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UK government accused of ‘spin-doctoring of the highest order’ over freight movement

Allegations of “spin doctoring” have been levelled at the UK government over its reporting of empty freight movements and the country’s capacity to handle additional customs work.
Despite being sanctioned by the UK Statistics Authority over use of unpublished and unverifiable data, the Cabinet Office has continued to stand by figures that suggest empty movements across the short straits average about 30% in “normal times”.
The figure came with a strenuous denial …

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https://theloadstar.com/uk-government-accused-of-spin-doctoring-of-the-highest-order-over-freight-movement/

More than 25% of trucks leaving the UK for EU are empty as exports dive

More than a quarter of the trucks crossing into the EU from the UK are travelling empty, as Brexit eats into UK export figures.
Data from the Road Haulage Association (RHA) shows empty lorries leaving the UK accounted for 26% of all truck movements into the EU, with total loaded haulage exports down 47% last month, compared with last year.
A spokesperson for the port of Portsmouth told The Loadstar empty EU-bound containers were …

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RHA calls on government for ‘easement’ as transport struggles with Brexit

The UK government and those describing Brexit-related supply chain troubles as “teething problems”, are facing mounting criticism..
And spokesperson for the Road Haulage Association (RHA) Paul Mummery told The Loadstar the problems would cost businesses money and people their jobs.
“Pushing the line that it’s ‘teething problems’ is to downplay the situation’s severity, and does an injustice to those ‘at the coal face’,” he said.
“Where we are now is a consequence of how …

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https://theloadstar.com/rha-calls-on-government-for-easement-as-transport-struggles-with-brexit/

Fears grow for stranded drivers and perishable cargo as truck queues build in Kent

Hauliers remained in limbo today as governments on both sides of the Channel seek a resolution to the border closure imposed by France after the UK identified a new variant of Covid-19.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson is to provide an update later today, with expectations that French authorities will reopen the border to accompanied freight by tomorrow for drivers who test negative for the virus.
Nonetheless, the queue of trucks waiting …

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https://theloadstar.com/fears-grow-for-stranded-drivers-and-perishable-cargo-as-truck-queues-build-in-kent/

New crisis for UK freight as France extends travel ban to HGVs and drivers

Supply chain operators are urging France to withdraw yesterday’s ban on accompanied freight from Britain, imposed after the UK identified a new strain of Covid-19 on Saturday.
A raft of European states have announced border closures with the UK following news of the potentially faster-transmitted strain of the virus, with France taking its ban one step further, blocking the flow of all accompanied freight across the Dover-Calais strait.
Logistics UK general manager …

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https://theloadstar.com/new-crisis-for-uk-freight-as-france-extends-travel-ban-to-hgvs-and-drivers/

Brexit: deal or no-deal, businesses must prepare for a mountain of paperwork

Businesses must “accept uncertainty” following prime minister Boris Johnson’s warning that the UK must prepare itself for a no-deal Brexit.
Mr Johnson’s comments came a day after his self-imposed deadline for a deal to be reached had passed – although minister Michael Gove, who is leading Brexit preparations, said the “door was still ajar” for a deal to be reached.
The PM said: “We have only 10 weeks until an end to …

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https://theloadstar.com/brexit-deal-or-no-deal-businesses-must-prepare-for-a-mountain-of-paperwork/

Delays in new Brexit logistics IT causing staff training frustration

Continued delay in the roll-out of post-Brexit IT infrastructure has stymied the logistics industry’s capacity to hire and train staff to work with the new systems.
One forwarder told The Loadstar that, without having access to the Check HGV (formerly, SmartFreight) or the Good Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) systems, they were unable to prepare staff for the changed operating environment.
RHA CEO Richard Burnett told the UK transport select committee this week: “As …

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https://theloadstar.com/delays-in-new-brexit-logistics-it-causing-staff-training-frustration/

‘End the blame game’ and let’s finally work together on Brexit, logistics tells MPs

Industry and government need to stop fighting and work together over the next 11 weeks if the UK is to be prepared for Brexit, a transport select committee was told today.
Director of policy at Logistics UK Elizabeth de Jong cautioned against engaging in a “blame game”, after minister for efficiency and transformation Theodore Agnew said business “had its head in the sand” when it came to Brexit preparedness.
“We need to …

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UK haulage frustration grows as Brexit minister Gove ducks the issues again

The Road Haulage Association and Michael Gove, UK minister in charge of the Brexit process, have traded tough words again, as tension between government and business rises.
In parliament this morning, Mr Gove was asked why the government believes the Smart Freight and the Goods Vehicle Movement Service IT systems were “in operation”, when the RHA has said they were “absolutely not”.
Mr Gove appeared to try and shift some blame onto …

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https://theloadstar.com/uk-haulage-frustration-grows-as-brexit-minister-gove-ducks-the-issues-again/

Outraged UK freight industry hits back at Government

Hauliers, freight forwarders and shippers in the United Kingdom (UK) are today, 24 September, baffled by the leaked ministerial letter that appeared in the British press on 23 September, with some claiming that it is a precursor to the Government shifting blame for excessive queues at UK borders after the European Union (EU) transition period expires on 1 January.

A letter from the Cabinet Office in which the Cabinet Minister Michael Gove warns industry that, “In its reasonable worst-case...

https://container-news.com/outraged-uk-freight-industry-hits-back-at-government/

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