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Latest Industry news – Page 206
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ArticleFairFuel looks beyond Autumn Statement as duty fight continues
The head of FairFuel UK (FFUK) Howard Cox has said the campaign remains very much alive and kicking, after the departure of co-founder Peter Carroll.The FTA, RHA, Association of Pallet Networks and the RAC have all pledged their continuing support as the major backers of the campaign, with journalist Quentin ...
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ArticleVosa and DSA to become Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been unveiled as the new name for the combined Vosa and Driving Standards Agency (DSA) today (28 November).Robert Goodwill, parliamentary under secretary of state for transport, said he had considered “a range of options” for the name of the new agency.“I have ...
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ArticleScottish independence would see Royal Mail renationalised
Proposals for an independent Scotland include a promise to renationalise the Royal Mail, examine a fuel duty regulator and streamline government services including Vosa.In the White Paper ‘Scotland’s Future’, the pro-independence lobby said that the Scottish government were opposed to the October privatisation of Royal Mail – as it was ...
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Panorama report highlights warehouse night-working practices
Working practices in the supply chain have been thrust into the limelight by the BBC’s investigative series Panorama.Earlier this week the programme aired an edition highlighting long shifts and tough picking targets at a DC run by internet retailer Amazon.The programme, aired on 25 November and based on secret filming ...
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ArticleBoardman backs down over LGV ban
Former Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Boardman has toned down his call for a ban on LGVs in rush hour in London similar to Paris and Dublin.Talking about the recent spate of cyclist deaths in the capital on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning, Boardman said: "When we have ...
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HMRC to review excise supply chain penalties
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is holding an internal review of its approach to enforcement relating to firms involved in the excise supply chain. The review, a report on which will be published next March, will “address stakeholder concerns that the application of current law relating to excise ...
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ONS figures show haulage rates in decline
Road haulage rates fell by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. The fall in prices for freight transport by road in the three months to the end of September is the first ever documented in the ONS’s Services Producer ...
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ArticleCycle safety in London - The Hub delves deeper
The last two weeks has seen a huge amount written about the death of six cyclists in London and The Hub, Motortransport.co.uk's blog that looks at the stories behind the headlines, has been digging deep to find the facts in an emotive issue.On 14 November The Hub thought it would ...
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ArticleNew tyres designed to cut CV operating costs
Leading tyre brands Bridgestone and Goodyear have introduced new products designed to cut costs for CV operators.Bridgestone officially launched its new fuel efficient R-STEER 001 and R-DRIVE 001 tyres at a series of dealer roadshows, which also featured input from Bridgestone’s long term customer Ryder, reinforcing the message that by ...
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2014 CV Show close to sell out
The 2014 CV Show is close to being a sell out, with less than six months to go before the show takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 29 April to 1 May.There is only 6% of space left in halls 3A, 4 and 5 and, with 290 exhibitors already booked, ...
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FTA: "There is no excuse for poor standards in truck and van fleets"
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging operators to prioritise safety and compliance, following a Metropolitan Police operation in London on Monday (18 November), which saw more than 20% of lorries stopped issued with fixed penalty notices totalling £2,300.Of the 70 LGVs stopped in the police operation - which focused ...
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ArticleTransport Committee to investigate cycling deaths
cycle safety under the spotlightThe Transport Committee is to hold a follow-up inquiry next month into cycle safety, after the sixth cycling death in London within the past fortnight.Yesterday’s (18 November) incident saw 60-year old man killed after a collision with an LGV on Camberwell Road in south-east London.The committee, ...
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Top 100 in a better place
The MT Top 100 largest operators in the UK run on an average margin of just 2.6%, and this comes after the industry became more profitable in 2012.In 2011, average return on sales was just 0.86% as operators struggled in a weak economy, but 2012 saw a major rebound.This has ...
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Funds from HGV road levy should be ringfenced
The Unite union has called on the government to ringfence money raised from foreign truck operators by the HGV Road User Levy for investment in the UK’s transport infrastructure.In a transport strategy document published last week, the union suggested any funds raised by the levy, which is due to come ...
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ArticleIf tankers are your trade - Tank-ex 14 is the show for you
The tanker industry has a new show dedicated to it: Tank-ex 14. The show will run alongside Tip-ex 14 at Harrogate International Centre on 29-30 May.Exhibitors confirmed include: Crossland Tankers; Feldbinder (UK); Fort Vale; Gardner Denver; Integrated Tanker Services; Jost UK/Edbro; Maine Group/Parcisa; MAN; PFS Fueltech; TCL Tanker Rental; TIP ...
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Industry working to avoid more cycling deaths
There must be greater separation of cyclists from other traffic, more education of the risk large vehicles pose, and continuing efforts by LGV operators to enhance vehicle safety if more cycling deaths are to be avoided.Speaking after the death of the fifth cyclist on a London road in the last ...
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ArticleDawsonrentals expands van rental business
Dawsonrentals has ditched the Hiregate brand name and renamed its van rental business Dawsonrentals vans as part of a drive to grow its light commercials division.Although Dawson has rented vans for decades, it launched Hiregate three years ago and by the end of this year the company will have a ...
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Monday 2 December will be busiest day, says Amazon
Online retail giant Amazon has predicted that the busiest day for online shopping orders will be Monday 2 December, which is likely to trigger an increase in volumes handled by parcel carriers.Amazon saw around 3.5m items ordered on last year’s ‘Cyber Monday’, which fell on 3 December 2012, and estimated ...
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ArticleIFB shines anti-fraud spotlight on claims companies
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has called for a greater focus on the role played by claims management companies (CMCs) in so-called ‘crash-for-cash’ incidents, in which accidents with innocent parties – often LGV drivers – are engineered in order to make a fraudulent motor insurance claim. Speaking at a forum ...
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FTA: cyclist safety not just a truck operator issue
The FTA has welcomed a new safety initiative by insurance firm Aviva aimed at reducing the number of collisions between cyclists and LGVs - but has stressed that cyclist safety is not just a matter for truck operators. From the beginning of November, Aviva has begun working on two initiatives ...