The government is to suspend all Clean Air Zones until at least January 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Pow, a junior minister at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), says the move will provide “certainty” to the commercial fleet industry. In her recent letter to David Wells, the…
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The Government has confirmed ‘Essential Work’ status for the logistics sector during the Covid-19 crisis. This recognises the essential work of all those who work across the logistics supply chain including distribution centres and not just for food and medical suppliers.
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The Senior Traffic Commissioner recently issued a Statutory Document that sets out how they are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Great Britain.
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This week, SMMT caught up with Mark Field, a long-serving driver for Bibby Distribution, and the current holder of the Microlise Driver of the Year award.
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We continue to provide every service and support to our customers and partners as they maintain vital supply chain links to keep our economy moving and maintain critical supplies across healthcare, the food and drinks sector and home deliveries.
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The Transport Secretary has announced 18 measures aimed at making smart motorways safer. This follows analysis commissioned by the Transport Secretary which found that overall, data shows that the risks that are lower on smart motorways compared with conventional motorways include tailgating, rapid changes of vehicle speeds, vehicles drifting off the carriageway and vehicles being driven too…
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Delivery hours have been extended by the Government to support supermarkets and other food retailers to move stocks more quickly from warehouses to replenish their shelves during the Coronavirus threat.
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As part of our program of monthly product updates, we are pleased to announce that the 20.2 version of our solution is now available. This release contains a number of new features and some improvements to existing features requested by customers. When adding or deleting journey drops, customers using Journey Management, will now be actively…
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Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced that 32 local authorities will receive investment for essential repair works via the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund.
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Online service goes live to help drivers and businesses prepare for the introduction of clean air zones.
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics (APPG), calls for written submissions relating to the impact of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) on the haulage and logistics sector.
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By using the Microlise Driver Performance Management solution, Maritime Transport has seen a significant upturn in driver grades and safety levels with almost half of the fleet moving from lower to higher grades.
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