Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • International haulage permit applications close this week

    on Jan 14, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on International haulage permit applications close this week

    Applications for international road haulage permits close this week (Friday 18 January) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the business organisation representing the logistics industry, is advising commercial vehicle operators wanting to transport goods into EU-27 countries post-Brexit to submit their applications urgently. A No Deal exit from the European Union is a very real possibility, according to FTA, and businesses must prepare accordingly. 

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  • DVSA issues guidance on use of older tyres

    on Jan 14, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on DVSA issues guidance on use of older tyres

    The Driver & Vehicle Services Agency (DVSA) has issued a new guide on the use of tyres over 10 years old

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  • BTRAC installs SmartWitness video camera systems

    on Jan 10, 19 • in Latest News, UK, UK News • with Comments Off on BTRAC installs SmartWitness video camera systems

    The British Truck Racing Association Championship (BTRAC) has decided to install  SmartWitness video camera systems in all competing race trucks for the 2019 season

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  • AMP Clean Energy chooses Paragon

    on Jan 10, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on AMP Clean Energy chooses Paragon

     AMP Clean Energy, formerly Forest Fuels, the UK’s leading biomass wood fuel supplier, has selected Paragon’s route optimisation software and fleXipod ePOD system to help transform its customer experience. The company has adopted the integrated logistics solution to tackle the challenges created by rapid business growth, extended peak periods and changing customer expectations

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  • IRHA dismisses bonkers truck trial

    on Jan 7, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on IRHA dismisses bonkers truck trial

    The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has described the truck trial at a disused airfield in Manston in the UK as “bonkers”

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  • Manston truck trial will need to be repeated says RHA

    on Jan 7, 19 • in UK • with Comments Off on Manston truck trial will need to be repeated says RHA

    Today’s Kent truck trial at Manston Airport, part of the county’s Operation Brock contingency plan in the event of hold ups at the port of Dover has been a success in as much as 89 HGVs trucks now know what to do in the event of lengthy, local traffic queues between Manston and Dover

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  • Hauliers must advance their Brexit preparations – says FTAI

    on Jan 3, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Hauliers must advance their Brexit preparations – says FTAI

    With only three months to go until Brexit, hauliers should take immediate action to advance their preparations or risk increased delays, red tape and costs in doing future business, according to FTA Ireland (FTAI), the leading organisation representing the country’s logistics industry

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  • More ferries are not a Brexit silver bullet

    on Jan 2, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on More ferries are not a Brexit silver bullet

    An increase in freight ferry services won’t resolve a no-deal Brexit border queue crisis, according to the Road Haulage Association

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  • Transport Manager Seminar Ireland 2019

    on Jan 2, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Transport Manager Seminar Ireland 2019

    FTA Ireland is set to hold its annual Transport Manager Seminar at Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, Co. Meath on Tuesday, March

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  • FORS launch new fuel management and winter driving guides

    on Dec 19, 18 • in UK • with Comments Off on FORS launch new fuel management and winter driving guides

    The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has unveiled two new guides offering advice on both fuel management and winter driving.  The new ‘FORS Fuel Management guide’ and ‘FORS Winter guide for HGV drivers’ are both now available to download and share with drivers, as handy in-cab reminders of both how to effectively manage fuel use and tips on seasonal driving

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