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ArticleRoad network to feature 'naked highways' by 2027
Road signage will be eliminated in less than a decade as self-driving vehicles emerge and digital infrastructure is built, according to the UK’s umbrella organisation for self-driving technology, Zenzic.So-called “naked highways” will become a feature of the road network from 2027, according to Zenzic, which also said new planning guidance ...
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Workers mull strike action at XPO depots in dispute over pay and pensions
Union GMB is calling on 600 workers at XPO Logistics' Eurocentral and Bellshill depots to strike in a move which could threaten supplies to 60 Morrisons stores in the run up to Christmas.The union is claiming that XPO has breached an agreement over payroll and pensions, showing "utter contempt" for ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2019 winner: Fleet Van of the Year – sponsored by Close Brothers
Andy Eccles (holding trophy), head of fleet for Mercedes-Benz Vans UK, accepts the award from Richard Gosling, sales director of sponsor Close Brothers Vehicle Hire (second right), accompanied by comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve HobsonIt’s both an old benchmark and a new one: the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ...
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Losses deepen at Currie Solutions in the face of Amazon cuts, "fierce" competition and driver shortages
Amazon’s drive to use “cheaper hauliers” combined with “fierce" competition, tight margins and the driver shortage have seen Currie Solutions' pre-tax losses almost quadruple.However, managing director Stephen Turner remained upbeat this week, insisting that the Dumfries-based haulage firm is going through a period of transition as it expands and develops ...
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ArticleConnect Group reveals more details of strategic review of troubled Tuffnells business as CEO steps down
Connect Group has revealed further details of the strategic review of its troubled Tuffnells business after announcing that CEO Jos Opdeweegh has stepped down.He will be replaced by new interim CEO John Bunting.The group has also published its preliminary results for the year ended 31 August 2019 which show Tuffnells ...
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ArticleGrid Smarter Cities wins Innovate UK award with bid to cut construction traffic congestion
A £485,000 pilot project which aims to develop technology to monitor, manage and regulate HGV journeys across Croydon is set to launch next spring.The project, partly funded by Innovate UK, will see tech company Grid Smarter Cities work in partnership with EB Charging and Croydon Council to develop a freight ...
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ArticleTevva welcomes breakthrough in battery technology
Commercial EV company Tevva has welcomed a technological breakthrough in the US which enables rapid charging of batteries, potentially adding 200 miles of driving time.Scientists said they have discovered a way for vehicle batteries to take in 400Kw of energy in just 10 minutes, overcoming a major hurdle currently surrounding ...
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ArticleRHA calls on new government to put road freight top of transport agenda
The RHA has called on political parties to put road freight at the heart of transport policy making ahead of the general election.Its election manifesto has highlighted five key areas which it says must be addressed to keep the economy moving: transition to net zero; the skills shortage; infrastructure investment ...
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Article'Ring fence freight scrappage fund,' urges BVRLA
The next government must establish a new, ring-fenced freight scrappage fund to help operators working within Clean Air Zones (CAZ) to upgrade their lorries, according to the BVRLA.The rental and leasing organisation has produced a seven-point manifesto, which it said provides “clear, costed policy measures that will help tackle air ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2019 winner: Training Award – sponsored by Palletforce
Michael Conroy, CEO of sponsor Palletforce, presenting the trophy to Arrow XL director of people services Zoe Sinclair, with comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson (far right)You have to be a special kind of business to turn a disastrous fire into an opportunity to develop an ...
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ArticleTradeteam staff put Christmas beer deliveries in jeopardy with threat of strike action
Tradeteam may have averted a rolling programme of strikes among its staff of drivers, draymen and warehouse workers at its Enfield depot after it put forward an improved pay offer following an apparent U-turn.The Unite union told Motor Transport the new package would be put to its members on Monday ...
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ArticleWill 2020 be the year of the battery?
2020 may be the year when battery electric vehicles come of age and what have been until now largely prototypes start to become mainstream, according to speakers at the 2019 Freight in the City Expo (FiTC) at London's Alexandra Palace yesterday (6 November).Swedish start up Volta – not to be ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2019 winner: Fleet Truck of the Year – sponsored by Texaco Lubricants
Collecting the trophy for DAF Trucks, MD Robin Easton (second left) with James Welchman, marketing manager EMEA at sponsor Texaco Lubricants (second right), accompanied by comedian Omid Djalili (far left) and MT editor Steve Hobson (far right)How can a truck launched when Margaret Thatcher was still in power scoop the ...
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ArticleHauliers left in dark over net-zero future, claims RHA
Speakers at this year’s Freight in the City Expo have urged politicians to give haulers much clearer guidelines on the part the sector should play in a zero emissions future.The event, held at London’s Alexandra Palace on 6 November, saw RHA head of policy, environment and regulation Chris Ashley (above) ...
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ArticleFleets will choose 'blended solution' to fuel challenge, industry panel predicts
Panellists at this year’s Freight in the City Expo have agreed that electric is likely to be the dominant fuel of the future for hauliers but admitted there is “no magic silver bullet” and that the sector will ultimately choose a “blended solution” using a mix of technologies based on ...
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ArticleCompanies owed money by M and J Haulage to get dividend payment
Companies owed money following the administration of sugar beet haulier M and J Haulage are estimated to receive a dividend of 10p in the pound.The Lincolnshire firm has now entered liquidation and in a report to creditors liquidator Mark Orton at KPMG said the timing and amount of any dividend ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain promises to protect jobs on Mothercare contract as retailer calls in administrators
DHL Supply Chain will do its “utmost” to protect the jobs of staff working on its Mothercare contract, the logistics firm pledged this week following the retailer’s announcement that it is to put its UK business into administration, threatening the closure of 79 stores.DHL Supply Chain has been Mothercare’s distribution ...
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ArticleAstronaut Tim Peake the keynote speaker at FTA's Future Logistics Conference 2020
British astronaut Tim Peake will be the keynote speaker at the FTA's Future Logistics Conference, to be held at ITT Hub 2020 in Farnborough on 13 and 14 May.Peake was the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. He is also a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) ...
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Hauliers call for moratorium on levy payments as LGV driver apprenticeship faces yet more delays
Hauliers are calling for a moratorium on apprenticeship levy payments following further delays to the inclusion of a Category C+E licence in the LGV Driver Apprenticeship. Since the launch of the LGV Driver Apprenticeship in April 2017 the logistics industry has paid over £300m in levy fees but has ...
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ArticleFuel cards could help develop alternative fuelled vehicles
Discounted fuel prices, vital management information, the ability to pay for extra services such as tolls and overnight accommodation – fuel cards already play an important part in many operators’ businesses. But there are also now hopes that the cards could be instrumental in expanding the use of alternative fuels ...