HMRC fires warning shot on ‘self-employed’ drivers
Employers using agency drivers with self-employed status or who are hired through ‘umbrella’ companies have been warned by HM Revenue & Customs that they may well be breaking the rules, […]
Localism ‘could impose multiple HGV standards’
Ray Ashworth, the managing director of DAF Trucks, has warned that growing concerns about road safety and air pollution, combined with increasing ‘localism’ in regional government, may lead to a […]
Trailer builders in the CV Show spotlight
With only Iveco displaying heavy trucks at the Commercial Vehicle Show, trailer manufacturers turned out in force to fill the halls at the NEC. British trailer and body manufacturer Don-Bur […]
Driver shortage: the industry speaks out
Transport Operator has received an overwhelming response from readers to our lead story last month – in which we reported on statistics gathered by logistics consultant Kirsten Tisdale, suggesting that […]
RHA overturns threat to driver ‘night-out’ tax-free allowances
Overnighting drivers using sleeper cabs still do not have to submit receipts for expenditure to claim a flat ‘night-out’ allowance if this has been agreed with their employer, the Road […]
Weekend rest situation still unclear as DVSA issues new hours advice
New advice from DVSA on EU drivers’ hours has been issued for goods vehicles; and it goes only a little way towards clarifying recent confusion over what drivers can and […]
Living wage to launch in April
The Budget in July last year saw chancellor George Osborne tackle the issue of excessive welfare payments being made to those in work by putting the onus back on employers […]
DVSA: don’t hire discs to other operators
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded operators that the practice of lending or hiring vehicle operator licence (O-licence) discs is illegal, and can harm the repute of […]
Trade groups react to phone penalty proposals
Both the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Freight Transport Association (FTA) have responded to a recently launched consultation by the Department for Transport (DfT) into proposed increases in penalties for […]
