Tag: UK

Application of Road-User Charging to Trucking Operations in Europe: A Review of the Tolling Schemes and Assessment of their Possible Impact on Logistics Systems

Posted by | Jul 20, 2006 | |

Road-user charging schemes have been introduced in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Britain is planning to launch its Lorry Road User Charging (LRUC) system in 2008. The various schemes differ in their objectives, coverage, technology, procedures and toll levels. This paper compares currently operating systems and that planned for the UK. It concludes that the British system will be the most complex and yet, unlike the others, result in a net loss of tax revenue. The paper also assesses the possible effects of lorry road-user charging on a range of logistical variables, including system design, freight modal choice, truck utilisation, vehicle routing and the scheduling of deliveries. It shows how its logistical effects will depend on the nature of the tolling scheme and level of charges.

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Government plans for lorry road-user charging in the UK: a critique and an alternative

Posted by | Jul 20, 2006 | |

The British government was planning to introduce a system of road-user charging for lorries in 2008. In July 2005, it decided to abandon these
plans and incorporate the development of a charging scheme for trucks into a future road pricing system for all categories of traffic. This paper
examines the objectives of the proposed lorry road-user charging scheme in the UK and argues that the government’s plans for LRUC would have
been inappropriate. An alternative method of road-user charging for lorries is proposed which would meet the main objectives of LRUC at much
lower cost, disruption and risk and act as an interim measure until it is possible, technically and politically, to introduce general road pricing in the
UK.

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Record-Breaking Award Haul for Express Delivery Giant

Posted by | Jul 19, 2006 | |

An outstanding performance by Atherstone-based TNT Express Services in the UK delivery market has been rewarded with two top awards at a ceremony honouring the cream of the transport industry.

The Warwickshire express delivery giant picked up the awards in the Customer Care and Training categories at the Motor Transport Awards at a glittering ceremony in London last week, taking the total number of Motor Transport awards won over the past 20 years to 23 – a feat unmatched by any other transport company.

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NewVoiceMedia Help Parcelforce Worldwide to Distribute Packages Faster

Posted by | Jul 19, 2006 | |

On-demand business communications providers, NewVoiceMedia have developed an inbound network-based contact centre solution to manage customer interaction for Parcelforce Worldwide’s Customs Charge Recovery System (CCRS). The solution will enable Parcelforce Worldwide’s non-contract customers to pre-pay customs charges on international packages via the telephone or web prior to delivery, saving time for the company and the customers, reducing warehousing costs and improving cash flow.

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Scotland set for privatised post trial

Posted by | Jul 19, 2006 | |

Britains first fully privatised door-to-door post service to rival the Royal Mail is to be trialled in Scotland.

Glasgow and Edinburgh have been chosen, along with Manchester, for an experiment which will give customers the choice of having collection, sorting and delivery carried out entirely in private hands.

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