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VANS & CLEAN AIR ZONES What can van and truck fleets do now to prepare for future Clean Air Zones?

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Official fuel consumption figures in mpg (l/100km) for the New Transit Custom range: urban 36.2 - 40.9 (7.8 - 6.9), extra urban 41.5 - 48.7 (6.8 - 5.8), combined 39.2 - 45.6 (7.2 - 6.2). Official CO2 emissions 187 - 161g/km.

The mpg figures quoted are sourced from official EU-regulated test results (EU Directive and Regulation 715/2007 and 692/2008 as last amended), are provided for comparability purposes and may not reflect your actual driving experience. Information correct at time of going to print.

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COMMENT: FTA

BREXIT

Guidance given to UK hauliers on new paperwork following EU Exit

The Department for Transport has released guidance outlining the steps that UK hauliers should be taking over the coming months, as they may require new paperwork following EU Exit.

While it aims to reach an agreement with the EU which maintains the existing liberal access for commercial hauliers, the government has prepared itself for the “unlikely” scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.

The government says that one possible scenario is that UK hauliers are no longer able to rely on automatic recognition by the EU of UKissued Community Licences and that it is confident it will be able to put in place agreements with the EU as a whole or with individual member states to ensure continued market access.

One possible option is to use the ECMT international haulage permit system.

The official guidance says: “We are putting in place a new automated system for the application and issue of those permits, which will open for applications in late November.

“So we want to share the below information so hauliers will be ready for the ECMT application system, and are also aware of new requirements for the registration of commercial trailers with a gross weight over 750kg.

“UK hauliers may no longer be able to rely on automatic recognition by the EU of UKissued Community Licences after we leave the EU “To ensure continued normal operations in the EU, UK hauliers can apply for an ECMT international haulage permit.

“Hauliers wishing to apply for ECMT permits must be registered on the DVSA on-line Vehicle Operator Licencing (VOL) system.

We expect that the vast majority of operators concerned will already be registered on VOL and do not need to register again.”

Applications for an annual ECMT permit for 2019 will need to be made in a timelimited window between 26 November and 21 December.

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HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE

Highways England takes delivery of new gritters A new fleet of gritters is being used by Highways England which have improved technology, ergonomics and enhanced visibility.

The new vehicles contain technology which allows them to be pre-programmed with information specific to each gritting route. This enables salt to be spread onto the road automatically, taking into account any specific requirements for bridges, landscape and other road features, allowing drivers to give their full attention to driving at all times.

Despite weighing 26 tonnes and measuring a maximum of

2.5 meters wide, there have been a number of incidents where gritters have been struck by other vehicles.

Research carried out by TRL shows that vehicles stand out more if painted in one block colour and are solid in shape, which is where the new design has come from.

Roll out of this £30m programme started this year with 34 new vehicles in East Anglia. The remainder of the 157 vehicles will be replaced over the next two years.

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FTA’S Transport Manager Conference to shed light on green initiatives

Becki Kite, environment policy manager, FTA

This year, we’ve seen the arrival or advancement of many schemes designed to reduce the environmental impact of the logistics industry.

From Clean Air Zones (CAZs) to Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZs), these initiatives are designed to improve air quality in highly populated cities and help tackle climate change.

The government has mandated five cities to introduce a CAZ – Derby, Nottingham, Birmingham, Southampton and Leeds – and it is expected many others will follow in the coming years. CAZs impose a charge on any vehicle entering an applicable city which does not meet environmental standards set by the European Union. For diesel vehicles, this is Euro VI and for petrol vehicles, it is Euro V. With Zones of different sizes, start dates, charges and vehicles include, the picture across the CAZs is fragmented and complex. And with the first schemes coming in effect in 2019, operators have little time to upgrade their fleets.

Given the complexity of CAZs, FTA is currently touring the UK to inform businesses of these new developments. FTA’s 2018 Transport Manager conference series, which is taking place across ten venues, will feature a dedicated session informing attendees of the government’s latest updates and future plans, and share advice on how best to adapt and prepare.

In addition, a session on FTA’s Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) will provide examples on how operators and drivers can lower than emissions by utilising the free scheme.

The conference will also update the audience on two upcoming schemes in London: the ULEZ and the Direct Vision Standard.

Places are still available for the remaining Transport Manager conferences. For further information or to book a place go to https://fta.co.uk/tm2018 or call the FTA Member Service Centre on 03717 11 22 22.

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COMMENT: LoCITY

GAS-VEHICLES

Iveco to target UK heavy truck fleets with new gas powered 44-tonner

Iveco has welcomed the UK delivery its new Iveco Stralis NP 460hp 6x2 demonstrators, which are the first 44-tonners on the market to operate on 100 per cent liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The new model, which is designed to be the most sustainable heavy truck in production, will be targeted at the UK’s domestic heavy truck fleets, of which 91 per cent need to operate at 44-tonnes.

Stuart Webster, IVECO UK & Ireland Business Director, said: “We’ve seen the Stralis NP 4x2 steadily winning orders from major supermarket and logistics fleets running at 40-tonnes this year, but the 6x2 model is by far the most eagerly anticipated new truck we’ve launched for a decade.

