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.
There was plenty of good news for the logistics industry in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week (17 November 2022) – the commitments to continued road and rail infrastructure, innovation as a growth priority and carbon reduction to name but three.
Light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations were at their lowest since 2013, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) earlier this month (4 November 2022).
Given an inflation rate of 11.1%, soaring energy prices and falling living standards, the Autumn Statement delivered by the Chancellor today (pictured above right) has been eagerly awaited by business groups, promising as it does to usher in a new era of tax rises and public spending cuts to help plug the UK’s £50bn ‘fiscal black hole’.
Logistics UK has responded to the European Commission’s announcement last week (10 November 2022) that it proposes to launch new Euro 7 standards, by saying that the new requirements must be both sustainable and economically viable.
Logistics UK has opposed proposed charges for Euro VI HGVs to pay to enter the Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ), should a new charging order be approved.
The deadline for achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and the government’s proposal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, are driving manufacturers to invest in the production of zero emission vehicles.
A dynamic mechanism to hold tax revenues flat, involving a cut in Fuel Duty while prices rise, would provide logistics businesses with financial stability and prevent additional inflationary pressure on the economy, Logistics UK has said.
Now that the UK’s first four Clean Air Zones are in operation in Bath, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Bradford, and with Bristol's going live on Monday 28 November, Logistics UK is keen to hear from members who are happy to share their experiences of what it is like to operate within them.
With just three live events – in London, Wales and Coventry – and one virtual event left in Logistics UK’s Transport Manager 2022 conference series, anyone wishing to attend is being advised to sign up as soon as possible to ensure their place and keep their compliance knowledge up to date.
Following receipt of a record number of entries for this year’s Logistics Awards – around double the figure received in previous years – Logistics UK’s Board, which comprises representatives from some of the country’s most influential logistics businesses, will now complete the final round of judging before winners are announced at the highly anticipated 2022 celebratory awards dinner.
Logistics Magazine will cover all the latest news on stories breaking in the industry, including developments on COVID-19, Brexit, Clean Air Zones, transport law and decarbonisation.
Our frequent features will tackle the broader issues affecting logistics such as the COVID-19 vaccination programme, technology and innovation, the political and economic landscape, global trade and the drive to reduce emissions across all transport modes.
Each month we explore a different topic in depth in our popular Compliance section, while each week we will publish answers put to our Member Advice Centre team.
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