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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* UK - Today in Road Transport
London,UK -Road Transport -21 May 2008: -- The price of fuel continues to dominate the news today, with bulk diesel passing through the £1.05/litre barrier (shockingly, up 39% in just one year)... Regarding the next round of protests, the RHA and FTA insist they will not lead Tuesday's Park Lane demonstration despite overwhelming support for such a move from operators, and a group of Scottish hauliers are planning their own go-slow protest in Edinburgh... Unsurprisingly, fuel prices are dominating the discussion among the users of driver forum TruckNet UK, with the possibility of a minimum rate of haulage also coming up for debate... However it seems that rising costs are not preventing a number of operators from posting strong financial results or expanding their operations. Among this number are Corby-based RCS Logistics, which has returned to profitability after two years of losses and is in discussion with two potential acquisition targets; Davies Turner, which is opening a multi-million-pound extension to its Bristol hub; Eddie Stobart, which is looking to launch another six train services this year for retailer Tesco; and airfreight specialist Circle Express, which has won a £12m, three-year contract with Panalpina World Transport... (Picture & Comments from BigLorryBlog, by John Henderson: "... Please find attached a couple of old Scottish Guys taken by the camera of my old friend, the late Joe Donaldson from Edinburgh")* UK - Hauliers call for longer lorries
London,UK -BBC -21 May 2008: -- The UK's road hauliers are calling for longer and heavier lorries to be trialled for certain types of freight... The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is keen to help the industry reduce transport costs that have shot up with rising fuel prices... But it also says that the move would have an environmental benefit, reducing carbon emissions... Other groups argue that bigger lorries would see more cargo sent by road than rail and could cause more congestion... (Picture: The high cost of diesel is eating into the road freight industry's profits)* Holland - Dutch LHVs back up to 60 tonnes
Amsterdam,Holland -Road Transport (London,UK)/Commercial Motor, by Tim de Jong -20 May 2008: -- The Dutch government has increased its weight limit for longer, heavier vehicles (LHVs) to sixty tonnes. Last autumn, it removed the limits on the number of LHVs on Dutch roads, but cut their maximum gross vehicle weight from 60 to 50 tonnes, the country's weight limit for regular heavy trucks... Dutch operator associations TLN and EVO strongly protested, forcing the Dutch transport minister to initiate an investigation by independent research organisation TNO. Around 100 Dutch LHVs were unable to use public roads during this investigation... Last week, TNO concluded that LHVs did not damage the bridges and the Dutch government immediately allowed the 60 tonne LHVs back on the road. TLN and EVO expect the number of LHVs on Dutch roads to increase again, possibly up to 300 or more...(Photo & Comment, from BigLorryBlog (UK): Niels Jansen who the latest news on the Longer Heavier Vehicle (LHV) front from Holland--and it's good news too. Niels tells me "...Where your Government recently announced that 'supertrucks' of 25.25m will not be allowed on British roads, the Dutch Minister of Transport has lifted the maximum GCW for LHV's again to 60 tonnes as of immediately!")Labels: trucking industry news worldwide
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