http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/UK Haulier is a Road Haulage, Freight Logistics and Shipping website packed full of News and information for the logistics sector. Great features include Fuel Card Comparison, Haulage Insurance, Used Truck Sales, Road Haulage, Freight Companies Directory, Truck, Van and Trailer Classifieds HGV Route Planner, Truck Stop Finder, Fuel Prices, Traffic Updates, Weather warnings, Road Law, Haulage News, Courier and Freight Marketplace and much much more! For more infomation vist www.ukhaulier.co.ukennoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Thu, 24 May 2012 02:36:45 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com130125Business/Business Newsnoreply@blogger.comnoUK Haulier is a Road Haulage, Freight Logistics and Shipping website packed full of News and information for the logistics sector. Great features include Fuel Card Comparison, Haulage Insurance, Used Truck Sales, Road Haulage, Freight Companies Directory,UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeedshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/l5c1S7Ldsik/uk-company-directors-risk-corporate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 23 May 2012 04:51:14 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-5746612816489922122Risky business on the road as UK company directors risk corporate manslaughter charges every time one of thousands of illegal drivers gets behind the wheel. Licence Bureau, a UK authority on driver qualifications, estimates that there are 24,000 people driving illegally for companies in Britain, including an unknown number of truck drivers. In 2011, Licence Bureau found that, on average, one in 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/uk-company-directors-risk-corporate.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/48Wm_99A-rQ/uk-freight-industry-needs-more-truckers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 23 May 2012 04:18:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-1794443242908812745Despite recession, not enough young or female drivers to replace ageing workforce, says Skills for Logistics. The UK may be in a second recession and suffering its highest unemployment for years, but the country faces a looming lorry driver shortage which risks holding back economic recovery.That warning, published yesterday by the government’s logistics training body, Skills for Logistics, is 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/uk-freight-industry-needs-more-truckers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/ESi-F3zZBn0/dartford-crossing-toll-charge-increase.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 23 May 2012 03:31:46 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-2345725122422111590 TOLL charges on the Dartford Crossing are to be increased to pay for free-flow electronic charging, the Department of Transport has announced. From October 2012, cash charges for car users will increase from £1.50 to £2, from £2 to £2.50 for lorries and from £3.70 to £5.00 for heavy goods vehicles. The Crossing will remain free for motorcyclists,and discounts for local residents and drivers 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/dartford-crossing-toll-charge-increase.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/C2uQ3QXO14M/super-truck-drivers-water-great-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Thu, 10 May 2012 12:46:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-7395910073617449290 Homeowners across the North West might not realise it, but over the past year they could have been among the 250,000 people who’ve been ‘rescued’ by an unlikely team of heroes – six ‘water truckers’.    This crack team of H20 heroes operates United Utilities’ ‘Water on Wheels’ service – a fleet of bespoke Volvo 30,000ltr super tankers that travel to affected areas and pump water directly 1http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/super-truck-drivers-water-great-idea.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/zGFE5bMDF5M/government-millions-to-fund-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Thu, 10 May 2012 12:35:33 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-6344587775912202174The government is putting up £9.5 million to encourage UK road-haulage operators to buy and use low carbon medium and heavy goods vehicles, and the supporting refuelling infrastructure. The Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial is being run by the Technology Strategy Board. Demonstration trial fleets will be run for two years, during which time usage data will be gathered and analysed by DfT. 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/government-millions-to-fund-green.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/eVv9wlgEqLw/multimodal-2012-record-exhibitor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Sat, 05 May 2012 05:49:56 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-1528084070149463491Multimodal 2012, the only UK and Irish event for all sectors of the freight and transport industries, opened today 1st May 2012 at Birmingham’s NEC with a record number of exhibitors. The organisers say that the show has grown by 20% in this, its fifth year, and offers visitors a wider range of suppliers, modes and transport routes to choose from than ever before. The feedback from exhibitors on0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/multimodal-2012-record-exhibitor.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/eJMn33Xvca4/150m-port-plan-for-southampton-docks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Sat, 05 May 2012 05:45:30 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-2879675398382547954Southampton port has been given the go ahead for a £150m expansion bringing 200 jobs. After months of delays due to legal challenges and red tape a government agency has confirm the project to increase the size of berths at the container terminal can go-ahead. It will ensure the container terminal’s future competitiveness and safeguard 800 direct jobs and 1,200 indirect jobs. Port owner ABP 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/05/150m-port-plan-for-southampton-docks.