According to figures released today (5 January 2022) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 282,139 light commercial vehicles (LCV) were registered in 2022, the lowest annual figure since 2013 (271,073).
The proposals by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) to introduce charges for commercial vehicles as part of a new ‘Sustainable Travel Zone’ in Cambridge has met with stiff opposition from Logistics UK.
Logistics UK has participated in a joint letter – together with UKWA, BIFA, Chemical Business Association, Cold Chain Federation and RTITB – sent to Minister for Immigration, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP (pictured above), highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK) – has announced that Leon Daniels OBE will be its new President for 2023.
Logistics UK has named global specialist engineering and construction company J Murphy & Sons Ltd as Van Business of the Year at its annual Logistics Awards, which took place in London last week (8 December 2022).
Logistics UK has announced the winners of its sixth annual Logistics Awards, following a celebratory gala dinner held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on Thursday 8 December.
Phil Roe, President of Logistics UK, announced the launch of the Generation Logistics Ambassador Network at the Logistics Awards last week (8 December 2022).
The logistics industry had navigated the post-pandemic economy well in 2022, but the issue of skills shortages remains stubbornly acute, according to Logistics UK’s President Phil Roe.
Logistics UK, which is a member of the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF), a partnership of organisations and agencies, is backing the KRF's call for motorists to plan their journeys in advance to help avoid any unnecessary delays as Operation Brock returns to the M20 on Sunday (11 December 2022).
Driving tests and other services offered via the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are likely to be affected by industrial strike action over the next two months.
Logistics UK announced the appointment of Nichola Mallon as Head of Trade and Devolved Policy within its highly experienced policy team earlier this week (5 December 2022).
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Logistics UK announced the winner of its first ever national Transport Manager of the Year competition last week (1 December 2022).
Last week’s announcement (25 November 2022) that London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to include all boroughs from August 2023, will provide an opportunity for operators within the capital to take active steps to plan vehicle replacement or upgrades, Logistics UK has said.
Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) met with Logistics UK earlier today (1 December 2022), ahead of a public consultation on whether to charge Euro VI HGVs £50 a day to enter its Clean Air Zone (CAZ).
The seven winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2022, announced in September, are now anxiously awaiting the big reveal of who will be named Van Business of the Year at Logistics UK’s glittering Logistics Awards to take place next week (8 December 2022) at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
Logistics UK launched its second Compliance Report at the final Transport Manager conference for 2022 in Coventry earlier today (1 December 2022).
It was a packed room and packed agenda at the Delivering Decarbonisation conference in London, earlier this week (22 November 2022), as senior leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing the sector.
Following the announcement of a £100m boost to roadside facilities from the Department for Transport today (24 November 2022), Logistics UK’s Policy Director, Kate Jennings, has said that Logistics UK’s members and their employees deserve access to hygiene and rest facilities enjoyed by workers in other sectors of the UK economy.
A potential 23% increase in Fuel Duty, which equates to an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content of the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) Report on Fiscal Responsibility and published on the day of the Autumn Statement last week (17 November 2022), would be a body blow to the logistics industry if introduced, Logistics UK has said.
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