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FTA: London Councils could ease cycle safety by relaxing London lorry ban
London Councils could improve cycling safety by relaxing the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) to enable more deliveries to be made at night, the FTA has told Motortransport.co.uk.Instead, The Transport and Environment Committee of London Councils is meeting today (12 December) to discuss introducing new conditions to the LLCS that ...
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Cyclist safety still a political hot potato
LGV operators should not feel they are being singled out in the drive to cut cyclist deaths and injuries in London, as modifications to make construction vehicles safer are just part of a package of measures being introduced to improve cycle safety, London major Boris Johnson said on Monday (9 ...
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Royal Mail reveals union agreement
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have revealed the details of their agreement which has ended the lengthy dispute between the two parties.The agreement covers 139,000 staff across the UK and includes a 9% pay increase over three years, a lump sum of £200 to be paid before ...
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ArticleJaupt to administer Driver CPC for another two years
Jaupt has had its contract to manage the Driver CPC extended by two years.A spokesperson for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), formerly Vosa and the DSA, confirmed that a tendering process for the future management of training and accreditation services had begun earlier this year as the ...
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ArticlePostNL to sell part of TNT Express stake
Netherlands-based post and parcel firm PostNL - parent company to TNT Post -has sold part of its stake in TNT Express.The company revealed the sale of half of its share in TNT Express last week. It formerly held around 30% of the business’s outstanding share capital.The sale commenced on Friday ...
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Nightline prepares for 50% increase in Christmas volumes
Irish parcel carrier Nightline has said it expects to move 50% more parcels this Christmas than last year, despite a slow start to the season.The company expects to process 1.3m parcels in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, and CEO John Tuohy has warned that parcel carriers may ...
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ArticleFunny how the human mind works…
time is running outIn the past fortnight, we’ve heard truck manufacturers, rental and leasing giants, and tier 2 suppliers reflect on the impact of the recession: namely that as conditions got worse and the focus on costs got ever greater, so operators’ ability to focus on the total cost of ...
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UK Mail to relocate from Birmingham to Coventry
UK Mail plans to relocate its national hub from Birmingham to Coventry after reaching an agreement with the DfT over its High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) plans.In the company’s half year results last month, which showed a 63% increase in pre-tax profit, UK Mail said its current hub is located ...
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KNDL opens new Hampshire site
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has begun to move into its new sites as it presses ahead with its network restructure.The operator has successfully moved some of its operations into a site in Eastleigh, Hampshire, where it will operate 12 vehicles.A KNDL spokeswoman said: “It is one of our ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide boss welcomes fuel duty freeze
The freeze in fuel duty until the end of the current parliament will deliver “significant benefits to the British freight industry” according to the MD of one of the UK’s largest haulage firms.Andrew Baxter, who took a 90% controlling stake in Europa Worldwide in August, said that duty rises ...
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Goodwill says there will be no hasty cycle safety changes
The government will not introduce “knee jerk” regulations requiring trucks to be fitted with additional cycle safety equipment such as detectors or cameras without scientific evidence that they are effective, roads and freight minister Robert Goodwill MP has pledged.Giving evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee enquiry into cycle ...
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ArticleTransport minister - gaff or policy on the hoof?
Giving evidence yesterday (4 December) to the Commons transport committee's exhuastive (and exhausting) enquiry into cycle safety, recently appointed transport minister Robert Goodwill MP put in an 80 minute stint, flying solo without the support of DfT officials.Unsurprisngly the subject of training LGV drivers to look out for cyclists came ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle renews AgustaWestland contract
Norbert Dentressangle has won a contract renewal from helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland.The contract covers daily UK transport of helicopter parts to the aviation and military sectors from its base in Yeovil, Somerset, for next day-delivery of a wide range of parts.ND has held the contract since 2001 and makes approximately 19,000 ...
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Chancellor freezes fuel duty - but no cut leads to 'massive disappointment'
Chancellor George Osborne has cancelled the planned fuel duty rise in September 2014, confirming a commitment to a duty freeze he made at the Conservative Party Conference in September.The rise was expected to be 1.61ppl, and in freezing this rise the chancellor will have frozen duty for the duration of ...
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DVSA 'unsurprised' by perceptions of Driver CPC
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) – also still known separately as the Driving Standards Agency and Vosa – has said it is not surprised that under 10% of respondents to its recent Driver CPC consultation felt the new qualification had significantly improved road safety. Last week, a DSA ...
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Access to finance still holding transport sector back
Over half the transport firms planning to secure bank lending in the next 12 months fear their request will be turned down, according to the results of the latest Close Brothers Business Barometer. Around four in 10 UK transport firms plan to seek lending for business growth in the next ...
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TCs underline change in financial standing limits
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has issued a reminder to vehicle operators about the new financial standing levels that will apply from next month. On 1 January, minimum financial standing limits for standard national and international operating licences rise from £7,200 to £7,400 for the first vehicle and ...
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ArticleTransport Committee cycling debate: a long road ahead
Cycle Super HighwayThe Transport Committee’s evidence session on cycling safety appears to have upset some of the pro-cycling groups, seemingly because given the opportunity the assembled MPs didn’t give representatives of the road transport industry the kicking some wanted to see.Certainly David Davies, executive director of the parliamentary advisory counsel ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail workers will not strike during Christmas peak
Royal Mail has said its Christmas deliveries will not be affected by industrial action, as it reaches an agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) after weeks of talks.The operator, which last week admitted the threat of industrial action had caused it to lose business to rival carriers, said the ...
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Williams-Sonoma chooses Wincanton for UK launch
Wincanton has won a contract with homeware retailer Williams-Sonoma, which is launching in the UK this month.The operator’s two-man delivery arm will assemble and deliver furniture to homes across the country when the US retailer opens its first UK store under its West Elm brand this month.The contract will also ...