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/q_0zPQvidWU/faulty-tachograph-cards-can-be-costly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:27:20 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-4022488347221285913UK – Novadata, the tachograph supply specialist, tells us that the DVLA are aware of problems on some Digital Tachograph Driver Cards which result in error codes being displayed on the tachograph vehicle unit, obviously a serious situation for any freight truck or other road haulage driver. Novadata says drivers are advised to check the card in another vehicle unit or a download device to verify 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/faulty-tachograph-cards-can-be-costly.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/8A6fCsHRJHU/owner-drivers-must-obey-working-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:25:33 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-6617266273941627225Owner-drivers must adhere to the Working Time Directive (WTD) from May after escaping inclusion for seven years. The WTD restricts working time to an average 48-hour week and insists that records are kept for two years. The government has been forced to act after the European Commission began infringement proceedings against 13 member states, including the UK and Ireland. Penalties include 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/owner-drivers-must-obey-working-time.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/ipLOrlIwFpE/olympic-route-network-drivers-advised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:22:05 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-2427388920308080055Transport for London (TfL) has recently issued a Code of Practice for freight drivers who will be working at night and into the morning to deliver supplies during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Companies making or receiving out-of-hours deliveries during London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are urged to adhere to this new code, developed in partnership with the Freight Transport Association (FTA)0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/olympic-route-network-drivers-advised.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/rJLX3VyuoQ4/highway-of-death-lay-bys-petition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:00:29 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-7283541070363909574Downgrade dangerous lay-bys on dual carriage-ways Responsible department: Department for TransportWe urge The Department for Transport and The Highways Agency to downgrade dangerous lay-bys to "Emergency Stopping Only," on the A14 and on similar dual carriage-ways nationwide. These shallow, unprotected lay-bys built in the 60s and 70s do no meet current safety standards. Restricting their use 2http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/highway-of-death-lay-bys-petition.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/39tsYXFyRpQ/truckers-pledge-to-join-fuel-tanker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:54:27 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-4297452129034124736 Militant truck drivers who brought fuel supplies to a standstill by blockading oil refineries 12 years ago said that they were prepared to repeat their protest in support of striking hauliers. Any sympathy move by truckers, who are campaigning against high taxes on diesel fuel, could complicate government attempts to use army drivers to move essential supplies of fuel around the UK in the0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/truckers-pledge-to-join-fuel-tanker.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/OQhJD_qtdxc/overnight-london-lorry-advice-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:29:46 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-3750514372198168865Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets in central London will be allowed to have overnight deliveries during the Olympic and Paralympic Games - and if it goes well it could become permanent. London Councils and Transport for London have agreed to relax the stringent rules allowing HGVs in central London out of hours. "The challenges surrounding deliveries during the Games are considerable. 1http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/overnight-london-lorry-advice-for.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/CykNhfpmrSM/uk-haulier-achieve-record-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:30:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-5070997830920978866UK HAULIER ACHIEVE RECORD MONTH IN MARCH 2012 Thanks again to all our users, fans & followers for helping us month on month! We are working hard on helping the Logistics Industry day in day out. Don't forget to check us out for many of the best products on offer for your business; INSURANCE TRACKING SYSTEMS FUEL CARDS ADBLUE SOLUTIONS JOB BOARDS USED TRUCK SALES Thank you again for all 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/uk-haulier-achieve-record-month.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/VBiYh45MpqY/truck-parking-on-a14-in-planning-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:18:59 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-1344302183729151009Funding to build truck parks along the A14 could be secured from a £500m European pot of money. Politicians and representatives from Northamptonshire County Council have visited Brussels to lobby for cash ahead of a pan-European bidding process starting in the Autumn. They argued that the A14 is an essential trade route for businesses and with the expansion of the Port of Felixstowe it is 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/04/truck-parking-on-a14-in-planning-stage.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/VmV0_-F8boE/hauliers-warned-of-m4-weight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:17:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-3209274523464072488The Highways Agency (HA) is warning LGV drivers that a weight restriction has been placed on the M4, west London, between J1 and J3 westbound and J3 and J2 eastbound.Vehicles weighing more than 17 tonnes will be diverted via the A312 and the A4 until further notice.The HA says the weight restriction is a precautionary measure following an inspection of the Boston Manor viaduct, which flagged up a0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/hauliers-warned-of-m4-weight.