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Birmingham CAZ will launch in June next year, city council confirms
The delayed Birmingham City clean air zone (CAZ) will be launched on 1 June 2021, the city council has confirmed. The move will see non-Euro 6 trucks, buses and coaches charged £50 a day to enter the zone, which lies within the A4540 ring road. Non-compliant cars will be charged ...
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ArticleDon't forget handling equipment when looking at electric vehicles
Electrification within the transport industry has been gaining traction for some years, but the discussion rarely includes truck mounted equipment or cranes. Lifting equipment plays a vital role in the sector and shouldn’t be overlooked.The whole industry needs to think more holistically about developing greener equipment and electrification is just ...
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ArticleBartrum Group reports rise in revenues but impact of pandemic hard to judge
Bartrum Group increased revenues by 3% last year, but it warned that the pandemic’s effects on its business operations remained uncertain.Group turnover increased to £31m for the year ending 31 December 2019, with pre-tax profit falling by 3.3% to £1.5m.The Eye, Suffolk-based road services division saw turnover increase by 17.6% ...
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ArticleHGV rental firm wound up
Dartford-based independent HGV rental company Truckfast Truckserve is being wound up after liquidators were appointed to the firm.Incorporated six years ago, Truckfast specialised in contract hire, rental and leasing of heavy commercial vehicles.Its fleet included 6x2 tractor units; 8x4 tippers; skip loaders; flatbeds and curtainsiders.The last available set of accounts, ...
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ArticleSP Training launches mental health courses
SP Training has launched two mental health training courses aimed at both management and drivers, to coincide with World Mental Health Day.The Mental Health & Wellbeing in Logistics course is the first to be registered as a Driver CPC module and receive JAUPT accreditation and can be delivered remotely or ...
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ArticleOcado adds to CNG fleet with new Iveco Stralis order
Ocado has added another six Iveco Stralis CNG trucks to its fleet, with another 14 due to enter service shortly.The latest batch of NP 400 4x2 tractor units forms a larger order of 31 Ivecos, with the remaining 11 being 420-horsepower diesels for use within the M25.By the end of ...
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ArticleAmazon partners with Rivian to launch first electric vehicle
Amazon has revealed its first custom electric delivery vehicle, designed and built in partnership with Rivian.The development is the first step on the online retail giant’s path to getting 10,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2022 and 100,000 by 2030.The delivery vans feature 360-degree view cameras; Alexa integration for ...
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ArticleCarrier Transicold launches autonomous electric trailer system
Carrier Transicold has hailed the future of refrigerated trailer technology with the launch of a fully autonomous, all-electric reefer trailer system.The Vector eCool can be used with the engineless versions of Carrier’s Vector HE 19 and 1550 E and combines the company’s E-Drive all-electric technology with an energy recovery and ...
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ArticleEarned Recognition can slash operator costs, DVSA tells CM Show delegates
Operators are saving thousands of pounds a year by joining the DVSA Earned Recognition (ER) scheme, according to Phil Breen, DVSA ER national account manager.Speaking to delegates at the virtual Commercial Motor Show 2020, Breen demonstrated how drastic reductions in roadside stops and related rectification and loss-of-use costs had saved ...
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ArticleKent waste firm wins £40m recycling contract
Waste management company FCC Environment has won a £40m contract to manage and operate 12 household waste recycling centres in Kent.The five-year contract, which also involves running three transfer stations, is part of Kent County Council’s aim to improve recycling rates in the county as part of its ‘Net Zero’ ...
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Prepare for Brexit transition or risk bankruptcy, Europa’s chief warns operators at CM Show
The volume of goods moved between the UK and Europe could fall by 20% post-Brexit, Europa Worldwide MD Andrew Baxter told delegates at the Commercial Motor Show 2020, adding that he plans to cover any losses by winning new business from poorly prepared rivals.Baxter said Europa had worked hard to ...
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CM Show takes a look forward to future technology
The first virtual Commercial Motor Show conference hosted a discussion of a broad base of presentations on the common theme of future technology, and in particular, how technology in different fields is helping to increase the operational efficiency of truck fleets.Bridgestone technical manager – north region, Gary Powell opened by ...
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ArticlePandemic hampers goods vehicle licence applications
The time taken for traffic commissioners to process goods vehicle licence applications has increased to 38 days as they struggle with the impact of the coronavirus.Figures released by the office of the TC (OTC) showed that up to March of this year, they had driven down the average number of ...
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ArticleIndustry welcomes new government guidance for hauliers on post-Brexit border plan
The government has published details about how the arrangements for the UK’s borders with the EU will work from January and actions that hauliers need to take.It said the guidance followed “extensive engagement” with stakeholders, as well as a £705m package of investment for border infrastructure, jobs and technology.The GB-EU ...
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ArticleBath and Birmingham press on with clean air zone plans
Bath will become the first city outside London to launch a charging clean air zone (CAZ) after announcing its intention to press ahead with plans despite concerns over Covid-19.It said the CAZ would launch on 15 March 2021 after initially aiming for a November 2020 start date; however, the council ...
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ArticleSerco workers threaten strke action over Covid fears
Strike ballot papers will be distributed among Serco refuse workers in Bexley tomorrow (9 October) as the Unite union gears up for a fight over Covid-19 concerns.It said local councillors had been urged to jettison proposals to extend Serco’s current contract until 2025 and that the ballot was the latest ...
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ArticleDouble delight for Wincanton at Everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards
The winners of this year’s Everywoman in Transport and Logistics have been announced, with Wincanton scooping awards in two categories.The Freight award was presented to Hollie Ridley, a team leader at Wincanton while general manager Tracey Clifford took home a Leader award in the Supply Chain category.Other winners included Caroline ...
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ArticleCourier firms braced for tighter delivery rules
ParcelHero said the country’s courier firms were ready to resume their role in keeping the nation fed and provisioned should stricter lockdown rules be introduced next week.As the government tussles over the details on when and how to tighten up current Covid restrictions, ParcelHero said it was bracing for the ...
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ArticleBridge strike warning in new traffic commissioner guidance
The senior traffic commissioner’s (STC) statutory documents have been refreshed and include changes to how operators and drivers will be treated following bridge strikes.STC Richard Turfitt has dusted down the 15 guidance documents and updated the way the TCs will approach the exercise of their statutory functions.Most of the changes ...
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ArticleGlasgow haulier shut down in "worst-ever" drivers' hours breach
A Glasgow operator has been disqualified and had his licence revoked after a traffic commissioner heard about “the worst case of breaching the drivers’ hours rules” he’d ever seen.Scotland’s deputy TC Hugh Olson said Bryce Hopkins, trading as CMB Haulage, was complicit in the widespread and frequent creation of false ...