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RHA urges police to apply regs on heavy cargo fairly
Police are being urged by the RHA and the Heavy Transport Association to be fair and consistent when applying regulations on moving large or heavy cargo.The call follows haulier complaints that some police forces have imposed and are actively enforcing blanket movement embargoes on abnormal loads and causing unnecessary increased ...
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Electra wins funding for long-haul electric 40- tonner
Electra Commercial Vehicles has secured funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne HGV, with a range of 800 km, as part of the Escalate Project.Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries. The project aims to advance the development of heavy vehicles of ...
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BIFA urges members to respond to customs intermediary consultation
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging its 1,600 members to respond to a government review of the customs intermediary sector.The review, announced in the 2023 Spring Budget, follows one undertaken in 2022, and is seeking views on the introduction of a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries.The previous review ...
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Zemo 20:Zero conference to highlight progress so far with road transport decarbonisation and challenges to face
Zemo Partnership’s 20th Anniversary Conference and celebration reception takes place on Thursday 15 June at City Hall, London.Supported by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, the event – called Zemo 20:Zero - has also been scheduled to coincide with national Clean Air Day 2023.It will review progress so far on ...
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Maxi Haulage delivers the goods despite "difficult" trading conditions
Maxi Haulage defied difficult trading conditions in 2022 to boost both revenue and pre-tax profit.The privately owned company, which is part of Maxi Caledonian, has its headquarters in Irvine, Ayrshire, operates six depots and provides haulage, distribution and logistics services in the UK and Ireland.Reporting its latest annual results to ...
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DP World to reward customers who switch freight from road to rail
DP World is to directly incentivise customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail in a major new initiative, as part of its ambition to be the most sustainable logistics business in the UK.The company's Modal Shift Programme is designed to increase the attractiveness of intermodal ...
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Prometeon launches UK SuperTruck dealer network
Prometeon Tyre Group is working with its UK tyre dealers to launch its SuperTruck UK network, which will supply its branded tyres, and tailored maintenance and audit services for truck fleet operators.SuperTruck was first launched in Italy in 2019 and is currently rolling out in Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Germany, ...
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ParcelHero hails transport and storage CO2 emission cuts
The transport and storage sector’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 9% in 2021 and are now 40% less than they were in 2000, according to a new Office for National Statistics (ONS) report.The report UK Environmental Accounts: 2023, reveals that the transport & storage sector’s greenhouse gas emissions reduced by ...
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Ferytrans returns to Hultsteins to cut even more CO2 emissions
Ferytrans has returned to Swedish manufacturer Hultsteins for a repeat order of its Ecogen systems which will be connected to six new Scania CNG tractors to power their trailer refrigeration units and cut carbon emissions.Ferytrans provides temperature-controlled transport and owns BigFoot Logistics. Based in Southampton, the two companies operate 40 ...
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HGV driver charged following discovery of 13 immigrants at Ransomes Industrial Estate
A 54-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with arranging or facilitating the illegal entry into the UK of 13 people who were discovered in the back of a lorry at Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich.The HGV driver, Enrico Ferraris, 54, from Italy, was arrested on Thursday ...
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GMB adds voice to RHA demand for better HGV driver facilities
The lack of proper facilities for HGV drivers is degrading and embarrassing and puts drivers in danger of facing prosecution and losing their jobs, GMB congress delegates were told today (5 June).The union’s annual congress, which takes place in Brighton this week, was told how a lack of public toilets ...
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Irish Freight Solutions opens base in East Midlands
Irish Freight Solutions is expanding its geographic footprint with the opening a new Nottinghamshire base.The company operates across a number of sectors including FMCG, retail, wholesale, manufacturing and construction, offering a range of Just In Time services.It specialises in delivering freight across the Irish Seas, via full trailer loads ...
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Allstar signs up InstaVolt to boost EV rapid charging network
Fuel payment firm Allstar has added charge point provider InstaVolt to its EV charging network, taking the Allstar network to over 11,000 charge points across more than 4,000 locations.InstaVolt operates over 1,000 public charging point and is aiming for a total of 10,000 rapid EV chargers by 2030.The company brings ...
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Geopost Carbon Calculator launches to help cut parcel delivery emissions
DPD parent company Geopost has launched its Carbon Calculator to help shippers better understand, report and reduce their parcel delivery carbon emissions.The company has launched the tool after successfully test-driving it inhouse, as well as with a number of key customers. The technology aims to support shippers’ carbon reduction strategies ...
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TIP Group launches UK academy for trailer mechanics
Truck and trailer service provider TIP Group is launching a brand new academy this autumn which will train candidates to become TIP certified trailer mechanics in nine months.Trainees will be paid a starting salary of £25,000 to £29,000, depending on experience and location, with a salary commitment of up to ...
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Restrictions on 4.25 tonne electric vans causing operator issues, warns AFP
Operational restrictions and uncertainties are creating issues for fleets adopting new 4.25 tonne electric vans, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).Following a DfT derogation issued in 2019, standard B licence holders, who can normally only drive vans up to 3.5 tonnes, were given the green light to operate ...
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Logistics deal volumes see “sharp fall” in Q1, BDO research reveals
Deal activity in the UK logistics and supply chain management sector got off to a slow start in 2023, with deal volume and value falling sharply in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.The report, UK & Ireland M&A ...
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Logistics UK approved as FORS auditor after consultation
Logistics UK said it had become an audit provider for the voluntary fleet operator accreditation scheme FORS.The freight group said that following a consultation with its members it had been appointed as an approved auditor.David Wells (pictured), Logistics UK chief executive said: “Standing up for safe and efficient logistics is ...
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Suffolk council gets tough on HGVs with new traffic regulations
HGVs will be banned from entering the centre of a Suffolk town under proposals being worked on by the county council.Suffolk County Council (SCC) said it wanted to introduce an experimental traffic regulation order that stopped lorries from entering Eye town centre because there had been reports of vehicles striking ...
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CW Russell adds more Mercedes tippers to HGV fleet
Construction and muckaway haulier CW Russell said Mercedes-Benz now accounts for the lion’s share of its HGV fleet after taking delivery of another three Arocs 8x4 tippers.The latest 3240K models have ClassicSpace L sleeper cabs and have 170mm engine tunnels to allow space for the under-bunk fridge drawers it specified.The ...