• Compliant operators won’t get VOSA visits

    Published On: Friday 4 October 2013

    VOSA is to trial so-called ‘remote enforcement’ for more compliant operators in the west of England. The plans were announced by VOSA at the first FTA 2013 Transport Manager conference, [...]

  • Annual test pass rates improve

    Published On: Thursday 3 October 2013

    VOSA has published its 2012-2013 annual effectiveness report, which has demonstrated that annual test first-time pass rates are continuing to improve year-on-year. The report, which was released shortly before Transport Operator’s [...]

  • Industry reacts to fuel duty freeze plans

    Published On: Thursday 3 October 2013

    Industry representatives have responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s pledge to freeze fuel duty until the 2015 general election, on the proviso that savings can be found [...]

  • Complete coach hire management with Allbus

    Published On: Wednesday 2 October 2013

    Allbus is a web-based application which has been designed to simplify the entire coach hire management process. The software can be used to manage accounting (from pre-orders, up to billing),  [...]

  • Drivers ‘under pressure’ to answer phones behind the wheel

    Published On: Wednesday 2 October 2013

    Driver training specialist AA DriveTech has warned that employees are feeling pressured by bosses to take dangerous risks by using their mobile phones whilst behind the wheel. A recent AA/Populus [...]

  • Potential chaos for operators as French Ecotax deadline looms

    Published On: Tuesday 1 October 2013

    Dover ferry booking firm Harbour Shipping has warned of a looming crisis for UK hauliers operating on the continent, as the extended deadline to register with France’s new Ecotax scheme [...]

  • VOSA redoubles focus on van standards

    Published On: Monday 30 September 2013

    VOSA is continuing to ramp up its efforts to encourage van fleet compliance with the launch of a new Van Best Practice Guide, which the agency has said will help [...]

  • FTA asks for Commonwealth Games clarity

    Published On: Monday 30 September 2013

    FTA used its recent Scottish Supply Chain Conference to call on the responsible authorities to clarify arrangements for logistics providers operating in Glasgow during next year’s Commonwealth Games. The event, [...]

  • DfT longer semi-trailer trial opened to new participants

    Published On: Saturday 21 September 2013

    The Department for Transport has announced that more truck operators will be given the opportunity to join the 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers. The scheme initially allowed operators to bid for a [...]