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Plan to head off Brexit border chaos
May 1, 2017 · No comments

Incumbent Dover & Deal Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has won industry and cross-border support for a plan to help Dover ports cope with the UK’s exit from the...

Turfitt to replace Bell as Senior TC
April 29, 2017 · 1 comment

Richard Turfitt will replace Beverley Bell in the role of senior traffic commissioner (STC) on 1 June. He is currently the traffic commissioner (TC) in the largest of...

DAF launches revised CF and XF heavy trucks
April 26, 2017 · No comments

UK market leader DAF has launched revised versions of its CF and XF heavy trucks, which offer increased payload and have new drivelines which are claimed to reduce...

Talent in Logistics Conference to address skills shortage
April 25, 2017 · No comments

An open forum for managers and learning and development (L&D) professionals in the transport, warehousing and logistics sector will take place at the Talent in Logistics Conference 2017...

Polluting diesel fridges could face clampdown
April 5, 2017 · No comments

A Budget call by the chancellor Philip Hammond for evidence on the impact of the use of duty-rebated (‘red’) diesel in urban areas, and its fiscal and environmental...

Industry braced as May triggers Brexit countdown
April 2, 2017 · No comments

The prime minister Theresa May has officially begun the two-year countdown to the UK’s exit from the European Union, amidst calls from road transport trade associations to protect...

Talent in Logistics Awards deadline extended
March 31, 2017 · No comments

The entry deadline for this year’s Talent in Logistics Awards has been extended to Friday 28 April, event organisers have announced, due to overwhelming interest and requests from...

Industry gears up for 2017 CV Show
March 27, 2017 · No comments

This year’s Commercial Vehicle Show is shortly upon us, with more than 450 exhibitors signed up to showcase their wares at the NEC Birmingham on 25-27 April. The...

RHA ‘horrified’ by London truck ban ‘fiasco’
March 19, 2017 · No comments

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has claimed that the latest proposal from Transport for London on its Direct Vision Standard – which will issue vehicles with a star...