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Latest news – Page 307
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Kent Access Permit scheme to be enforced with £300 fines
A permit system for trucks leaving Kent for continental Europe after the EU transition period will be enforced by the DVSA with £300 fines and vehicle impoundings.The Kent Access Permit (KAP) is expected to significantly reduce the number of unready HGVs reaching Kent from 1 January and reduce pressure on ...
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ArticleHow the pandemic has accelerated the changing role of the HGV driver
Photo: Johnny Bambury/Fennell PhotographyThe life of a professional driver has changed dramatically over the last few years, with technology playing a huge part in this. One man and his truck has turned into one person, their truck and their digital toolbox.Drivers are now part of a hyper-connected organisation joined up ...
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ArticleHGV drivers warned not to use A5 during closure
Highways England (HE) has warned HGV drivers not to ignore road closures on the A5 in Warwickshire after receiving reports of vehicles flouting the law.Essential maintenance between Redgate and Higham has meant the A5 is closed in the evenings, but HE bosses said lorries were attempting to access the route ...
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'Do not back down' when faced with unfair parking fines
An Essex haulier that stood up to a parking firm threatening to take it to court for non-payment of a parking charge has urged other companies to persevere and not back down.KBC Logistics refused to pay the initial £60 parking charge notice (PCN) issued by UK Car Park Management (CPM) ...
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ArticleTPN signs logistics specialist CWM Transport
The Pallet Network has signed Basingstoke-based CWM Transport as its owners look to diversify in the wake of the pandemic.The two-year-old company, which provides full-load haulage between depots for major logistics groups, such as Fedex/TNT and Amazon, went live on 14 September.CWM director Carl Wood said drops in freight volumes ...
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ArticlePolice save HGV driver's life after motorway crash
Two hero police officers helped save the life of an HGV driver, who suffered a heart attack at the wheel on the motorway and collided with the central reservation.Shane Sharkey entered cardiac arrest on the M60 and lost control of his lorry, which then hit the concrete central reservation causing ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel uses new Volvo gas tractors on Whitbread and Costa contracts
Kuehne + Nagel has put eight new Volvo FH Globetrotter LNG tractor units into 24/7 operation on two major contracts with Whitbread and Costa, as part of a drive to reduce emissions and improve the sustainability of its transport operations.Their arrival marks the first Volvos to enter service in Kuehne ...
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ArticleUnite calls for leaked document on "post-Brexit chaos" in Kent to be released
Unite has called for the public release of a government document leaked to the Guardian which details potential queues of up to 7,000 lorries across Kent after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December.Unite said the report – as well as information on potential post-Brexit disruptions around other coastal ...
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Article"Green recovery" a poor excuse for road disruption, claims RHA
The RHA has laid down four elements for achieving a “sustainable recovery” and has urged the government to consider the environmental, economic and social needs of business and people.The association pointed out that the industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and many companies have seen work all but ...
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ArticleKing Concrete adds to Mercedes mixer fleet
King Concrete is quickly forming a close bond with Rygor Commercials, having followed up its first order for three Mercedes-Benz truck mixers with the request for a fourth.The family-owned supplier of ready-mix and mix-on-site concrete was so impressed at the speed with which Rygor delivered the first order of new ...
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ArticlePolice operation at Dover port causes "mayhem"
Kent police said border checks were returning to normal after an operation at Dover port prompted the implementation of Operation Stack and six-hour queues.Kent police did not disclose the reason behind the sudden checks of all vehicles and passengers exiting the country on 15 and 16 September, but in a ...
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ArticleHeavy-duty Mercedes fuel cell truck will have 1,000km range
Daimler Trucks is to begin trials of its 40-tonne Mercedes-Benz GenH2 fuel cell truck in 2023, with series production starting in the second half of this decade.The vehicle uses liquid hydrogen instead of gaseous hydrogen, which has a higher density. This gives the vehicle a 1,000km range, which is comparable ...
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ArticleRHA recognised for armed forces recruitment
The RHA has received an award in recognition of the work it does to support the recruitment of armed forces service leavers, veterans and their families.The business group signed the Armed Forces Covenant in 2018 – a promise by the nation to those who serve.The covenant declares that signatories will ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: DAF shares sustainability strategy for existing and future technology
DAF Trucks has shared its sustainability strategy in the lead up to this month’s online Commercial Motor Show, and in anticipation of the government’s publication this autumn of its Transport Decarbonisation Plan.In a video titled ‘On the road to even cleaner road transport’, DAF director of product development, Ron Borsboom, ...
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ArticlePolice stop 32 trucks on A1 using unmarked vehicle
A police operation which used an unmarked lorry to target large commercial vehicles in the Lincolnshire area of the A1 has resulted in 32 trucks being stopped over a three-day period.A total of 49 vehicles were stopped during Operation Tramline. These included 32 lorries, 11 LGVs and six private vehicles.The ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics rolls out last mile delivery service for Samsung Climate Solutions
XPO Logistics has begun providing UK distribution for Samsung Climate Solutions (SCS), handling last mile deliveries of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning products.The service is managed from 10 regional hubs using a fleet of 18-tonne, tail-lift trucks and sophisticated tracking technology.XPO is also providing Samsung and its customers with ...
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Article"B2B carriers have got a problem" - DPD boss Dwain McDonald on surging volumes and the Brexit "car crash"
My interview with DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald coincides neatly with yet another milestone in the parcel carrier’s rapid growth over recent months.“This week we had our eight millionth person download our app in the UK,” he tells me excitedly. “I’ve got more people than Tinder!”He has good reason to ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: Take a load off your mind with weighing axle specialist Axtec
Axtec is inviting operators to its stand at the online Commercial Motor Show to share its expertise on ensuring fleet vehicles are not inadvertently overloaded.The axle weighing specialist has been manufacturing in-depot weighbridges, on-board and portable devices since its launch in 1991 and said it is the only UK company ...
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ArticleOperators face queues of 7,000 trucks in Kent and a two-day wait to reach border, leaked post-Brexit report warns
A leaked government document warns that lack of haulier preparations for Brexit could create major delays on routes to the UK’s channel ports with HGV drivers waiting two days to reach the front of queues of up to 7,000 trucks – whether there is a trade deal with the EU ...
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ArticleBrexit and new accounting regime hit profits at Gefco UK
Gefco UK has attributed a drop in turnover and profit to “Brexit-related” concerns and new accounting procedures.The Coventry-based firm, which is part of global group Gefco, specialises in automotive logistics and industrial supply chain services.French company Group PSA, which owns Peugeot, Citroën and Vauxhall, holds a 25% stake in the ...