Haulage Sector Reduces NOx Emissions Output
According to new government statistics, the harmful NOx emissions from trucks have been halved between 2013 and 2018. Department for Transport figures show a 52% fall in the five year period as haulage firms upgraded to cleaner Euro VI lorries. The trend is set to continue and projects that NOx emissions from HGVs will have […]
Bus Journeys in England Fall by 85 Million
According to Department for Transport (DfT) statistics, the number of bus passenger journeys in England fell by 85 million last year, highlighting the devastating impact of cuts to local services under the current government. Outside London, the passenger journeys fell by 3.2%, while in the capital they declined by 0.7%. In the year to March 2018, there […]
Crossrail Received £350m Loan from the Government
Rail Minister Jo Johnson announced that £350 million of short-term repayable financing is to be provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) to the Mayor of London for the 2018/2019 year, in order to cover additional work required for the Crossrail project. Discussions still continue between Transport for London and the government about longer-term additional […]
Burman Plant Embraces the New DfT Regulations
The recently introduced DfT regulations that now require certain categories of vehicles to fall under HGV Operator licencing regulations have been ‘embraced with ease’ by Burman Plant, the volumetric concrete and plant hire specialists. Starting with the 1st of September 2018, most volumetric concrete operators (mobile concrete batching plants), including Burman Plant, have been required […]
DfT Could Directly Award Cross Country Contract
An information notice published by the Department for Transport would allow it to directly award a contract for the operation of Cross Country service for a maximum of 60 months from the end of Arriva’s current contract in October 2019. The Cross Country franchise was won by Arriva back in 2007, with services currently being […]
