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  • Update on heavy vehicle test exemptions

    on Nov 19, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Update on heavy vehicle test exemptions

    Eligible vehicles and trailers (except first test vehicles) have now been given 3 or 12-month exemptions. First test vehicle and trailer exemptions can only be completed the month before they are due

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  • Pall-Ex accelerates success during first year of new era

    on Nov 12, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Pall-Ex accelerates success during first year of new era

    Pall-Ex has successfully steered its network into the fast lane during its first 12 months as a member and management owned network, increasing members numbers and freight volume

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  • Business needs action not task forces says Logistics UK

    on Nov 12, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Business needs action not task forces says Logistics UK

    With only 34 working days remaining until the end of the Brexit transition period, Logistics UK has reacted with incredulity at today’s (12 November 2020) announcement by the government of a Business Task Force at such a late stage in the process

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  • Update on driver CPC training

    on Nov 11, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Update on driver CPC training

    The DVSA has clarified its position on driver CPC training during the current restrictions

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  • Network Rail asks operators to tackle bridge strikes 

    on Nov 11, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Network Rail asks operators to tackle bridge strikes 

    Network Rail is asking lorry, bus and coach operators to consider how they can reduce the risk of bridge strikes

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  • Farrall’s Group makes Michelin move

    on Nov 11, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Farrall’s Group makes Michelin move

     On foot of a successful trial, leading logistics firm, Farrall’s Group is moving its entire fleet of 65 trucks and 100 trailers to a Michelin tyre policy

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  • No Deal Brexit presents grave risk to the land bridge says FTA Ireland

    on Nov 9, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on No Deal Brexit presents grave risk to the land bridge says FTA Ireland

    The government must support the establishment of new ferry services to offset the risk which a No Deal Brexit presents to the route between Ireland and mainland Europe across the UK, according to FTA Ireland (FTAI)

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  • RNLI enhances transport optimisation with Aptean

    on Nov 7, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on RNLI enhances transport optimisation with Aptean

    Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, has announced that the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is now leveraging its advanced routing and scheduling software to identify transport-related productivity improvements and efficiency savings. The RNLI utilises the solution to effectively optimise fleet distribution capabilities that deliver to over 270 sites in coastal towns and cities across the UK and Ireland. The RNLI is dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as well as some inland waterways

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  • Heavy vehicle testing to continue

    on Nov 3, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Heavy vehicle testing to continue

    The DVSA has confirmed that its heavy vehicle testing service is set to continue and ATFs can remain open, despite national restrictions coming into effect from Thursday, November

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  • Logistics UK launches partnership with customs experts

    on Nov 2, 20 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Logistics UK launches partnership with customs experts

    With only two months until the end of the Brexit transition period, Logistics UK, the business group representing the logistics sector, has launched an exclusive partnership with experts in customs declarations AEB, to help members prepare for new trading conditions with the

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