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/IJFLuM6mkoA/fuel-duty-increase-is-blow-to-hauliers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:34:49 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-4938508241939040123The Chancellor George Osborne's decision to increase fuel duty in August has come as a blow to the industry, says the Road Haulage Association. Today’s Budget announcement that August’s proposed 3 ppl fuel duty increase is to go ahead means that the price of diesel could go up to £1.50 per litre. The price of petrol could also go up to 145p per litre. RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning commented0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/fuel-duty-increase-is-blow-to-hauliers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/DddTY6Avyso/daf-looks-at-fuel-savings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:33:22 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-8550542655829612390Paccar says its new aerodynamic body saves fuel without compromising cubic capacity. The factory fit Aero body designed for the Daf LF 7.5 to 12 tonne range has a moulded roof fairing and cab collars aerodynamically integrated with the cab, a curved front part of the body and rear tailgate air diffuser over the rear frame. The manufacturer claims it can save up to 8% in fuel at cruising speed 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/daf-looks-at-fuel-savings.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/OewqO-Q-pKU/fears-for-driver-jobs-at-ar-lunn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:15:42 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-8018060662060413726FEARS are growing over the future of an established haulage firm in the city. Staff at AR Lunn have told the Mail up to 150 drivers are being made redundant at the company, based in Hedon Road, east Hull. It is believed a mass meeting of staff was held at the site earlier this week. One driver, who did not wish to be named, said: "We were told we were all being made redundant. I would say 1http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/fears-for-driver-jobs-at-ar-lunn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/XoXYnTqWC_c/new-container-terminal-for-mersey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:13:41 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-4792907488726923785Peel Ports today announced it is to build a new deepwater container terminal at the port of Liverpool. Liverpool 2 will bring some of the world’s largest containerships to the Mersey when it opens for business in 2015. The new terminal will accommodate two vessels of up to 13,500teu at a time. Liverpool 2, which will cost in excess of £300 million and create around 5,000 jobs, is the key 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/new-container-terminal-for-mersey.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/hZBYHT9frGA/scania-switches-to-ethanol-lorries-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:21:56 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-4232795442746411161Truck maker Scania has gone over to bio-ethanol powered vehicles for its internal logistics. It reckons this will reduce CO2 emissions from its own goods transport at its Södertälje factory in Sweden by 70 per cent. Anders Nielsen, Scania’s head of production and logistics, said: “As a supplier of transport solutions, it is important for us to take the lead in developing sustainable alternative0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/scania-switches-to-ethanol-lorries-for.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/BUnBnnDhxuU/next-step-for-teesport-expansion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:52:40 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-6007632989320988838PD Ports has completed the ground works at its container handling capacity in Teesport UK – the next step in its strategy towards doubling its container capacity. The works, which went on for a year, have cost £16m as part of an overall £29m project, with the aim of expanding capacity from 235,000 to 450,000 teu. In order to handle this additional capacity, Teesport has also had to make its 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/next-step-for-teesport-expansion.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/hviTXSpoBng/high-diesel-prices-are-crippling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:19:45 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-1559557215854695102The Road Haulage Association's latest weekly fuel price survey - the most reliable guide to what hauliers actually pay for diesel deliveries to their depots - shows a national average price of 116.33 pence before VAT (139.60 after VAT)...0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/high-diesel-prices-are-crippling.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/TCzMmWC8EPY/humber-bridge-toll-cut-welcomed-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:17:56 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-6119613524237263079Campaigners and businesses are celebrating Humber Bridge toll reductions after the government agreed to slash car crossing charges to £1.50. The government accepted a response from the four local authorities to write-off £150m of the outstanding Humber Bridge debt – which will allow the tolls to be reduced by April 1. It means the cost of a one-way car journey across the bridge will be cut 0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/03/humber-bridge-toll-cut-welcomed-by.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UkHaulierBlog-ForAllYourRoadHaulageFreightLogisticsShippingNeeds/~3/dMfRTVAymjU/a14-working-party-seeks-funding-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UK Haulier)Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:28:04 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371009784640695876.post-6561876025745690801A new working party has been set up to help attract more government, EU and private funding for an upgrade to the A14 across East Anglia. A summit in Kettering looked at ways of expanding the trunk road after the government abandoned a £1.2bn plan to create a four-lane highway. The new group will include businesses and councils from Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Plans could0http://blog.ukhaulier.co.uk/2012/02/a14-working-party-seeks-funding-for.htmlnonadult