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A ‘No Jab, No Job’ Minefield

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01/03/2021 Transport News

NEWS THAT Pimlico Plumbers is to rewrite the employment contracts of its 250 employees and require them to be vaccinated against coronavirus, or lose their jobs, is causing a ripple of uncertainty to spread through […]

Moto ends offer of free meals to HGV drivers as operations return to normal

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06/07/2020 Transport News

Moto’s offer of free meals for HGV drivers parking overnight at their facilities, launched at the start of the pandemic lockdown, comes to an end this week. In its place the motorway services operator has […]

FleetCheck: ‘Boost for Earned Recognition during lockdown’

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02/07/2020 Transport News

The earliest months of the Covid-19 lockdown saw a marked increase in the number of commercial vehicle fleets adopting the DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme, FleetCheck has revealed. From March to June, 64% of new corporate […]

DVSA announce truck testing to restart but not all Scottish ATFs will reopen

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19/06/2020 Transport News

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that truck testing will restart from 4 July for those vehicles given exemptions at the start of the coronavirus lockdown. Since 21 March, trucks and trailers […]

Traffic commissioners to resume in-person hearings

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17/06/2020 Transport News

People will be able to attend public inquiries and other hearings in person from Monday 6 July, with social distancing measures in place. The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain announced that in-person tribunal hearings are […]

GB Driving Hours Relaxation to End

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12/06/2020 Transport News

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the relaxation of GB drivers’ hours will end on Sunday 14 June, a minute before midnight. The update in DfT guidance published this week follows the end […]

Just 15 commercial vehicles manufactured in UK during April

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01/06/2020 Transport News

Unsurprising and yet stark figures from the SMMT show that just 15 commercial vehicles rolled off GB production lines in April. CV output dropped by 99.3% as plants were forced to close their doors due […]

Manage your workplace risks to Covid-19 to avoid legal claims

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26/05/2020 Transport News

Haulage firms could be at risk of legal claims against them unless they manage the risk from Covid-19 to their employees and the public effectively. With the reopening of certain depots, offices and other premises […]

Trucking Britain out of Covid-19 panel reports majority of trucks still running

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18/05/2020 Transport News

Hauliers across the UK have reported that the majority of their fleet is still up and running. To measure the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the transport and distribution industry, Transport News (with its […]

Fleet managers told to Add Covid-19 to risk management policy

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14/05/2020 Transport News

Software specialist FleetCheck has urged operators to add coronavirus measures to their fleet risk management policies. The call comes after the government issued a new document – ‘Working Safely During Covid-19 in or from a […]

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