“Introducing the 6x2 tractor was absolutely crucial to our strategy for the UK market, and means we now have a single-fuel gas-powered tractor available for the circa 91 per cent of domestic heavy truck fleets which need to operate at 44-tonnes.

“This is the most important Natural Power vehicle we’ve brought to market yet, and its arrival marks the moment natural gas moves into mainstream UK volume in a big way.”

The Stralis NP 460 6x2 runs exclusively on LNG from tanks mounted either side of the chassis, for a range of approximately 750km.

The Stralis NP natural gas technology delivers a 99 per cent reduction of PM and 60 per cent in NOx compared to Euro VI limits, helping to significantly improve air quality. It also offers fleets the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95 per cent when running on liquefied bio-methane. Designed to be extremely quiet in operation, IVECO’s Cursor 13 NP engine records 71 dB on the PIEK quiet truck test, adding to the vehicle’s sustainability credentials.

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PUBLIC SECTOR

Leeds City Council welcomes 51 additional electric vans to fleet Leeds City Council has begun to replace its existing fleet with 51 electric Nissan E-NV200 vans, taking the council towards its goal of having an entire fleet made up of zero or ultra-low emission vehicles by 2025.

The zero-emission vans mean that the council will have 95 electric vehicles (EVs) in total - more than any other local authority in the country at present.

In addition to tackling air pollution, the vans will also help the council save money due to their cheaper lifetime costs than equivalent diesel or petrol alternatives.

Across the council many zero and ultra-low emission

vehicles are already being used in a wide range of council services including property maintenance, road sweeping, civil enforcement and refuse collection.

Procurement is nearly complete for the installation of up to 88 new rapid EV charge points across West Yorkshire by 2020, approximately 30 of which will be installed in Leeds, as a result of a successful joint funding bid submitted to the government by the WYCA. Each point will include a plug for both taxi and public use.

The latest from LoCITY’s James Smith It’s been a busy few months for us here at LoCITY. We are making changes to our programme to reflect the mandate given by the Mayor’s Transport Strategy to improve air quality in London.

By now I’m sure you know what the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is, what the new emissions standards are and what impact it may have on your business if you James Smith, operate within programme manager, the Congestion LoCITY Charge Zone.

TfL is progressively tightening standards for vehicles across London and our job at LoCITY is to make sure you have access to the right information. In 2021 ULEZ will be expanding to a much greater area and in October 2020 the London wide Low Emission zone will take on the new ULEZ standards. It’s imperative that this push to improve air quality is not overly obstructive to business. Here at TfL we are replacing 90 vehicles within our Dial-a-Ride fleet, have retrofitted 2100 buses that enter central London, and also have more than 100 zero-emission at tail-pipe buses.

Do you who operate a fleet of Nissan Leafs, Nissan e-NV200s and/or Mitsubishi Outlanders? We’ve heard about a vehicle to grid (V2G) real world test called E-Flex looking for volunteers in Greater London. V2G lets you transfer energy from your electric vehicle back to the electricity network and this project will supply you with V2G units to check how practical and cost effective it is. The first round of recruitment runs until 31 December 2018 and the second one until 30 April 2019. Visit e-flex.co.uk to apply.

We attended the recent Freight in the City event and met up with operators concerned at the lack of UK accredited retrofit options for their existing fleet. I share their nervousness as with only a few months until ULEZ the UK still has no accredited systems available for vans. This is worrying for London as vans are the only vehicle type where demand is forecast to grow in the next five years. That said, it was encouraging to hear the progressive messages during the afternoon session on planning. Speakers made it clear that the planning system must encourage a new approach to city centre deliveries. Creative urban warehousing reduces stem mileage and the overall cost model for cleaner last mile logistics. DPD’s recent all-electric Westminster depot has made it clear that changing the vehicle mix is only one element in reducing the overall carbon footprint.

Planning committees cannot defer all responsibility to operators for making that change a reality.

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Vans operating in Clean Air Zones Research shows that more than a quarter of businesses which use vans are not aware of plans for Clean Air Zones. But with just over a year to go until they become operational, what can van and truck fleets do to prepare?

Several cities across the UK that exceed legal air pollution limits are working on plans to implement Clean Air Zones (CAZs) by 2020, which may charge the drivers of higher emission petrol and diesel vehicles to drive into city centres.

Clean Air Zones are being made compulsory in Birmingham, Derby, Southampton, Leeds, and Nottingham. London has its own plans, the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which comes into force in April 2019.

However, research shows that more than a quarter of businesses which use vans are not aware of the plans.

The survey of 677 businesses that use vans, carried out by independent agency IFF Research for Northgate Vehicle Hire, shows that nationally, 29 per cent do not know about the CAZ initiative. Of those who were aware of CAZ, more than half (55 per cent) said they expect the move will affect their businesses.

“Van drivers are facing a perfect storm.

