX truck.The truck, which the Met's Cycle Task Force has leased for a year with funding from TfL, will be used at 120 Exchanging ...
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Fuel card provider adds 279 sites to its network
Leading fuel card supplier Keyfuels has added a further 279 fuel sites, meaning its customers now have access to over 1,790 sites nationwide.The network expansion includes 57 new sites suitable for both HGV and LCV vehicles, four new truckstops specifically for HGV, as well as over 30 new sites in ...
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Enter your outstanding female staff in Everywoman awards
Now is the time to show off the female talent working in your business by entering them in the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards.You have just one week left to let the world know that the women in your organisation are recognised and rewarded for their committed contributions. ...
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ArticleNew guide aims to clear up confusion over breaks
New guidance on the breaks required under the drivers’ hours and working time rules is to be published later this year by the DfT in an effort to address confusion between the two. The guide, which will be put together by a working group led by the FTA, was announced ...
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Digitach download limit to be extended to 90 days
The time limit for downloading data from a digital tachograph is to be extended from the current 56 days to 90 days by the end of this year, the DfT has confirmed. In a document summarising responses to a series of proposals made in late 2012 to help reduce red ...
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Trucks without cycle safety equipment to be banned from London
London mayor Boris Johnson has launched his Safer Lorry Scheme (previously the Safer Lorry Charge), pledging to ban trucks without cycle safety equipment from the capital.Described as a hardening of the previously-announced policy, the scheme has seen an escalation in sanctions from the previous promise of a fine for any ...
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ArticleLondon Councils reconfirms commitment to night-time delivery restrictions
London Councils has stated it has no plans to relax the rules governing night-time and weekend deliveries in the capital, despite renewed industry calls for the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) to be reviewed.Responding to Motortransport.co.uk's questions on whether the LLCS - launched in 1986 - is in need of ...
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Operators face costly changes under London Lorry Control Scheme
The RHA and FTA have warned that hauliers operating under the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) face extra costs and unnecessary legislation if proposed changes go ahead.The proposals, launched last week for consultation by London Councils, would require HGVs of 18-plus tonnes to fit sideguards and Class V and V1 ...
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ArticleEurocargo carries heavy responsibility for Iveco's fortunes
The first Euro-6 Iveco Eurocargo middleweight trucks will appear on UK roads in the next month or so. No matter what their load, they will also be carrying a good deal of responsibility for Iveco’s fortunes. Eurocargo accounts for over half of all the trucks (6-tonne GVW or more) Iveco ...
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ArticleScania sets new record for UK truck registrations
Scania is celebrating its best ever year in the UK with a total of 6,846 trucks registered in 2013, up 47% on 2012, lifting its share of the heavy truck market (18 tonnes GVW plus) from 16.1% to 18.1%."We are naturally delighted with these results, which have been achieved through ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle driver is first on UK roads with a PDP card
(L to R) with Darragh McGrath-Health & Safety Manager, Barry Boreham, Dave Daley-driver Trainer, Terry Parker-DTI of Norbert Dentressangle receiving the passport.A driver at Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has become the first person in the UK to receive a Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) – the new industry training standard for the ...
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ArticleMass adoption of "greener trucks" promised as EC updates regs
The mass adoption of "greener trucks" has taken a step closer, after European legislators moved to address the anachronistic rules currently limiting uptake.The European Commission (EC) is seeking several amendments to the weights and dimensions directive. It believes it is out of date and hindering innovation in truck design, which ...
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ArticleAverage earnings growth in road transport outstripping wider economy
Average weekly earnings in the transport and storage sector appear to be rising faster than in the wider economy, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.Published this week, the ONS figures suggest average weekly earnings in the transport and storage sector in November 2013 of £547 (including ...