Grid Smarter Cities’ bookable loading bays in Westminster widened to all delivery vehicles
New bookable loading bays created in Westminster earlier in the year are being made available to all types of delivery vans. The Kerb® online booking platform, delivered by kerbside management technology company Grid Smarter Cities, had originally operated exclusively for Electric Vehicles. Kerb® allows delivery drivers to remotely reserve 30-to-90-minute unloading slots at bays near […]
TfL strengthens Direct Vision Standard for HGVs
Transport for London has strengthened the requirements for its Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which imeasures how much an HGV driver can see directly through their cab windows and sets minimum standards, to promote visibility and safe driving practices. TfL says it is now strengthening the minimum safety requirements for vehicles in the capital to reduce […]
Logistics industry calls LTC delay “deeply concerning”
The Chief Executive of business group Logistics UK says the Transport Secretary’s decision to delay the decision on the Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames Crossing “runs counter to what the new government has said about getting Britain building again”. Logistics UK Chief Executive David Wells OBE called Louise Haigh’s decision “deeply concerning”, adding: […]
Clearview Intelligence solution cuts congestion at Heathrow
Highways and Transport Solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has implemented a multiple-technology solution to improve efficiency at a major logistics area at Heathrow Airport. The Shoreham Road World Cargo facility is formed by a u-shaped link road to access airport-related warehousing, but has been plagued by congestion and difficulties being able to find suitable parking for […]
California moves towards driverless lorry ban
A ban on the use of driverless trucks in the state of California has moved closer to becoming law after passing the committee stage in the state legislature. The rule would mean any vehicle weighing more than 10,000 lbs (approx 4.5 tonnes) would require a human safety driver. Industry bodies have criticised the move saying […]
Zero Emission HGV market “shackled by absence of infrastructure and lack of plan”
The heavy goods vehicle sector is calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. With just over a decade until the first end of sale deadline for the UK’s predominantly diesel HGVs, new analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has found Britain’s strategic […]
National Highways launches HGV blind spots safety campaign
National Highways has launched a new safety campaign, amid concerns about drivers’ awareness of heavy goods vehicle ‘blind spots’ when overtaking. It says car and van drivers can underestimate limitations HGV drivers face in seeing passing vehicles. In a recent survey commissioned by National Highways, while nearly three quarters of people said they take extra […]
£7 million fund announced aimed at decarbonising freight and boosting innovation
A £7 million taxpayer-backed fund is being launched aimed at supporting innovative new ideas and technology to deliver freight across the UK more efficiently and cleaner. The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) will go to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises who will then work with industry-leading companies to develop innovations to make freight more […]
Port of Felixstowe deploys first driverless trucks
The Port of Felixstowe has announced it introduced autonomous terminal tractor units (ATs) into mixed traffic container terminal operations, believed to be the first implementation of its kind in Europe. The first two battery-powered units to enter service at the UK’s largest container port have been supplied by manufacturer Westwell. Commenting on the new equipment, […]
CILT stresses driverless safety priority to Transport Select Committee
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport have appeared before the Transport Select Committee giving evidence on self-driving vehicles. Ian Wainwright FCILT, Chair of Freight and Logistics Policy Group at CILT(UK) responded to a call from government on matters concerning Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). Ian Wainwright FCILT, Chair of Freight and Logistics Policy Group […]
