Suspending the training of delegated examiners for HGV driving tests makes sense in the short term, but there must be a long-term strategy on the future of licence acquisition with delegated examiners at its heart, says the Freight Transport Association
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Increasing demand for freight capacity has contributed to record growth for Transport Exchange Group in the first half of the year. With driver shortages and fluctuating seasonal peaks piling pressure on the UK’s logistics infrastructure, the company has seen the number of loads posted on its freight trading in the past six months expand by more than a third year-on-year
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Carrier Transicold UK’s network service partners in the UK and Ireland have averaged scores of 91 per cent in the 2015 “Carrier Safe” awards, with two firms – Hull-based Carrier Transicold East & North Yorkshire and Ipswich-based Carrier Transicold Eastern – achieving the highest scores in the 150-point independent health and safety development programme
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Grantham-based remoulding specialist, Vacu-Lug, launched its Logistik 295/80R22.5 commercial vehicle drive axle tyre in November 2014. In early 2015, the new Logistik Drive 315/70R22.5 followed and is already proving to be a direct hit across the commercial vehicle sector. Such is the demand that a second tyre press has recently been installed
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Transline Logistics, the specialist home delivery division of Transline Group, has teamed up with Intelligent Telematics to develop an advanced vehicle camera system that is designed to raise the standard of driving within its fleet. The company has already installed 40IT1000 3G forward-facing cameras as part of its commitment to improving road safety, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing insurance costs, with plans to roll-out the solution to more than 200 commercial vehicles
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Michelin Tyre plc has appointed Guy Heywood, 48, as Commercial Director of its operations in the UK and Ireland. He retains his position as head of Michelin’s truck and bus division, which he has held since
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In response to market conditions and customer demand, leading commercial vehicle sales company MAC’s Truck Sales Ltd has announced plans to launch a dedicated commercial vehicle truck rental business to complement its long established truck sales operation
Read More »New measures to fast track time-sensitive cargoes through Operation Stack are a positive move, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA)
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Freight Transport Association Ireland has welcomed a move by the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to resolve issues around working time legislation for mobile workers
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The Freight Transport Association says news that Manston Airport will be used to supplement Operation Stack could provide respite for local businesses and residents, but a permanent solution is urgently needed
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