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RHA report: 200,000 HGV drivers needed in next 5 years 
 
A new report from the RHA entitled ‘Lorry drivers – the vital link – attracting, training and retaining key workers in the UK supply chain’ highlights the need for 40,000 new drivers per year over the next five years. 
 
This report warns that the UK’s logistics industry will require 40,000 new HGV drivers annually for the next five years – to meet growing demand and to avoid a potential future driver shortage. 
 
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Chancellor backs Lower Thames Crossing 
 
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing. 
 
She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This includes the Lower Thames Crossing which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe congestion as goods destined to export come from the North, and the Midlands and across the country to markets overseas. 
 
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DP World delivers UK rail freight boost with carbon and road mileage reduction 
 
DP World’s innovative Modal Shift Programme in Southampton has removed 64,300 truck journeys from UK roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 17,000 tonnes in its first year, significantly advancing more sustainable logistics in the country. 
 
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GB RAILFREIGHT LAUNCHES NEW RAIL FREIGHT SERVICE CONNECTING LONDON GATEWAY TO IPORT DONCASTER 
 
GBRf has started a new intermodal service this week, connecting London Gateway with iPort Doncaster. 
 
This new service by GBRf will be utilising their brand-new FEA-G intermodal wagons, each of the new high-density twin wagons can carry six twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on each service, significantly increasing the volume of cargo that can be transported on each journey. 
 
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LONDON’S DIRECT VISION STANDARD (DVS) IS CHANGING – FAQ FOR OPERATORS 
 
New safety standards for HGVs operating in the capital are due in October 2024. 
 
Transport for London (TfL) is launching its Progressive Safe System (PSS) which will replace the current Safe System. 
 
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LONDON’S DIRECT VISION STANDARD – INDUSTRY CONCERNS IGNORED BY TFL 
 
The RHA and Logistics UK, the two main groups representing the UK’s hauliers, have expressed disappointment that the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) published by Transport for London (TfL) does not take into account concerns that have already been expressed by industry. 
 
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