Logistics UK is advising its members to consider using alternative routes or allow extra time when using the Dartford Crossing northbound between 8.30pm and 5.30am from tonight (Thursday 3 November) until the morning of Friday 11 November.
With net zero deadlines edging ever closer, Logistics UK is delighted to announce its new one-day conference – Delivering Decarbonisation – to be held on 22 November 2022 at the Congress Centre, London.
In 2018, the UK secured a derogation from the European Commission in 2018 allowing category B licence holders to drive alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles with a gross weight of 4.25 tonnes, as opposed to the standard 3.5 tonnes entitlement.
Hundreds of port workers at Liverpool voted for two weeks of strike action this week, after pay negotiations broke down without resolution between Peel Ports and the Unite union.
Logistics UK, one of the UK’s biggest business groups, has been crowned Trade Association of the Year at the 2022 Memcom Excellence Awards.
Figures released yesterday (26 October 2022) by the Department for Transport show that since 1 October 2021 there has been a 34% increase in public electric vehicle chargepoints across the UK, with the total number now standing at 34,637.
The HGV Skills Bootcamp, established by the government in response to the skills shortage in HGV drivers at the height of the pandemic, is bringing new employees into the logistics workforce, according to new data released by the Driver Academy Group.
News that the government is taking steps to stabilise the economy have been welcomed by Logistics UK.
The Unite union has confirmed that the jobs of a total of 132 employees at the Port of Liverpool are at risk.
Being a transport manager is one of the busiest and most important roles in any transport operation.
Logistics UK is currently working on producing an Electric Vehicle report, scheduled to be published in the spring.
Logistics UK was delighted to welcome its 20,000th member recently (30 September 2022) – Groundworks Direct Limited, a family run groundworks and civil engineering business based in Durham.
Tim Morris, Chair of Logistics UK’s Water Freight Council, has been appointed Group Head of Corporate Affairs at Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator.
E-commerce giant and Logistics UK member Amazon announced plans to invest more than €1 billion over the next five years to further electrify and decarbonise its transportation network across Europe earlier this week (10 October 2022).
The UK’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rose by 10.8% in September, with the plate change making it one of the most popular months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
With the phase-out date for the sale of new petrol and diesel vans set for 2030, a key concern among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be the transition to hybrid or zero tailpipe emission commercial vehicles, and the costs incurred as a result.
Logistics UK has welcomed the government’s publication of its response to the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the road freight supply chain last week (29 September 2022).
David Wells, Chief Executive of Logistics UK, is urging members to take part in a major review of transport and logistics skills training.
In response to a recent report on vehicle taxation reform, Logistics UK has reiterated that any road charging policy coming down the track must avoid the pitfall of taxing operators twice.
Logistics UK has welcomed the government’s actions to help address growing business costs, particularly energy prices, following its announcement of its Growth Plan last Friday (23 September 2022).
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