Last month the government announced a £15 Billion Investment in road strategy to help improve road vehicle capacity and road conditions. Over 1300 new lane miles are due to be added on motorways which will help alleviate congestion and boost connectivity between the north east...
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Currently there is a vehicle trial which allows freight operators to use longer vehicles to move goods in the UK, enabling vehicles to move more goods more efficiently and help improve the impact on the environment. Over ten years it is expected so save over...
The latest Logistics Survey shows that UK road exports to the EU both on accompanied and unaccompanied trailers increased by 5% in 2013 against the levels seen a year earlier. This reverses the trend in 2012 and is in line with the evidence of the UK economy turning...
The European Commission has published a report on the opportunities to integrate the internal market for road transport. The Commission believes that removing current restrictions would help the European economy and have a positive impact on the environment. The Commission found that on any given day, almost a...
Next week will see the introduction of the new time based user charge that will see foreign HGV's charged for using their vehicles in the UK and thereby contributing in the same way as domestic operators to the cost of maintaining the road network. The...
The UK government has announced that it will be investing an average £3bn per year over the next 8 years in upgrading the road network. This will be the biggest investment made since the 1970's. This should improve journey times and reduce delays. Supplychain21 continues to...
In a sign that the recession is over, the Port of Calais has reported a 21% rise in freight vehicles passing through the port in 2013. Nearly 1.7m vehicles or unaccompanied trailers were handled in the year. As demand increases, spare capacity for back haul freight will...
In a sign that the recession is over, the Port of Dover has reported a 13% rise in freight vehicles passing through the port in 2013. More than 2.2m vehicles were handled, making 2013 the strongest year since 2009. As demand increases, spare capacity for back...