MPs and peers join industry call for safer truck parking
Published On: Friday 13 March 2026
More than a hundred MPs and peers have joined the call for improvements in roadside facilities for HGV and coach drivers, as part of the drive to tackle freight crime. [...]
The government says it is delivering a “clear message” to fuel suppliers that they must provide “a fair deal at the pump”, in the context of significant diesel and petrol [...]
Business group Logistics UK has announced the launch of its search for Best Truck Stop of the Year 2026, and is inviting drivers to nominate exceptional roadside facilities that consistently [...]
Government announces 2027 rollout for expected SPS deal
Published On: Wednesday 11 March 2026
The government has announced that an agreement currently under negotiation with the European Union, which will simplify the process of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on imports and exports of [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, today, requesting an urgent meeting about the impact of fuel prices on road transport operators, and an immediate [...]
Logistics UK: fix border friction with EU deal on SPS
Published On: Friday 6 March 2026
Business group Logistics UK has urged the British government to make an agreement with the EU on the movement of food and animal products a priority, in order to cut [...]
DfT has ‘no plans’ to extend truckstop funding scheme
Published On: Thursday 5 March 2026
There are no current plans to open further rounds of the government match-funding scheme to improve roadside facilities for truck drivers, a minister has confirmed. Since 2023, the Department for [...]
Trade groups coordinate in call for border changes as EU faces blockades
Published On: Wednesday 4 March 2026
British and Eastern European hauliers are fighting back against the European Union’s border rules that limit the number of days visiting drivers can spend in the Schengen area. Eastern European [...]
Electric truck makes first international delivery via Eurotunnel
Published On: Tuesday 3 March 2026
The first commercial electric truck Channel crossing via Eurotunnel marks a significant milestone in the development of zero-emissions transport, but also indicates that there is significant progress still required before [...]