TfL urge London freight operators to apply for a Direct Vision Standard safety permit as soon as possible.
The countdown to March 1st enforcement is ticking.
From 1 March, TfL’s lorry safety scheme will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will be enforced on all roads in the capital.
The operators of many thousands of HGVs on London’s roads have not yet applied for a required free safety permit.
Freight operators are reminded that a tighter Low Emission Zone standard will also be enforced from the same date.
Ufku Akaltan, president East Europe District, ‘After successfully reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement, the EU and the United Kingdom started the New Year as partners who share a common history. But the agreement does not mean "business as usual", my notes below will guide you through Brexit and help you on your journey towards a new trading landscape.’
Vaccine request for express couriers delivering to the door
The Institute of Couriers has written to the following Ministers:
-Nadhim Zahawi MP - who is the Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment.
-Baroness Vere - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Transport.
-Matt Hancock - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
to request consideration for home delivery, express couriers to be given a high priority vaccination status.
TfL launches online data platform to raise awareness of road collisions in London
New Vision Zero Dashboard presents collision data in a more accessible format with enhanced search tools, maps and data visualisation, highlighting the frequency and severity of collisions in the capital.
The New Year list of the IOC
New Year's Day 2021, IOC president, Viscount, Lord Falkland announced 2021 New Year’s structure list for the Institute of Couriers.
Four new group chairs. Services to Industry winner, Alistair Cochrane takes over chair of the judges of the National Courier Awards from Adrian Smith at Swift. Graham Thomas Ocado takes chair of Alternative Vehicles group from Sam Clarke. A new group is formed to focus on security with joint chairs, Adrian Sherratt DPD and Andy Magromallis Tuffnells.
Richard England remains chair of the owner operator group and Justin Moore continues in the role of education chair.
Meet the new group chairs at the Fellows heads of industry round table Zoom Feb 2nd.
Brigadier Phil Prosser 101 Brigade RLC – The Iron Vipers - briefed the nation on accelerated vaccine deployment at the Downing Street Covid Press Conference on 7th January 2021.
Brigadier Phil Prosser, 101 Logistic Brigade, the Iron Vipers was amongst the IOC National Courier Award winners in 2020 for its coalition with Clipper to deliver PPE to the NHS.
This week he stood alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson to talk about getting vaccine in people's arms, not vaccine left on shelves.
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