The SMMT says that 99 per cent still run on diesel, which is being hit by increasing fuel prices and taxes. Yet for many businesses, new technologies such as electric vehicles just are not ready to meet their needs – deemed as unaffordable, or incapable of covering sufficient distances between charges.”

“While we support efforts to reduce emissions, we believe that government needs to find a balance between tackling emissions while supporting Vankind. That means not just charging people for driving older vans, but also incentivising people to acquire alternatives, and investing in public transport.”

Looking to specific areas, 20 per cent of Hauliers firms using vans in Birmingham, 28 per cent This sentiment is echoed by a coalition of using vans in Leeds, 27 per cent using vans trade bodies representing hauliers, comprising in Derby and 23 per cent using vans in the Road Haulage Association (RHA), Southampton did not know about British Vehicle Rental & Leasing plans for Clean Air Zones.

Association (BVRLA), Freight Twenty Of those who were aware Transport Association nine pe of CAZ, 60 per cent in (FTA) and National of van r cent Birmingham, 54 per cent Franchised Dealers in Derby, 50 per cent Association (NFDA). do not operators know a in Leeds, and 52 per The coalition is t he Clea bout cent in Southampton concerned that local n said the move would authorities are rushing (CAZ) in Air Zone i t i affect their business through CAZ plans with a t i ve, accordi Tim Bailey, fleet director little consideration for ng to of Northgate Vehicle Hire, hauliers. This is despite researc h said: “Vans are critical to the haulage industry nearly the success of UK PLC, so halving its NOx emissions it is worrying that users from in four years, they say. builders to home delivery companies The trade bodies have come up are not aware of these changes, less than with a plan, ‘The Way Forward’, which sets two years before CAZs are due to start. out recommendations to help improve E Volume 118 | GREENFLEET MAGAZINE

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 air quality whilst protecting haulage from charges and bureaucracy. It wants the government to put in place consistent CAZ operating standards, smarter use of road space, and a phased approach supporting the transition to cleaner vehicles that doesn’t put operators out of business.

London’s ULEZ London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which comes into effect in April 2019, will be expanded up to the North and South Circular boundary in 2021.

This will be an area 18 times larger than the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone.

It will operate on top of the congestion charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Drivers within the zone using non-compliant vehicles will pay a daily ULEZ charge of £12.50.

These include motorbikes that do not meet Euro 3 standards; petrol cars and vans that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel cars and vans that do not meet Euro 6 standards.

Diesel buses, coaches and lorries will need to meet the Euro 6 standard.

What can fleets do?

To prepare for clean air measures, fleet operators should review their vehicles to ensure they are compliant if they must operate in and out of Clean Air Zones.

If vehicles are diesel, they should be Euro 6.

Otherwise, where feasible, alternatively fuelled vehicles should be introduced.

An OLEV grant is available for vans, giving 20 per cent off the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £8,000. It applies for vehicles that have CO2 emissions of less than 75g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all.

Otherwise, for logistics firms that operate in and out of clean air zones, one method of avoiding the impact of charges could be to establish a delivery hub outside of the city centre and make use of greener last-mile delivery firms.

It is one measure that the government is keen to hear more on. Earlier in the year, the DfT launched a consultation into greening last mile deliveries to understand the scale of opportunity as well as some of the current barriers to delivering goods more sustainably.

It explored how electrically powered e-vans, micro vehicles and e-cargo bikes can provide better service to customers for cargo in comparison to light commercial vehicles.

It asked for evidence into the scale of the potential environmental and other benefits, as well as the barriers.

It also asked what incentives might be appropriate to encourage a large-scale shift to clean, last-mile delivery options and measures to improve logistical efficiency, such as urban consolidation centres.

The call for evidence acknowledged that there are a number of considerations

concerning the scale and nature of zeroemission last mile deliveries. The UK’s current reliance on conventionally-fuelled vehicles is estimated to be 300,000 HGVs and over 4,000,000 vans.

Range of loads need to be considered; commodities are extremely varied and can include anything from medicines and food, to building materials.

The size of fleet operators also needs to be considered; there are many smaller operators where efficiencies of scale are limited and over 90 per cent of licensed operators have fewer than 61 vehicles.

The consultation has come to a close and the feedback is being analysed.

Meanwhile, to support the use of e-cargo bikes as an alternative to using older vans for city centre deliveries, the Department for Transport and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles are putting in £2 million of funding.

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If vehicles are diesel, they should be Euro 6. Otherwise, where feasible, alternatively fuelled vehicles should be introduced.

Electric vans Sixteen van operators have recently pledged to switch to electric vehicles by signing up to the Clean Van Commitment, run by environmental charity, Global Action Plan.

They include Tesco, Engie, Anglian Water, Leeds City Council, Network Rail and Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

These fleet operators will be investing an initial £40 million over the next two years, purchasing 2,400 electric vans, to signal to manufacturers that the demand is there.

The DfT backed Clean Van Commitment is creating a clear signal to government, manufacturers and the National Grid that there is demand for electric vans and they are committed to immediately delivering zero tailpipe emissions. L

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