Transafe Training has forged a partnership with logistics supply chain operator GBA Services to create and launch a new UK-wide driver training academy for LGV trainees, which will provide them [...]
Transport training provider Easy As HGV has turned to virtual reality in a bid to fast-track the recruitment of drivers, enabling them to train outside of the cab in order [...]
Vehicle technology provider Motormax has been helping building materials distributor Saint-Gobain, in conjunction with vehicle converter Bevan Group, to improve fleet safety: a move which has reportedly seen incident rates decrease [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month called on the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to include HGVs in a proposed pause to the city region’s clean air zone [...]
Restrictions on the use of rebated gas oil (red diesel) coming into force from 1 April mean that the fuel will only be legally usable for a much narrower set [...]
Major pay awards secured as driver shortage continues
Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022
Employers across the road transport industry are continuing to raise wages to make the sector more attractive to drivers; and over recent weeks, the transport union Unite has reported some [...]
Iveco has signed a memorandum of understanding with gas manufacturer Air Liquide, to develop hydrogen mobility in Europe. The partnership will utilise the two companies’ complementary competencies: Air Liquide’s expertise [...]
Transport union Unite has expressed alarm over a 39 per cent decline in roadside checks made by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) since 2016/17. In total, there were [...]
Fox Group of Blackpool has placed a landmark order which could make it the first tipper operator in the UK to begin the transition from diesel to electric trucks. It [...]
