{"id":73833,"date":"2016-09-06T09:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T09:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=e4daffb4f47103a77d6599740e67c808"},"modified":"2016-09-06T09:30:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T09:30:37","slug":"news-story-more-efficient-lorries-cut-road-congestion-and-improve-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=73833","title":{"rendered":"News story: More efficient lorries cut road congestion and improve air quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<ul>\n<li>up to 90,000 journeys avoided as lorries deliver extra road capacity<\/li>\n<li>up to 10.6 million vehicle kilometres cut reducing congestion<\/li>\n<li>air quality improved as CO\u2082 emissions reduced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Up to 90,000 lorry journeys have been cut under a pilot scheme on Britain\u2019s roads, which has led to cleaner air, and reduced congestion.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s trial project &#8211; using longer semi-trailers to transport goods between warehouses and depots has saved up to 10.6 million vehicle kilometres and is cutting the number of lorries on our roads.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme, which involves approximately 1,800 trucks, is expected to save over 3,000 tonnes of CO\u2082 emissions, meaning cleaner air for the public.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister John Hayes said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Lorries are the engine of our economy and this pilot scheme is helping hauliers deliver the day-to-day goods we need more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This is good news for consumers, a boost for motorists as it is helping cut congestion with fewer vehicles on the road and it is also helping the environment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The economic benefits of the project are estimated at \u00a333 million over the next 10 years, with British hauliers saving up to 1 in 9 journeys with their lorries that are up to 15% longer than standard 13.60 metre vehicles, cutting costs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bigger size, they will still meet the existing manoeuvrability requirements and maximum weight limit of 44 tonnes for 6-axle vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>These new lorries are safer; nationally, they have been involved in around 70% fewer collisions and casualties, per kilometre, compared to the average for standard articulated lorries.<br \/>\n\u200e<br \/>\nFollowing these positive results we are consulting trade associations and participants on whether to increase the number of vehicles in the trial.<\/p>\n<p>We are also seeking views on extending the trial.<\/p>\n<p>The trial was launched as part of the 2011 logistics growth review. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/longer-semi-trailer-trial-evaluation-annual-report-2015\">fourth annual report on the trial is online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_1018\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Roads media enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Press enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 3108\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Out of hours<\/span><br \/>\n              020 7944 4292\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Public enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              0300 330 3000\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longer lorries mean less journeys, less congestion and better air quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73833\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}