Month: July 2020
Solway Show Rescheduled
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IN THE spring, the Solway Vehicle Enthusiasts Club postponed their annual show due to the Covid-19 crisis. The event has now been rescheduled and will take place on the weekend of 26/27 September at the […]
Government review of truck testing could open the door to privatisation
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A review into truck testing by the Department for Transport (DfT) could open the door to MoTs being carried out by the private sector through accredited Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) operators. Currently most of the […]
BREXIT TRANSITION
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THE government has now published details of how cross border trade with Europe will work next year, after the end of the Brexit transition period. There is a lot that firms who deal with import/export […]
Hermes Creates New Jobs
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HERMES UK is looking for over 10,500 ‘parcel people’ as it invests £100 million to expand and meet the demand created during lockdown and the continuing growth in the home deliveries sector. The company is […]
Transport Scotland to ‘analyse’ UK governments truck speed limit increase report
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Increasing the speed limit of HGVs to 60mph has had no impact on safety, according to a UK government report. Issued by the Department for Transport, the report is the third and final assessment into […]
Limited Editions!
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Truck manufacturers like their ‘limited editions’. It’s a chance to produce prestige or celebrate a corporate milestone through an array of options and in a high-brow livery. We look at the recent trend of limited […]
Remote Driver CPC
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DURING lockdown, members of the RTITB Master Driver CPC Consortium were approved by DVSA to deliver Driver CPC Periodic Training via web conference for groups of up to 12 drivers. RTITB surveyed some of these […]
Lawson Collection
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The last few months have left many people with time on their hands. Unable to get out with his camera, regular contributor Ian Lawson took the opportunity to go back through his extensive photo collection, […]
Freight’s Future
In this issue
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic transport companies continued to operate. Now as the lockdown begins to ease, Aptean’s Paragon Software Systems reveal how a freight business might prepare for an uncertain future.