Pall-Ex has secured the Gold Award for Health and Safety Performance from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) just one year after the network won the RoSPA Silver Award. Announcing its latest win, Pall-Ex said that ever since landing the RoSPA Silver Award it has had its eyes firmly set on gaining […]
Fleet software firm FleetCheck has upgraded its Driver’s app to help police clamp down on illegal abnormal loads. The new app tools have been adopted by a quarter of the UK’s police forces including the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG), and Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Staffordshire police forces. […]
DVLA is calling on commercial drivers to test a new site launched by the agency which allows them to view their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and tachograph information. The service, which has become available this week, is part of the recently launched DVLA Driver and Vehicles account. The account was beta launched in […]
Specialist container logistics firm VKVP Haulage is using a drug screening system which tests the fingerprints of its HGV drivers to ensure they are not under the influence of drugs or drink before taking to the road. The Intelligent Fingerprinting Drug Screening System is a portable, random in-house drug testing method which uses a fingerprint […]
Hauliers are experiencing delays delivering goods into Northern Ireland following the implementation of the Windsor Framework sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks last week, the RHA warned this week. The Windsor Framework aims to create a smoother flow of goods, post-Brexit, between GB and Northern Ireland, via a two-lane system involving minimal paperwork and no border […]
Logistics UK is calling for fundamental reform of the planning system to speed up developments, ensure more efficient freight movements, aid decarbonisation, and give the logistics industry the space to grow. The association’s demands are part of its response to the government’s call for evidence on freight, logistics and the planning system, which closes today […]
Liquid waste management company MTS Cleansing Services has seen a major boost in fleet productivity, efficiency and new work after joining the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), the company has revealed. MTS, which was shortlisted in the training category at this year’s Motor Transport Awards, began its FORS journey in June 2019, undertaking an initial […]
Logistics UK is warning that businesses are not ready for new customs rules and checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which were launched yesterday (1 October) under the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework was introduced earlier this year in a bid to iron out the border delays between Britain and Northern […]
North Wales logistics firm Williams Haulage Limited has been fined £100,000 after a Hungarian lorry driver fell from a loading bay and fractured his skull, resulting in his death. Williams Haulage, which is based in Cynwyd in Corwen, was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £8,400 costs after admitting to failing to manage risks posed […]
Operators are cancelling orders of 4.25 electric vans because of a lack of clarity on the rules for using these vehicles, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) revealed this week, as it called for operators to demand government action to end the confusion. The AFP is warning that a “small muddle” between different government bodies […]