• Talent in Logistics Awards deadline extended

    Published On: Friday 31 March 2017

    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 3PLs, transport […]

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  • Industry gears up for 2017 CV Show

    Published On: Monday 27 March 2017

    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 size of […]

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  • RHA ‘horrified’ by London truck ban ‘fiasco’

    Published On: Sunday 19 March 2017

    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 rating based […]

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  • UK roads ‘not up to’ platooning

    Published On: Saturday 18 March 2017

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has claimed that the British road network is not suitable for ‘platooning’ – lines of trucks following in close proximity with the speed and steering […]

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  • Operators prepare for truck insurance hike

    Published On: Thursday 16 March 2017

    With motor insurance premiums generally already at a peak, thanks to an increase in premium tax in last year’s Autumn Statement, rising vehicle repair costs and continuing bogus ‘whiplash’ claims, […]

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  • New traffic commissioners appointed

    Published On: Thursday 16 March 2017

    Two new traffic commissioners have been appointed by the transport secretary Chris Grayling. Tim Blackmore, OBE will be traffic commissioner for the North East – replacing Kevin Rooney, who took over […]

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  • Britain’s bridges ‘on the road to ruin’

    Published On: Saturday 11 March 2017

    Local authorities are failing to spend enough on maintaining bridges on local roads to keep them open to heavy trucks, and £3.9 billion investment is required to restore them to […]

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  • New rules on night-out allowances, training levy and cab rest

    Published On: Wednesday 8 March 2017

    Hauliers face the new financial year with a number of changes to the way in which they have to manage drivers and payroll issues. These include alterations around night-out allowances, […]

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  • Industry renews call for ban on AdBlue cheats

    Published On: Friday 3 March 2017

    Truck manufacturers have called for a Europe-wide ban on devices intended to bypass selective catalytic reduction (SCR) diesel emissions control systems, after it emerged that so-called AdBlue emulator devices had […]

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