Haulage News & Transport News

A new solar powered vehicle is being prepared for release in Europe, providing a truly unique design that many manufactures could take note of and learn from when designing future eco-friendly vehicles.

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Changes to the HGV Road User Levy came into effect on Feb 1st giving lower polluting lorries discounted rates in an effort to convince more drivers to use more environment friendly vehicles as the government puts various plans in action as part of their aim to prevent further air pollution across the nation. 

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With the help of chartered accountants Menzies LLP, the RHA have published documents detailing the current state of the haulage industry. The Association’s annual Pay Report released for the sixth time in January, revealing 79.1% of members who took part in the survey stated they had received pay increases in 2018 which averaged to 2.75% as a median, on a national scale. This means the national average pay increase gained a boost and reached 3.33%.

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The Government has gone on record stating that there are currently no plans to end charges for the Dartford Crossing following public outcry and a petition to make the crossing free of charge as originally promised gained over 27,000 signatures from road users.

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Truckers could face bans when parking vehicles up on small roads near industrial estates, if counsellor’s actions are taken further.

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TFL have responded to claims from members of the haulage industry who have stated that their soon to be planned and implemented Ultra Low Emission Zone will have a very minimal impact on the air quality across the city and will only cause more issues for drivers who wish to travel through London without having any benefit on the city’s air quality.

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The RHA have criticised the Port of Calais Chief following his statement last week that Brexit will not have an effect on the port or the movement of goods across the channel.

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The chief of the Port of Calais has thrown in his hat into the ring in regards to Brexit, following the Government’s recent prediction that Brexit will cause severe delays across the Channel on a daily basis and going so far as to hire out a fleet of lorries to simulate how this will look following March 29th.

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A firm offering secure storage containers have pushed for more diversity in their job roles, hiring a female lorry driver who is now one of 3,000 in the country. Mobile Mini, operating in over 15 branches around the UK as well as headquarters in Stockton, have also launched a Driver Development Programme.

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A survey recorded by Gloucester-based WMB Logistics, which asked over 2,200 drivers which vehicle drivers are the safest to come across and which are the most dangerous or likely to cause an accident. The results were surprising!

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Keep it under your hat!
A new cap  is being tested by the Queensland Trucking Association who believe the technology will prove beneficial to drivers and firms alike in an effort to prevent incidents due to tiredness or fatigue. The technology is also being trialled by the Port of Brisbane.

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There are currently over 40,000 vacancies for lorry drivers across the country according to research provided by the FTA and RHA. This figure is said to be increasing as many drivers retire, but with a future generation that currently has no interest in filling their shoes.
 

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At Cairnryan Port in Scotland this morning an incident was reported on a P&O ferry as some of the lorries on-board the deck started to tip over. This happened around 7:30 AM. The emergency services rushed the scene, with multiple ambulances on the ground and in the air and the fire department. Some on-board the ferry were able to catch footage of when the incident took place.

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MP Chris Grayling (Secretary of State for Transport) hosted a meeting with influencers in the transport industry to discuss how they will benefit from the government’s set plans for Brexit and the EU withdrawal agreement. During the meeting discussions took place describing how the country’s biggest firms will benefit from the agreement and what it will mean for businesses as well as their customers and partners.

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Ford and Walmart have partnered up in an effort to explore the possibilities at hand with the use of autonomous vehicles and the technology they have. They are hoping to provide an industry-leading example of the kind of benefits firms could see from autonomous technology.

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Many accidents on a yearly basis are caused by drowsiness, after a long day drivers can find themselves exhausted beyond belief but still have to drive for work purposes. Ford have commissioned the use of a “sleep suit” which shows the effects of driving with a lack of rest and the implications it can have behind the wheel.

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It was recently found that a haulier who purchased some Blue Stream Scania trucks had tachograph interrupter devices in place in one of the vehicles. This has lead to the operator having their o-licence curtailed while it had been accepted by the Traffic Commissioner that during their time in the vehicle the devices hadn’t been used to interrupt the vehicle’s tachograph.

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Due to the high demands from the EU to reduce heavy CO2 emissions from larger vehicles, there has been some outrage from manufacturers within the EU trying to meet their demands and criticising the recommendations they have in place.

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The City of London Corporation has set plans to lower traffic by 50% while making London’s business district the country’s first Zero Emission Zone. Over the course of the next decade the traffic will be lowered by 25%, researchers are hoping to reach 50% by 2044. 

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There are said to be an estimated 5 bridge strikes per day on average across the UK, according to research by Network Rail – which is becoming increasingly costly in damages as well as causing delays to train networks across the country.

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An official of the Treasury spoke with a senior at the Policy Exchange, during which time they discussed the possibility of the Government placing prices for some road usage across the UK, which in turn would raise revenue. Which is in talks of being introduced in an effort to compensate for the loss of fuel duty once diesel/petrol cars are put off-road.

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If you’re a Heineken lover, fear not for March 2019. The firm has announced they plan to stockpile the alcohol in the country before Brexit takes place. With more booze available within the country, there’ll be less demand for it to be imported which could be problematic depending on the results of Brexit.

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Northern Ireland’s hauliers will maintain freedom of movement to the Republic of Ireland, even if a no-deal Brexit takes place according to the FTA, who applauded the agreed decision. However, they also expressed their concerns for other British operators, stating that other British operators must be addressed considering whether they can still operate without the requirements for additional permits in the Republic of Ireland.

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling recently went into detail regarding permit plans in a no-deal Brexit scenario. While describing the details, the transport secretary stated that there would be fewer than 4,000 permits available. These permits would fail to cover the estimated 40,000 international hauliers currently operating from the UK.

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Ford has revealed that they anticipate that with a potential future relying on autonomous cars all linked by a network, the technology could mean the removal of traffic lights and stop signs. Ford predicts there will be “baby steps” before achieving fully autonomous vehicles, one of which could be disposing of traffic lights and stop signs. 

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