Workforce crisis warning from RHA and Women in Transport
Published On: Monday 15 December 2025
The RHA (Road Haulage Association) and Women in Transport (WiT) have called for urgent action to tackle what they say is a growing generational challenge in the UK transport and [...]
Report: driver dissatisfaction with roadside facilities deepens
Published On: Wednesday 10 December 2025
Independent watchdog Transport Focus has released a new report detailing the results of its latest Lorry Drivers’ Facilities Survey, which charts drivers’ satisfaction with the quality of available roadside facilities. [...]
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has reported that its eActros 600 has become the first electric truck to take on the journey from John O’Groats at Scotland’s north-easternmost point to Land’s End in [...]
‘Urgent action is needed’ on national logistics network
Published On: Friday 5 December 2025
Logistics UK has warned that slow progress by the government in identifying a national logistics network is increasing congestion costs, inhibiting growth and hampering the sector’s ability to decarbonise in [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that zero-emission (ZE) vans in Great Britain with a maximum authorised mass of over 3.5 up to 4.25 tonnes will be moved from [...]
Parliamentarians’ report: boost diversity to tackle driver shortfall
Published On: Thursday 27 November 2025
A group of MPs and peers has published a new report that examines how staff shortages in the freight and logistics sector, including of HGV drivers, could be mitigated by [...]
Fuel duty rates for diesel and petrol have been frozen for a further five months beyond the current fiscal year, including the temporary 5p cut, Rachel Reeves has announced in [...]
CS2 Transport expands artic and reefer fleet with Asset Alliance
Published On: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Temperature-controlled logistics provider CS2 Transport has expanded its fleet with three new DAF XG 530 tractor units and seven Chereau multi-temperature semi-trailers, supplied by Asset Alliance Group. The vehicles have [...]
Electric Merc eActros 600 drives sustainability at Paris Fashion Week
Published On: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Two Mercedes-Benz trucks – a fully electric eActros 600 and an Actros L ProCabin running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) – were deployed at Paris Fashion Week last month, delivering [...]