Certain types of van will be coming into operator licensing for the very first time this weekend. From Saturday 21 May 2022, vans between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), which conduct business on a ‘hire and reward’ basis in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, will need to be specified on a standard international operator licence.
The Prime Minister’s proposed Civil Service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate if staff managing the backlog of driver testing cannot be recruited, according to Logistics UK.
The UK’s HGV driver shortage remains chronic, according to Logistics UK’s analysis of the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey data.
As decarbonisation continues its rapid and inexorable rise to the very top of the logistics sector’s agenda, vans are often perceived to be the industry’s low-hanging fruit, ripe for the early adoption of zero emission fuels.
Paul Simonds of G4S Cash Solutions was crowned Logistics UK’s Van Driver of the Year 2022 yesterday (11 May 2022) following a competition day held at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre alongside ITT Hub and the Future Logistics Conference.
Delegates at the Future Logistics Conference reported being inspired and enthused following the keynote speech delivered by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist, science educator and co-presenter of the BBC’s long-running The Sky at Night programme.
Transport Minister Trudy Harrison MP announced earlier today (12 May 2022) the world's largest demonstration of zero emission HGVs is set to be rolled out in the UK, through plans to achieve cleaner air and greener jobs.
With the HGV driver shortage continuing to place pressure on UK supply chains, Logistics UK is urging HGV drivers who have left the workplace to consider re-joining the profession, with hundreds of spaces now available on government-funded refresher training courses, called HGV Skills Bootcamps.
The government’s decision last week (28 April 2022) to rethink the introduction of post-Brexit import checks on certain goods arriving from the EU (originally scheduled to be introduced in July 2022) while it finalises its 2025 Border Strategy will be met with mixed reactions from the industry, Logistics UK has said.
Logistics UK is offering its members free VIP access to next week’s eagerly awaited two-day Future Logistics Conference, an integral part of the ITT Hub event, which runs from 11-12 May 2022 at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre.
An official from the Department for International Trade (DIT) has said that the government expects global trade to double in real terms over the next 30 years and quadruple in dollar terms by $100 trillion a year until 2050.
Logistics UK has advised its members to plan now for vans coming into scope of operating licensing in just over a fortnight’s time.
Logistics UK has welcomed the changes planned for The Highway Code, confirmed by the Department for Transport (DfT) last week (20 April 2022), which will set the framework for the first wave of autonomous vehicle technology.
Logistics UK is telling its members to prepare for significant road closures to support events taking place in central London to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a revised edition of its Categorisation of vehicle defects guidance recently (20 April 2022), which will come into effect next week (1 May 2022).
An ongoing shortage of semi-conductor chips and other components in the manufacturing supply chain, has led the government to extend from nine months to 12 months the period that plug-in vehicle grant orders have to reach ‘completed’ status, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) confirmed earlier this month.
The government’s announcement of an additional £20million to boost HGV driver facilities is a positive step forward for industry, according to Logistics UK.
A combination of a scarcity of new compliant vehicles, rising costs and insufficient government funding is leading to delays in the introduction of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) across the north of England.
The UK van market declined by more than a quarter (27%) in March, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Logistics UK has warned its members that operate in the West Midlands to prepare for road closures and restrictions in the run up to and during the Commonwealth Games, to be held between Thursday 28 July 2022 and Monday 8 August 2022.
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