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Latest Industry news – Page 40
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ArticleThousands of HGVs operating illegally in this country
More than 20,000 HGVs in the UK are currently operating illegally without a valid MOT, according to the DVSA.In response to a parliamentary question about vehicle testing this week, transport minister Baroness Vere said: “The DVSA estimates that at any time there could be around one in twenty of British ...
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ArticlePML happy with SNAP membership
PML has hailed the SNAP Parking facility scheme after it signed up last year and witnessed a steady increase in trucks using its secure site in Lympne, Kent as a result.The logistics firm offers weary drivers a convenient location close to the ports and motorways, as well as top notch ...
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ArticleHaulage prices hit April record
Haulage and courier prices increased by 3.6% in April despite falling diesel costs, according to data in the Transport Exchange Group (TEG) road transport price index.Year-on-year haulage prices were down 2%, but with courier prices 3.6% higher, the overall index is up on April 2022’s figures.TEG said that although diesel ...
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ArticleGlencar in £12m Yorkshire warehouse fit-out for Maersk
Construction firm Glencar is working on a £12m project for Maersk, undertaking a comprehensive fit-out programme at a 602,000sq ft warehouse in Doncaster.Work on Mammoth 602, on the G-Park estate, began in February and comprises an overhaul of the existing office areas to category A standard, as well as a ...
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ArticlePrinces signs new stock management deal with Knowles Transport and XPO Logistics
International food and drink group Princes has established new partnerships with XPO Logistics and Knowles Transport for stock handling and shunting activity in the UK.Knowles Transport will provide stock management solutions at the group’s warehouses in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, while XPO Logistics has been awarded the contract for Princes’ Bradford warehouse.Princes’ ...
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ArticleCould you be a Northern star of the road haulage sector?
The Northern Rewards 2023 are now open for nominations to celebrate best practice across the North of England road haulage sector.Organised by MT's sister title Transport News, the event is open to all HGV operators based in the North of England, including public sector fleets, own-account and 3PLs.Previous operator winners ...
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Staff redundancies as Alliance Transport Technologies falls into administration
Alliance Transport Technologies Limited, which specialises in the remanufacture of electronic components used to decarbonise fleets, has fallen into administration after facing delays to the launch of a major new energy storage system (ESS).The company, which is based at two sites in Clowne in Derbyshire and Featherstone in West Yorkshire, ...
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Bonfire of EU regs risks supply chain breakdown, Logistics UK warns Prime Minister
Government plans to ditch a host of EU regulations risk undermining the country's supply chain, Logistics UK warned the Prime Minister today.The government’s proposed Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, put forward by arch Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, will allow ministers to easily replace or remove EU law that have remained ...
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ArticleEuro NCAP now testing lorry safety
European vehicle safety assessment program Euro NCAP said it was expanding its scope from just cars and vans to include safety information about new heavy trucks.It said the new ‘Truck Safe’ rating scheme would enable the freight industry to identify and assess the safety level of equipment in heavy truck ...
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ArticleBumper month for CILT after record number of members join
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) said it had welcomed a record nine new members to its group last month – its highest monthly figure for four years.Logico, EV Cargo, Ramco UK, PTV Logistics, JJX Logistics, CI&T, Kuehne & Nagel, BAE Systems Air, and the Department for Transport ...
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ArticleKrone strengthens UK and Ireland sales team
Krone has taken on two new area sales managers following demand for its trailers and parts “reaching new heights”.Dan Edwards has been appointed to cover the North East and North East Scotland and Rob Morris (pictured) will look after the East Midlands and East Anglia.Krone said Edwards has 27 years’ ...
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ArticleRHA and Mandata hunt for UK’s ‘kindest’ town
A mission to find what hauliers think is the UK’s ‘kindest’ town has been launched.The RHA and transport software firm Mandata have set up the competition and they hope the initiative will help improve attitudes towards HGV drivers and the facilities they use.RHA MD Richard Smith said: “A little kindness ...
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ArticleTruck left suspended over motorway bridge after collision with barrier
Parts of the M1 and A14 were shut this week after a lorry collided with a barrier and was left hanging precariously over a bridge.Leicesteshire police were called at around 4.37am on 24 April to a report of a collision involving the HGV on the M1 southbound carriageway at the ...
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ArticleHero trucker helps save man’s life
A Kinaxia HGV driver has been presented with an award after he stopped his truck to save the life of a man intending to jump from a motorway bridge.Kieran Walsh sprang into action when he saw the man on a bridge over the M1 in South Yorkshire earlier this month.The ...
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ArticleCLOCS starts in Oxford over safety fears
Renault construction rangeOxford City Council said it was signing up to new safety standards for construction vehicles to drive down the numbers of deaths and injuries caused by HGVs in the city.The construction logistics and community safety (CLOCS) standard will require developers of construction sites to plan the movement of ...
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ArticleDartford Crossing climate change protesters jailed
Two men who climbed the QEII Bridge at the Dartford Crossing in a protest over the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and sparked widespread disruption have been jailed.Morgan Trowland (left) and Marcus Decker appeared at Southend Crown Court on 21 April and were given sentences of three years and two ...
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ArticleDPD head of sustainability named top Decarbonisation Power Player for 2023
Olly Craughan, head of sustainability at DPD UK, has been voted top of the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players 2023 sponsored by Scania GB and Optimize.Now in its second year, the annual Decarbonisation Power Players listing names the top 25 influencers helping to move the UK road transport industry down ...
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ArticleBrigade Electronics pledges support for Transaid
Global vehicle safety systems supplier Brigade Electronics has become the latest company to pledge its support to international development organisation Transaid with the signing of a three year corporate membership.Brigade Electronics has a long track record of vehicle safety, having launched the first reversing alarm to Europe in 1976.The company ...
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Respond now to DfT proposals on changes to Driver CPC
The DVSA is urging anyone who wants to comment on proposals to reduce the minimum course lengths for Driver CPC modules to respond to a consultation ending next week.The DfT also consulting on how the DCPC qualification is maintained and accelerating the re-entry of returning drivers.Potential measures under consideration included ...
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ArticleNorthern Irish Renault Trucks dealer sets up shop in Warrington
New approved Renault Trucks NI dealer Diamond Trucks UK has opened its first GB base in Warrington.The County Antrim-based business has opened its doors to customers at the four-and-a-half acre site on Howley Trade Park in Cheshire, situated close to junction nine of the M62.Iain Latimer, Diamond Trucks UK director, ...