Geneva, Switzerland: It is imperative that delays at borders are reduced in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU). It has called on the EU to taker collaborative approach to reduce bottlenecks at EU borders that have been causing unnecessary delays and interruptions of supply chains. The European Commission’s …
Peterborough, UK: RHA chief executive Richard Burnett has written to senior Cabinet minister Michael Gove MP to call for an extension to the UK’s transition period for leaving the EU. Burnett said: “As things stand right now, the Coronavirus outbreak means that we are simply not in a position to give the complexity of future …
London, UK: The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is calling for cross sector collaboration to ensure that the sector is equipped to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Kevin Richardson, chief executive, CILT, said: “We have seen a rapid pivot in operational needs, with demands on the logistics sector soaring as home delivery and …
London, UK: Monday saw two further schemes from the government to help business deal with the coronavirus outbreak: a new interest-free Business Interruption Loan Scheme for small and medium-sized firms and a Bank of England finance option for bigger businesses. UK-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) with an annual turnover of less than £45m can …
London, UK: National wholesaler JJ Foodservice is responding to grocery delivery delays by launching a new home delivery service, available with immediate effect, offering key household essentials. Chief operating officer at JJ Foodservice, Mushtaque Ahmed, said: “With schools closing and many of us required to work from home, having essential products like bottled water, fresh …
London, UK: The Department for Transport is extending the current limited drivers’ hours relaxation until 23.59hrs on Tuesday 21 April 2020 and apply to all road haulage operations. The move follows discussions between Road Haulage Association (RHA) chief executive Richard Burnett and secretary of state for transport Grant Shapps. “This is a blanket relaxation covering …
London, UK: Transport for London (TfL) has suspended the Congestion Charge and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in a bid to help critical workers. This change will come into effect from today, Monday 23 March. It is being done to help critical workers – especially NHS workers – travel around London and keep the …
London, UK: On Friday, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered the third UK Budget in nine days that contained more packages to help businesses deal with the consequences of the coronavirus. Sunak’s first package announced to Parliament on 11 March set aside £12bn for dealing with the virus. As the scale of …
London, UK: Coronavirus dominated UK and global headlines but operators are still busy shifting essential food and buying new equipment… Dartmouth Crab Company adds a Carrier cooled G&A Dartmouth Crab Company has taken delivery of its first Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridge fitted to a 13.6m Gray & Adams built reefer. The new trailer …
London, UK: The industry has hit out the chancellor of the exchequer’s decision to remove the red diesel subsidy from refrigerated vehicles, arguing that it will impose “devastating costs on to hard-pressed hauliers”. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the announcement in the March Budget, choosing to maintain the freeze for fuel duty paid by motorists …
London, UK: Trade associations are highlighting concerns over the government’s post-Brexit plans, despite the industry’s current focus on the coronavirus. The prime minister is still sticking to the official line of “no extension to the transition period”. A massive custom agent shortage, the government’s post-Brexit immigration policy and the need for connectivity with Europe are …
London, UK: The coronavirus has reached into every part of business and the temperature-controlled logistics sector is no exception. Food and pharmaceuticals dominate temperature-controlled logistics and both have seen demand increase as a result of the virus spread. The challenge for the industry is not decimated business volumes such as that which the airline industry …
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