FedEx expands self driving HGV pilot
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FedEx Corp has expanded its pilot programme using self-driving HGVs to move goods between hubs in Texas.
The Aurora self-driving technology is set up on Peterbilt 579 HGVs.
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UK pledges HGVs will be zero emission by 2040 for COP26
The UK government has committed to making all new heavy goods vehicles zero emission by 2040, with the pledge being made on Transport Day at the COP26 conference.
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Government plans to shorten HGV driver testing process amid ongoing crisis
The UK government is expected to announce an overhaul of the HGV (heavy goods vehicle) driver testing processes in an effort to tackle the crisis.
Hauliers, government officials and suppliers…
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UK HGV drivers are now being offered £57k a year as crisis pushes up pay “substantially”
UK lorry drivers are now being offered wages of up to £57,000 a year as the ongoing driver shortage forces supermarkets to dramatically bump pay.
Logistics giant Gist, which handles…
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The UK government’s Department for Transport is introducing extra-long trucks to help ease the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) shortage.
However the initiative has been met with criticism by campaign group…
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Driver shortage will mean empty shelves at Christmas as UK set for “6-12 months of challenge”
Christmas and Black Friday could be severely impacted by the ongoing shortage of heavy good vehicle (HGV) drivers, according to a leading industry voice.
Shoppers could be faced with empty…
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Supermarkets to be given “flexibility” over late-night deliveries amid driver crisis
UK supermarkets should be granted “flexibility” over late-night deliveries to ensure shelves remain stocked in the face of the ongoing driver shortage crisis.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has called on…
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“War for workers” will to see food prices jump 5% by autumn
Food prices could rise by five per cent over the next few months as the “war for workers” in the UK places increasing pressure on supermarket supply chains.
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Unprecedented HGV driver shortage a “crisis of national importance” as supermarkets lose tonnes of fresh produce
Supermarkets are missing massive deliveries of fresh produce which is being left to rot in containers due to an unprecedented shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.
UK retailers are…
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