A High Court judge has ruled in favour of a port operator which claimed access rights to the Teesworks redevelopment site. PD Ports had faced a legal challenge by South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) to cross land at the freeport, near Redcar.
One of the North East’s most famous icons will shine again as the government delivers a £35 million boost to restore the bridge and secure its future.
There has been a steep rise in incidents of aggression and harassment towards commercial fleet drivers from both opportunistic thieves and members of the public in the past 12 months. This was the opinion of leading fleet, health and safety, and technology specialists at a recent event organised by SureCam and PeopleSafe to discuss driver safeguarding and lone worker protection.
Pocket Box, the vehicle and driver management software specialist, was a winner at the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards. The company received the business category for the development of innovative fleet technology applications that are helping vehicle operators to improve road safety, protect drivers and enhance compliance.
Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, is offering free access to its e-learning module library and complimentary downloadable resources to coincide with Brake’s annual Road Safety Week campaign. The company is encouraging fleets to take advantage of the free resources during November to help support drivers with the tools they need to improve safe driving behaviour.
SureCam, the leading provider of connected dash cameras and video telematics solutions, is holding an industry webinar to discuss the growing threat to commercial fleet drivers, especially those working alone, out of hours and in remote locations. The online event – titled From Aggression to Assurance: Safeguarding Drivers with Advanced Fleet Safety Technology – will be hosted in partnership with personal safety specialist, Peoplesafe, and include speakers from leading vehicle operators.
DAF Trucks has launched the DAF EV Relay, featuring two electric DAF LF 4×2 rigids touring the company’s 34 truck sales centres across the UK and Ireland. This initiative aims to educate and familiarise staff with electric vehicles (EVs). The journey, starting from two different locations in England, involves each dealer driving an LF Electric to their location and conducting hands-on training for their team. These trucks, adorned with special graphics, emphasise their range, environmental benefits, and cost savings, showcasing insights from the 18-month Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT).
Fargo Systems, the logistics industry’s digital TMS provider of choice, has welcomed former employee Adam Cunnew back to the business as a systems analyst.Â
Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, has partnered with the not-for-profit organisation Women in Transport to promote diversity and equity in the transport sector. Under the partnership, Applied Driving will sponsor the Women in Transport Advance 2024 mentoring program and provide 150 members with free access to the Companion+ Mobile Safety app as part of its commitment to supporting road safety.
The commitment of £200 million from ministers towards the Zero-Emission Road Freight Decarbonisation (ZERFD) program is a significant step in reducing the risks associated with the transition to Net Zero.
