• Sampa showcases innovation at Solutrans 2023

    Published On: Tuesday 28 November 2023

    Commercial vehicle aftermarket specialist Sampa was among the exhibitors at Solutrans 2023 in Lyon, France last week, to promote its product range and sustainability credentials. At the event, which took […]

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  • Onroute Truckstops go the extra mile for Christmas

    Published On: Thursday 23 November 2023

    Onroute Truckstops reports that its staff are pulling out all the stops over the festive period to ensure HGV drivers are well looked after this Christmas. As well as the […]

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  • Industry reacts to autumn statement announcements

    Published On: Thursday 23 November 2023

    Transport trade groups have responded positively to a number of key fiscal policies affecting the sector that were outlined by the chancellor Jeremy Hunt in yesterday’s autumn statement, while calling […]

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  • Global driver shortfall ‘could double by 2028’

    Published On: Wednesday 22 November 2023

    The global shortage of truck drivers is set to double by 2028, according to a new report by the international union for road transport, IRU. The report found that over […]

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  • Government unveils £8bn road repair boost

    Published On: Wednesday 22 November 2023

    Funding redirected following the cancellation of the HS2 rail project’s northern leg will be ploughed into resurfacing more than 5,000 miles of road across England, the Department for Transport has […]

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  • AS 24 has fuel cards and tolls covered

    Published On: Friday 10 November 2023

    AS 24, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been specialising in the distribution of fuel to transportation professionals for 35 years. With its extensive network of stations, dedicated to heavy goods […]

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  • RHA welcomes longer trailer deadline reprieve

    Published On: Friday 10 November 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced that the deadline by which fleet operators that have been participating in the longer semi-trailer (LST) trial must switch to the new, post-trial […]

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  • Call for emissions-linked fuel rebate

    Published On: Monday 6 November 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month urged the gov­ernment to incentivise hauliers and coach operators to shift to low-carbon fuels like hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) through the in­troduction of […]

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  • TC queries Transport Manager CPC syllabus

    Published On: Friday 3 November 2023

    West of England traffic com­missioner (TC) Kevin Rooney has questioned the relevance of the current Certificate of Professional Competence syl­labus to the core of the trans­port manager’s role: ensuring safety […]

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