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ArticleRHA calls for Clean Air Zone review in light of economic and environmental impact of COVID-19
The RHA is calling for the government to review its Clean Air Zones (CAZ) policy in the light of emerging evidence that a significant drop in car journeys during the COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in major improvements in air quality.Data collected by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science shows marked ...
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Government mulls ways to help smaller hauliers struggling to access COVID-19 funding packages
The government is looking at alternative means of funding smaller hauliers struggling to access the Treasury’s COVID-19 funding packages.It also wants to “reverse” extended payment terms that some clients have put in place since the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic.The strategies were revealed today (7 April) during a House of ...
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Furlough funding needed now to protect businesses and workers during COVID-19 crisis, says FTA
The FTA is calling for “urgent clarity” on how quickly furlough payments will be made once the government scheme launches at the end of this month, warning that firms furloughing workers are “fast running out of cash” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Under the scheme, companies adversely affected by the pandemic ...
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ArticleFreshlinc continues to invest with 20 new Range T tractor units
Temperature controlled specialist FreshLinc has taken 20 new Renault Range T tractor units from Renault's contract hire arm BRS. The order consists of 18 Range T460 11-litre 6x2s and two Range T480 High 13-litre 6x2s, all on three-year contracts with full R&M.Fleet engineer Andy Marchant said the company bought its ...
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ArticleDPD launches free delivery service to supply 3D-printed face shields to NHS
Parcel delivery firm DPD has joined forces with 3DCrowd to help alleviate the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to ensure the safety of frontline health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The community of thousands of 3D printer owners have volunteered to use them to make the components to create ...
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RHA calls for further suspension of all CAZ schemes to January 2022
The government’s suspension of all Clean Air Zone schemes to January 2021 is not long enough, the RHA has insisted.The association is calling for the suspension to be extended for another year to January 2022 to allow hauliers to recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision to ...
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ArticleGovernment suspends Clean Air Zones in face of COVID-19 pandemic
The government is to suspend all Clean Air Zones until at least January 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The move was confirmed today (6 April) in a letter from Defra minister Rebecca Pow MP to FTA chief executive David Wells.The letter was sent in response to the ...
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ArticleD4 medicals to be suspended for up to a year, MP confirms
The need for drivers to undergo HGV driver medicals is to be suspended – possibly for a year - as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a letter sent by MP Robert Buckland to a constituent.News of the suspension of D4 medicals will be met with relief by ...
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ArticlePall-Ex launches campaign to support hauliers during COVID-19 crisis
Pall-Ex has launched a campaign celebrating the logistics industry’s contribution to keeping supply chains moving during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown.Dubbed #LoveLogistics, the campaign calls for the public to show their support for key workers in the logistics sector by displaying colourful pictures of lorries in their windows and by sharing ...
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ArticlePetrol retailers warn of fuel shortages during COVID-19 lockdown
Plummeting sales during the COVID-19 lockdown could force petrol stations to close leaving some hauliers facing fuel shortages, fuel retailers are warning.The closures could particularly impact on smaller hauliers that do not have the facilities to bunker fuel, particularly those located in rural areas, according to the Petrol Retailers Association ...
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ArticleYodel to deliver one million ready meals to NHS staff as part of charity drive
Yodel has joined forces with Tesco, Absolute Taste and other businesses to form a charity which aims to feed thousands of critical NHS workers over the next three months.Launched this week, salutetheNHS.org, led by former McClaren Group owner Ron Dennis, will deliver free ready meals to ICU staff, anaesthetic teams ...
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ArticleFTA calls for raft of measures to protect logistics industry both during and after COVID-19 pandemic
The FTA is calling for an extension to the government’s furlough scheme, “sympathetic” repayment terms on government loans taken out during the pandemic and post-pandemic funding for the logistics industry to ensure the rapid recovery of the UK’s supply chain.Under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, businesses hit by the ...
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ArticleHaulier hit with parking fine despite COVID-19 lockdown
A haulage operator has condemned the actions of a parking control firm that targeted one of its trucks on an Enfield industrial estate while the country was in lockdown.KBC Logistics said Parking Control Management (PCM) should be “ashamed” of itself after sending the company a £100 parking control notice (PCN) ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics delivers urgently needed NHS medical supplies in rapid time
CEVA Logistics is delivering a major shipment of medical supplies this week to NHS hospitals and surgeries across the country, as part of a government initiative to bring all UK healthcare distribution under one umbrella during the COVID-19 crisis.The cargo, sent from Shanghai to Heathrow on Friday night (3 April), ...
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ArticleHauliers need urgent government help as almost half of trucks parked up with no work
The RHA is calling on the government to support the haulage industry after 6,500 responses within 36 hours to a survey of hauliers showed that 46% of the UK truck fleet - around 240,000 vehicles - is now parked up with no work.Chief executive Richard Burnett said that the government ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain hits back at GMB over claims warehouse staff staged three mass walkouts over health and safety
DHL Supply Chain has expressed surprise at allegations by the GMB union that it was failing to provide sanitation at its Swindon distribution centre, and denied claims that staff had walked out.The union said “almost all warehouse staff” had downed tools on 2 April after DHL Supply Chain had failed ...
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Can chaos be avoided when MOTs resume?
With all HGV MOTs suspended for three months from 21 March, there looks like being a serious backlog to sort out later in the year. John Kendall reveals what the situation was like before the closure, and what we can expect once things get back to normal...Under normal conditions, the ...
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Article"Ease furlough rules so drivers can deliver PPE," RHA urges government
Furlough rules are needlessly preventing thousands of HGV drivers from delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to millions of nurses and doctors, according to the RHA.The association was responding to claims made by health secretary Matt Hancock that a “mammoth logistical exercise” was to blame for delays in getting PPE to ...
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ArticleGeorge Allinson profits boosted by increased warehouse income
George Allinson (Transport) in Darlington increased revenues by 8.4% last year, thanks mainly to an increase in warehouse income.The haulier, which was established in 1955 and offers a range of logistics and warehousing services, reported sales of £14m for the year ending 31 August 2019 and also increased pre-tax profits ...
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ArticleIndustry bodies lock horns over fuel derogation
Industry associations remain divided over the support the logistics sector requires during the COVID-19 crisis, with the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) demanding a fuel duty derogation and the FTA preferring the Treasury concentrate on alleviating fixed costs.Last week the APN, which represents the UK’s eight pallet networks, issued a ...