Archive for October, 2017

  • First Volvo trucks a gas for Environ

    on Oct 15, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on First Volvo trucks a gas for Environ

    High Peak, Derbyshire-based Environ have put the company’s first two Volvo trucks into service. Environ are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of activated carbon for gas cleaning, as well as design and build of complete systems for the treatment of landfill gas, digester gas from anaerobic digester plants, sewage gas, gas to grid, odour control and treatment of contaminated waste and wastewater

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  • RHA warning over ban on drivers sleeping in lorry cabs

    on Oct 15, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA warning over ban on drivers sleeping in lorry cabs

    The Road Haulage Association has won clarity over the new DVSA ban on lorry driver weekly rests taken “in-cab” from the 1st November. It was not clear that in-cab rests taken in OFFICIAL truck stops would be exempt from this enforcement.  The Association was worried that fines could be imposed after a rest weekly rest was taken even in a truck stop or motorway service area rather than in lay-bys and other places. The RHA asked for clarification from DVSA and the Department for Transport that in cab weekly rests taken in official truck stops would not result in

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  • McCulla Transport wins eight prestigious awards

    on Oct 12, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on McCulla Transport wins eight prestigious awards

    Specialist refrigerated transport and logistics company, McCulla Ireland Ltd, has been recognised both locally and at UK and all-Ireland industry events during the 2017 awards season.  Between May and September, the family-run, Lisburn-based business was a finalist for 17 separate awards, eight of which the company went on to win. 

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  • ProVision celebrates significant client win

    on Oct 11, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on ProVision celebrates significant client win

    ProVision, the leader in CameraMatics solutions for commercial fleets, celebrates another significant client win, with the news that A&T Transport has fitted ProVision HD cameras and connected DVR systems across its fleet. Motivated by a seemingly fraudulent claim that it couldn’t disprove, A&T Transport decided to invest in a number of products from ProVision to ensure that, in future, it had a record of all journeys

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  • Time for talking trade is now – says FTA Ireland

    on Oct 11, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Time for talking trade is now – says FTA Ireland

    The UK government’s White Papers on future trading and customs relationships with Europe fail to clarify how so-called frictionless trade can be made possible after the UK leaves the European Union, says Freight Transport Association Ireland, the most active membership association representing the Irish logistics industry. On behalf of its members, FTAI is urging the UK and European negotiating teams to now make trade a very real priority, to ensure that a transition period can be arranged to ease trading relationships post-Brexit

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  • FTA issues checklist for no-deal Brexit

    on Oct 10, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA issues checklist for no-deal Brexit

    Prime Minister Theresa May and her government might think they are ready to walk out of the EU talks but the UK logistics sector is urging caution to ensure that UK trade and industry can continue to operate seamlessly post-Brexit. 

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  • Budget 2018 brings mixed blessings for hauliers – says IRHA

    on Oct 10, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Budget 2018 brings mixed blessings for hauliers – says IRHA

    The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has given a mixed reception to Budget 2018 welcoming news that there has been no road increase in the cost of diesel and road tax

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  • Paragon introduces cloud deployment option

    on Oct 8, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Paragon introduces cloud deployment option

    Paragon Software Systems has extended the deployment options for its industry-leading routing and scheduling software with the introduction of a cloud-based solution. Logistics operations will now be able to take advantage of the full functionality of the company’s transport planning technology in a cloud environment without the need for dedicated IT infrastructure

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  • Intelligent Telematics makes senior management appointment

    on Oct 5, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Intelligent Telematics makes senior management appointment

    Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of connected camera solutions, has strengthened its senior management team to support the rapid growth of the business within the fleet, road transport and insurance sectors. Vince Cane has joined the company as Operations Director and will be responsible for managing all support and implementation processes to ensure the efficient delivery of 3G vehicle camera products and services to customers

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  • Stena Line scoops top freight award

    on Oct 5, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Stena Line scoops top freight award

    Stena Line has been awarded the Excellence in Maritime Logistics Award at the prestigious Export & Freight 2017 Awards held at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall recently. 

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  • TRL provides clear view on blind spot detection

    on Oct 5, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on TRL provides clear view on blind spot detection

    The global centre of innovation in transport and mobility, TRL, has developed a unique blind spot simulator rig which utilises virtual reality to help improve the design of truck cabs and road layouts, as well as aiding accident investigations

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  • TOTAL’s key engine oil receives additional OEM approval

    on Oct 4, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on TOTAL’s key engine oil receives additional OEM approval

    International oil major TOTAL has announced that its RUBIA TIR 9900 FE 5W-30 engine oil has received the Scania LDF-4 approval

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