• Government: fleets should seek drivers from UK workforce

    Published On: Thursday 2 September 2021

    The British government has continued to resist pleas by the logistics sector and its customers to loosen immigration rules so as to facilitate an influx of EU-based HGV drivers to [...]

  • Charged for the challenge

    Published On: Thursday 2 September 2021

    Jonathan Beadle, commercial manager at Van Ninja, asks whether electric vans can keep up with the increased demand for online shopping The courier sector is currently experiencing two major consumer [...]

  • DVSA moves to shift test backlog

    Published On: Wednesday 1 September 2021

    DVSA announced plans last month to recruit up to 40 extra vocational licence examiners to handle the current backlog in driving tests. It said it had filled some of the [...]

  • Call for rise in ATF ‘pit fee’

    Published On: Saturday 28 August 2021

    Independent operators of authorised testing facilities (ATFs) are demanding that pit fees are included in a consultation on test fee increases being launched by DVSA. The Authorised Testing Facility Operators [...]

  • Avoiding trailer loss with AS24

    Published On: Thursday 26 August 2021

    Fleet solutions provider AS24 offers a low-cost trailer tracking option among its portfolio of services called FindIT, which allows trailers’ positions to be closely monitored in the case of theft [...]

  • Navigating the transition

    Published On: Thursday 26 August 2021

    Niki Holt, head of commercial at Certas Energy, discusses how fleets can evolve their liquid fuel mix during times of regulatory change The UK is leading the way towards the [...]

  • TSG UK acquires Prime Fuelling

    Published On: Thursday 26 August 2021

    TSG UK Solutions Ltd has acquired the business of Prime Fuelling Systems Ltd, which has been providing bespoke fleet installations and services for over 20 years in the retail, commercial [...]

  • Fuelling fleet efficiency

    Published On: Thursday 26 August 2021

    Paul Brooks of fuelling solutions provider TSG UK discusses the benefits for operators of connected monitoring and management systems Automated solutions provide fleet operators with greater control, reducing staffing costs [...]

  • ALLMI outlines lorry loader latest

    Published On: Thursday 26 August 2021

    The Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) has announced that applications for membership have soared since the turn of its current financial year, with levels increasing eightfold compared [...]