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ArticleMotor Transport Awards moved to November 2020
The 2020 Motor Transport Awards have been rescheduled to 17 November to minimise the risk of disruption due to the coronavirus.The biggest event in the road transport calendar was originally planned for 1 July and later postponed to 27 August but, with uncertainty remaining over when the government lockdown will ...
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ArticleNew trial set to prove readiness of hydrogen for HGVs
The use of hydrogen as a fuel for trucks is being trialled in the Netherlands, with a 27-tonne rigid being operated in retail logistics.The project is intended to deliver proof of readiness of hydrogen technology for heavy-duty applications in real-life conditions and provide a basis for the development of zero-emission ...
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ArticleMoto closes more than half its M&S stores and trials hot food solution for HGV drivers
Motorway service area provider Moto has closed 70% of its M&S stores within its network due to the lack of demand caused by people taking fewer journeys as the COVID-19 lockdown continues.Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Moto, explained that traffic during the week is down by two-thirds compared to last ...
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Government confirms suspension of driver medicals amid mounting industry criticism
Professional drivers renewing their licences will not have to worry about the D4 medical after the government finally agreed to relax the requirement following mounting criticism it was failing to act.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the temporary removal of D4 medicals would ensure that HGV drivers can continue their “vital ...
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Public inquiries could use video conferencing software, claims lawyer
Traffic commissioner public inquiries held via conferencing software could become a regular feature if the coronavirus lockdown continues for much longer, according to a road transport lawyer.Jonathan Backhouse, director at Backhouse Jones solicitors, said many of its hearings had been adjourned following a decision by the TCs to postpone them ...
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ArticleEasing of drivers' hours rules extended to 31 May
The current limited drivers’ hours relaxation has been extended until 31 May “in response to unprecedented pressures on local and national supply chains".The Department for Transport (DfT) announced last month that the blanket relaxation of the regulations would last until 21 April, but it has now extended this for another ...
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Article"Workaround over driver medicals agreed but government dragging its heels," claims FTA
The FTA has accused the government of "heel dragging" over its continued failure to confirm the suspension of D4 medicals for HGV drivers despite allegedly agreeing a workaround with the DVLA over a week ago.The news comes as truck drivers fear they will lose their licences because GPs and private ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics and Palletforce help deliver vital supplies to food banks
XPO Logistics and Palletforce have teamed up with some of the biggest household names to ensure food is distributed to people who need it most during the coronavirus pandemic.They are working with Sainsbury’s, British Gas and toy retailer The Entertainer to create a supply chain from supermarkets and wholesalers to ...
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ArticleCNG and LNG sales hit record Q1 highs
Sales of compressed and liquefied natural gas (CNG/LNG) have hit record highs, with volumes more than doubling between Q4 2019 and the first quarter of this year, according to Gasrec.The fuel provider said the growth follows an influx of new trucks into the market running on the alternative fuels, with ...
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ArticleFarrell Transport hails health benefits of new £500,000 canopy
Notts-based Farrell Transport has invested £500,000 in an all-weather canopy that it said was increasing loading capacity as well as maintaining social distancing.The Pallet-Track member unveiled the canopy ahead of the coronavirus lockdown as a measure to increase efficiency and capacity in all weathers.The uniquely-curved canopy, claimed to be the ...
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ArticleDPD staff donate 45,000 care items to NHS hospitals nationwide
DPD has helped turn a palliative care nurse's idea into a nationwide initiative to provide much needed welfare and treat packs for patients and NHS staff.The new initiative - called NHS Thursday - will see thousands of welfare packs and food and treat packs collated and distributed by DPD, to ...
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ArticleGardner Distribution becomes latest member of Hazchem Network
Gardner Distribution in Plymouth has become the latest member of The Hazchem Network.The company, which already delivers hazardous goods and is experienced in working in pallet networks, will handle deliveries into and out of the TR and PL postcodes.Gardner Distribution launched in 1963 and runs more than 80 HGVs and ...
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ArticleUnions in new joint attack on DHL Supply Chain over alleged health and safety breaches
DHL Supply Chain has again been forced to defend itself against union claims that it is "endangering thousands" with "inadequate" coronavirus social distancing and safety measures and by forcing self-isolating workers to survive on statutory sick pay (SSP).GMB, Unite, Usdaw, RMT and URTU today (16 April) called on DHL Supply ...
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ArticleHome delivery staff are heroes too
From the outset of this pandemic the government made it clear that home delivery was vital to the fight against COVID-19 and that company’s like ours were doing essential work. It made sense – home delivery enables people to get the items they need while self-isolating or following the government’s ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers lands “significant” contract with Haltermann Carless
Suttons Tankers has won a major new contract with hydrocarbon product supplier Haltermann Carless after impressing the company with its safety processes, reliability and operational scale.The logistics firm, which is part of Suttons Group, will transport gas condensate from Spirit Energy’s Barrow Gas Terminal in Cumbria to Haltermann Carless’ facility ...
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ArticleDVLA delay on D4 medical decision condemned by HGV drivers
Truck drivers in danger of losing their licences because GPs and private providers are no longer carrying out D4 medicals during the COVID-19 pandemic have accused the DVLA of throwing them to the wolves.Despite assurances from two Conservative MPs to their constituents two weeks ago that DVLA was about to ...
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ArticleGovernment gives HS2 companies formal go-ahead to begin construction phase
The government has given its formal approval for construction to begin on HS2, bringing much needed good news to the construction industry.HS2 Ltd, the public body tasked with overseeing the project, issued a ‘notice to proceed’ to the companies that will undertake construction of the railway.Notice to proceed marks the ...
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ArticleHMRC to pay furlough wages from next week
The government will start paying employers 80% of furloughed workers wages from next Monday (20 April), according to HMRC chief executive Jim Harra.Under the government’s furlough scheme, which is aimed at preventing redundancies during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, firms can furlough employees and apply for a grant that covers ...
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ArticleTraffic commissioner public inquiries postponed until further notice
All traffic commissioner public inquiries have been postponed until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.A spokesman for the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) said face-to-face hearings were all now postponed, with new hearing dates to be notified in due course: “Traffic commissioners have to ensure that hearings ...
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ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak forces HGV training firm PB Transport Solutions into liquidation
Specialist HGV training firm PB Transport Solutions has entered liquidation following the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.The Pucklechurch, Bristol-based company appointed joint liquidators from Mazars LLP on 9 April and 11 employees have been made redundant.The company was established in 2011 and supplied a range of transport training courses in ...