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ArticleImproved driver behaviour a top benefit from fitting camera systems to fleets, reveals new MT operator survey
Driver behaviour topped the list for operators when it came to improvements found from fitting camera systems to their HGV fleets.In a recent report compiled by MT and sister title Commercial Motor, more than half (56%) picked this as the biggest benefit to their business, followed closely by 47% citing ...
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Article"April figures a disaster but customers reopening," major haulier reveals
Cambridgeshire haulier Welch's Transport has admitted its figures for April will be “a disaster” as it struggles with only 60-70% of normal volumes.However, MD Jim Welch told motortransport.co.uk that some of his customers have begun to reopen their businesses and are expecting the government to ease the current lockdown after ...
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ArticleHauliers entering France now need Certificate for International Transport Workers
The government has issued new guidelines to freight operators entering France.In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, drivers had formerly been asked to complete an International Attestation form to confirm that their journey met the criteria for essential travel. This was designed to curb non-essential travel.However, French authorities have now confirmed ...
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Article"New normal" may see hauliers take on all customers' warehousing
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak could see suppliers going direct to hauliers for warehousing and scrapping their own to cut costs, according to an East Midlands operator.Bob Farrell, MD of Nottinghamshire-based Farrell Transport, said the strategy was already being used by many of his customers and may become “the ...
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ArticleCOVID-19: Prepare an action plan to support your team
COVID-19 has changed life as we know it. Health and safety has never been more essential and implementing the necessary precautions, like social distancing, has taken its toll on everyone to varying degrees.One aspect that will definitely be impacted more than others will be our collective mental health. At O’Donovan, ...
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ArticleVehicle cameras slash personal injury claims and incident reports, survey shows
Fleet managers have revealed that vehicle cameras and CCTV technology are cutting incident reports by almost a third and personal injury claims by almost a half.A survey of Motor Transport and Commercial Motor readers has shown that more than half of all respondents (56%) reported that the vehicle cameras improved ...
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ArticleGovernment launches fast track loan scheme to help firms hit by impact of COVID-19
Small and medium sized hauliers hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a government-guaranteed loan of up to £50,000 from next week.Dubbed the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), it will enable SMEs to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 over a six-year period, with no fees or ...
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ArticleAngry hauliers condemn Tarmac over new night-time pay rates
Tarmac’s plan to roll out new-night time shift rates will slash operators’ earnings and add further pressure to firms already struggling to survive the pandemic, hauliers warned this week.The new payment scheme is being rolled out nationally from next week after being trialled by Tarmac partner hauliers in London and ...
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ArticleWest Yorkshire haulier takes 'stay at home' message on the road
A West Yorkshire haulier has introduced new livery on its trailers to promote the government's ‘stay at home’ message.ADD Express, based in Elland, has added the important directive to the back doors of its trucks to support the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.Part of the Pall-Ex network of hauliers, the ...
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ArticleCulina Group COVID-19 survivor Andy Brown helps NHS in hunt for vaccine
Culina Group organisational design chief Andy Brown, who contracted COVID-19 in early March, is playing a key role in helping research into the virus and the development of a vaccineBrown has been asked by the NHS Blood and Transplant service to donate convalescent plasma which researchers are hoping may be ...
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ArticleMicrolise Driver of the Year shortlist published
The shortlist for the Microlise Driver of the Year Awards has been announced.It contains drivers from brands including DHL, Culina, Hovis, Royal Mail, Waitrose and Yodel, across telematics based distance categories, as well as Young Driver of the Year, Most Improved Driver of the Year, Extra Mile, HGV Hero and ...
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ArticleGovernment launches £27.5m freight route funding package
The government is pumping £17m of funding into protecting five key freight routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.Another £10.5m will support links with The Isle of Wight and The Scilly Isles.The freight support package also covers 26 routes between Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, ...
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Kuehne + Nagel volumes hit by impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has left Kuehne + Nagel facing an “immense” challenge in the coming months, the company has warned.Announcing its group results in the first quarter of 2020, the global logistics giant revealed a “significant” drop in volumes in March as the pandemic advanced across Europe.Despite a solid start ...
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Moto offers free food and longer free parking
Motorway service area operator Moto has announced it will provide free food for lorry drivers who park overnight and extend its free parking period to help when truckers take a break during the coronavirus lockdown.A free hot food scheme has been launched at 10 of Moto’s sites that are most ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Home Delivery Operator of the Year sponsored by Pall-Ex
DPDWhen DPD approached major customers for feedback on its performance the message came back loud and clear - deliver those “tiny noticeable things” which, as one chief executive explained, “separates the truly great companies from the rest.”To that end, DPD launched its Tiny Noticeable Things campaign aimed at creating a ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain plays key role in supplying vital equipment to NHS Nightingale hospitals
The NHS has drafted in DHL Supply Chain to support the running of six Nightingale field hospitals set up to provide emergency care to COVID-19 patients.The company is also playing a key role in delivering vital medical supplies as well as providing non-emergency ambulance services.The supply chain operation, which would ...
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ArticleWhistl and UKP Worldwide join forces to deliver streamlined customs clearance service
Whistl and UKP Worldwide are teaming up to offer customers a more streamlined customs clearance service for mail and parcel customers.The collaboration is aimed at the delivery management process by offering an in-house customs clearance service to both company’s customers.The solution covers international mail, packets and parcels, both tracked and ...
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ArticleDAF warns social distancing measures could cause 90% slump in output and vastly increase lead times
Workers at MAN resume productionSocial distancing regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic look set to have far-reaching implications for European truck manufacturers.Claims last week (22 April) by the government's chief medical advisor Chris Whitty that the measures are likely to continue until at least the end of 2020 came ...
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ArticleGDP may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025, analysts predict
GDP may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025, according to analysis by recruiters Driver Require.Its forecast data, interpreting the likely consequences for the UK economy and specifically the impact on the haulage and logistics sector, showed that the GDP drop for March was already more than the 2008 crisis ...
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ArticleRequest a public inquiry if you receive a 'minded to revoke' letter, hauliers told
Hauliers are strongly advised to request a public inquiry if they receive ‘minded to revoke’ letters from the traffic commissioners during the current pandemic, according to a solicitor.Tim Culpin, transport partner at Aaron & Partners, said the TCs were taking a proactive approach to COVID-19 and were coming up with ...