Latest Industry news – Page 28
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Peel Ports recruits new director to help boost Port of Liverpool container operations
Peel Ports Group has strengthened its global container operations with the appointment of Marcus Connolly as its new strategic commercial director, as part of a wider strategy to increase the number of containers shipped into the Port of Liverpool that are destined for the north of Britain.
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Logistics UK calls for dedicated logistics and supply chain minister in new election manifesto
The UK’s next government must appoint a Minister for Logistics and Supply Chain if future growth is to be driven across the whole economy, according to Logistics UK.
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Industry launches trailblazing transport refrigeration apprenticeship
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has hosted an industry-wide event marking the launch of the UK’s first dedicated apprenticeship for the transport refrigeration industry.
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‘Smart Motorways’ campaigner criticises government for risking lives
The widow of a motorist killed by an HGV driver on the M1 said she would not rest until the hard shoulder was returned to smart motorways across the country.
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Significant greenhouse gas savings can be made by switching to renewable fuels, Zemo study shows
Low carbon, renewable fuels can offer immediate cuts to HGV emissions, with some currently showing greater life cycle emissions savings than electric vehicles, according to new research by Zemo Partnership.
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Government looks to roll out PumpWatch scheme to prevent forecourt fuel hikes
The government is proposing to roll out FairFuelUK’s PumpWatch across Britain’s forecourts as a way of preventing unfair fuel price rises.
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National Pothole Day: RHA urges government to do more to tackle damaged roads
The RHA has given a cautious welcome to the government’s plan to provide £8.3bn worth of funding to repair potholes but said the money needs to be ringfenced and boosted with other funding sources, if it is to succeed in tackling the problem.
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Veolia electric RCVs to supply stored energy to grid to help power UK homes
Veolia has unveiled a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) innovation that will enable its electric refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to power UK homes by feeding back stored energy from their batteries to the grid.
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National Pothole day sees government launch crackdown on late-running road works
A crackdown on late-running roadworks could cut congestion for millions of drivers and generate up to £100m extra funding to resurface roads, according to the government’s Plan for Drivers strategy, published today (15 January).
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Prosecution for M6 tea-drinking driver
A lorry driver has been banned from driving and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after he stopped on the M6 to have a cup of tea.
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Dale Vince launches legal challenge after government scraps Low Traffic Neighbourhood regulations
Green industrialist and Ecotricity founder Dale Vince has launched a legal battle against the government’s decision to axe policies to boost walking and cycling in England, which, if successful, could see more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods rolled out across the country.
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Bridgestone and Webfleet launch “game changing” EV Services Platform
Bridgestone and Webfleet have launched the EV Services Platform which connects fleets with a network of service providers to help them optimise their electric vehicle (EV) operations.
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Transaid launches latest UK Cycle Challenge from Newcastle to Edinburgh
Transaid is calling on the transport and logistics sector to sign up for its two day, 159-mile cycle challenge which sets off on 20 September in Newcastle and finishes in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle.
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HGV carbon capture device significantly reduces particulate emissions
Engineering tech firm Advanced Hydrogen Technologies (AHT) Group said an independent trial of its carbon capture device on HGVs found particulate number counts plummeted by more than 90%.
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Revamped driver training course offered by FORS
FORS has updated and revised its training output and introduced a new safe driving course.
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ZEV mandate comes into law today to help drive transition to electric cars and vans
The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate becomes law today (3 January), requiring all new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2035.
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Dutch hauliers launch legal challenge against ULEZ fines
A group of ten Dutch hauliers has launched a legal action against Transport for London (TfL), claiming that they have been unlawfully issued with ULEZ fines.
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Drivers want HGV levy funds spent on truck stops
Most drivers want funds raised through the HGV levy to be reinvested into truck stop facilities, according to a survey.
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Cocaine truck driver jailed following fatal collision
A lorry driver has been jailed for four and a half years after he took cocaine and then crashed his vehicle into a car, killing the driver.