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Latest news – Page 464
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LoCity Annual Conference points to mayor-led future
The LoCity Annual Conference took place at Freight in the City 2017, offering an opportunity for policy makers, alternative fuel trials and fleet operators to look back at the past 12 months, and ahead to the challenges LoCity faces.Introducing the session Alex Williams, director of city planning at TfL, looked ...
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Gas is part of the solution to UK's air quality challenge
Gas is back in a big way thanks to the UK’s air quality challenge, according to Calor Gas’s head of strategy and corporate affairs Paul Blacklock.Speaking to delegates at Freight in the City, where the company was showcasing its electric LPG range extended rigid truck developed with Emoss, Blacklock said ...
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ArticleUPS sees growth in UK turnover and pre-tax profit
UPS's UK business recorded “modest growth” last year in both turnover and pre-tax profit, with revenue rises largely driven by its European and international businesses.Turnover rose 8.7% to £944.9m in the year to 31 December 2016 (2015: £869.1m), with pre-tax profit up 6.9% to £62.3m (2015: £58.3m).However, whilst the UK ...
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Hauliers face period of unprecedented change, says Innovate UK
Hauliers face the biggest change to how they do business since they left behind the horse and cart, according to Innovate UK’s Venn Chesterton.Speaking to delegates in the first seminar session at the Freight in the City Expo today (7 November), the ultra low emission vehicle lead at Innovate UK ...
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Pressure mounting on government to settle Standford West lorry park row ahead of court hearing
Pressure is being placed on the government to settle out of court a forthcoming judicial review into a lorry park to replace Operation Stack in Kent.Former Chancellor George Osborne pledged £250m to build a holding area for lorries at Stanford West in 2015, but campaigners opposed the plans and launched ...
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Agencies used by Wincanton and the Co-op face legal action over self-employment practices
Unite has launched legal action against two agencies, used by Wincanton and the Co-op, which the union claims are using “sham and bogus” self-employment practices.The claim was served against ADR Network and PPF by Unite on behalf of HGV driver Gary Sharrock. He drives for the agencies on a Co-op ...
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No freight deliveries to Oxford Street's west side from the end of 2018
London’s Oxford Street West is set to become a no-go area for road freight under plans unveiled by London mayor Sadiq Khan today.These latest proposals on freight deliveries are part of TfL’s wider plan to create a traffic-free area between Orchard Street and Oxford Circus. The Mayor wants to see ...
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Hiab and Emoss to bring electric skiploader concept to Freight in the City Expo
Hiab and Emoss are to debut a fully electric skiploader concept vehicle at tomorrow’s Freight in the City Expo.Hiab has fitted a Multilift Futura 12 skiploader body onto an Emoss EMS 18 series electric chassis with Hiab’s electric power take-off (PTO) system, making it 100% electric.The electric PTO will also ...
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ArticleRHA slams Heathrow Airport’s failure to tackle chronic cargo terminal delays
The RHA has demanded that Heathrow Airport update its freight movement facilities “as a matter of urgency”, following complaints of congestion and delay accessing the west London site.Mounting congestion around the airport’s cargo centre is creating severe delays and making the cargo area inaccessible at times, with police frequently turning ...
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Hermes CEO says having former UK boss at helm of Europe 'advantageous'
Having the former Hermes UK CEO at the helm of Hermes Europe will be advantageous to the UK division, according to Carole Walker’s replacement.Martijn de Lange stepped into Walker’s shoes yesterday as she began work as the CEO of Hermes Europe, and said he’s confident she will maintain a soft ...
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Pallet network volumes surge as sector takes greater share of the parcels market
Pallet networks are continuing to carve out a greater share of the parcels market, delivering record half-pallet volumes and next-day deliveries this year, according to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).Latest figures from APN’s members reveal that pallet volumes grew by 6.3% to 19 million pallets in the first three ...
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Strong freight sector support of LoCITY is helping deliver 'significant benefits'
The scale of freight sector support for the industry-led LoCITY programme is a “real achievement”, according to a top TfL official.LoCITY is a five-year programme that began in 2016, supported by TfL, to help the freight industry make the transition towards adopting more low-emission vans and HGVs on their fleets.Speaking ...
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ArticleInterview: Andy Humpherson, MD, Jigsaw - 'Putting the pieces together'
DREAM JOB: “The dream is to have planned traffic every day that you can pre-allocate resource to,” says MD Andy HumphersonIs it a 3PL? Is it a 4PL? No it’s a 3.5PL. Steve Hobson talks to national consortium Jigsaw about its alternative haulier partner model.Jigsaw is a consortium of 11 ...
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London Ultra Low Emission Zone start date confirmed
London's low-emission zone will go live on 8 April 2019, London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed. After this date, HGVs not meeting Euro-6 emission standards will have to pay £100 per day to operate in the affected area while non-Euro-6 vans and other smaller vehicles will pay £12.50.The fees are ...
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Mayor confirms Ultra Low Emission Zone will start in April 2019
London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed his plan for an earlier start date for an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).In a statement today, TfL confirmed that the ULEZ would start on 8 April 2019 in central London requiring HGVs to meet Euro-6 emission standards and petrol-powered vehicles Euro-4.The ULEZ will ...
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Microlise: 'Big data can help freight sector boost road safety in urban areas'
The freight sector is on the verge of harnessing the power of big data to boost the safety and efficiency of their fleet movements in urban areas, according to telematics firm Microlise.Speaking ahead of his appearance at next week’s Freight in the City Expo in London, Matthew Hague, executive director ...
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West of Scotland Heavy Haulage collapses into administration under weight of competition
Wind turbine transport firm West of Scotland Heavy Haulage has entered administration due to “growing competition, rising costs and unsustainable cash flow problems”.FRP Advisory was appointed to the company, as well as at associated trading business West of Scotland Storage, late on 30 October.Founded more than 70 years ago and ...
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New CEO for Hermes UK as Carole Walker promoted to CEO Hermes Europe
Carole Walker has been promoted to CEO of Hermes Europe, with UK MD Martijn de Lange stepping into her shoes as UK CEO.New Hermes Europe CEO Carole Walker begins construction on the UK Rugby super hubThe new appointments take effect from today (2 November).Hermes said that Walker and de Lange ...
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Freight industry recognised for commitment to quiet deliveries at John Connell Awards
The freight industry was recognised for its commitment to reducing noise pollution during the 16th annual John Connell Awards in London this week.Dubbed the ‘noise Oscars’, the awards champion advances in reducing the negative impact of unnecessary noise on the general public.Winner of the John Connell Quiet Logistics Award was ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics selects FORS as required group standard
Kinaxia Logistics has set the FORS standard as the requirement across its group of eight operators. The group's health, safety and compliance manager Trevor Dickenson said that FORS had not only covered "everything we need in terms of training, servicing, health and safety", but had helped identify the gaps in ...