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Industry body calls for greater clarity on DVS consultation
...that more than 94% of HGVs in London operate with a DVS safety permit and the number of serious collisions involving HGVs has more than halved since before the scheme...
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Popular Truckstop officially launched after significant Certas Energy investment
...and heavy loads as well as all types of HGVs and refrigerated trailers. It offers impressive secure parking facilities with 24-hour CCTV, security patrol personnel and a security perimeter fence....
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Council encourages broader adoption of HVO as it switches fleet fuel
...its commitment to reducing emissions and promoting environmental stewardship’ the local authority is urging others with HGV fleets to do the same. Since launching its green fleet initiative earlier this...
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COP26 FON blog 4: Transport decarbonisation
...fuels emerge at scale. It reduces emissions today, and it promotes further investment into renewable fuels that will be vital to decarbonising hard to abate sectors like HGVs, marine and...
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Fuelling regional growth in the Northern Powerhouse
Last year Certas Energy opened a Shell GTL Fuel refuelling station at the Port of Liverpool to provide HGV drivers with a lower emission fuel to help fleet operators to...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...the rule change. For example, with the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan also impending – which will see the end of the sale of new diesel HGVs by 2040 and light...
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Driver shortages create barrier
...“Our report shows that 29% of logistics businesses anticipate that they will be unable to fill vacancies for HGV drivers this year; a further 14.5% expect long delays before filling...
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HOYER Petrolog launches recruitment video and retains Valero contract
...the chance and I would say to other women HGV drivers wanting to move into this industry, to give it a go,” says Anna Bochenek The third driver to appear...
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First ADR tests – changes for new trailers
...first trailer HGV Annual Test prior to entering service is no longer necessary if new trailers subject to ECWVTA or IVA are supplied by the manufacturer with proof that they...
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Road safety – top of the class
...of the A74(M). The posters created by the children are now on display at Certas Energy’s HGV refueling site at the ‘fechan Truckstop’ The students, who were invited to...
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Supply chain and logistics UK crime survey
The Scottish Secure Parking Group (SSPG), of which the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is a member, is seeking views on secure HGV parking across the UK, but particularly in Scotland. ...
Opinion
Call for 10,000 temporary visas to address driver crisis
...of the latest ONS Labour Force Survey Q2 for Logistics UK by independent research company Repgraph has shown that 14,000 EU HGV drivers left employment in the UK in the...
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Focusing on fleet safety
...of cyclist deaths occur. “This DfT campaign highlights one of the key danger zones – the blind spot at the front left of an HGV,” said Christopher Snelling, FTA’s head...
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UKIFDA’s winner of new Young Person of the Year Award
...vehicles to make the deliveries, including Land Rovers, Ford Rangers, and Transit Vans. She is keen to get her HGV and ADR licence – and we are keen to support...
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UK Fuels expands bunker network
...2,250 UK sites. Having reached the 550–site mark for HGV fuelling, UK Fuels is now the largest independent network in the UK. Part of Radius Payment Solutions, the network expansion...
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Drivers – recruiting and retaining
...new HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeships is a huge step forward. “However, there is still a great deal to be done to make the industry more attractive and to help employers...
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Renewable diesel added to fuel range as transformed JET garage reopens
...year, features brand new HGV and retail forecourt facilities with new pumps, a larger HGV loading area, a separate retail forecourt and the full range of JET branded fuels including...
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Truckstops go the extra mile to make Christmas special for drivers
...year round. There’s a shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the UK and the Road Haulage Association says one way of encouraging more new drivers into the industry would be...