• First annual report on zero-emission truck demonstrator programme released

    Published On: Tuesday 13 October 2026

    Innovate UK has published the first annual report on the government-funded Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstration (ZEHID) programme, which has been trialling heavy electric trucks on UK roads. As [...]

  • Logistics UK releases Compliance Report 2026

    Published On: Monday 12 October 2026

    Annual test pass rates are up, more HGVs are assessed as low-risk by DVSA, and fewer have been involved in collisions than in the previous 12 months, according to Logistics [...]

  • Call for diesel rebate as fuel prices ‘push coach travel to breaking point’

    Published On: Friday 9 October 2026

    Coach UK, the business group representing passenger coach fleet operators, has called on the Treasury to deliver an emergency 20 pence per litre rebate for the UK’s 2,500 coach operators, [...]

  • Volvo success sows further vehicle investment at Mortimers

    Published On: Friday 9 October 2026

    Family-owned grain and seed merchant Mortimers has acquired a third tractor unit from Volvo Trucks, following the reportedly outstanding performance of its first-ever model from the manufacturer in 2024. Established [...]

  • Better tech tops transport managers’ mental health wish list

    Published On: Wednesday 7 October 2026

    Improved technology features at the top of a list of changes that transport and logistics managers believe would improve mental health among their peers, according to newly released research from [...]

  • Nine new DAF rigids for Law Distribution

    Published On: Tuesday 6 October 2026

    Fleet provider Asset Alliance Group has deepened its relationship with Law Distribution through the delivery of nine DAF XB 260 rigids. Founded in 1994, the family-owned business is a Palletline [...]

  • Phillips Waste Management turns to Isuzu for first 11-tonne skip loader

    Published On: Monday 5 October 2026

    North Yorkshire-based skip hire company Phillips Waste Management has taken delivery of its first ever Isuzu truck, a versatile 11-tonne F110.240 mounted with a skiploader body, supplied by local dealer [...]

  • Warning of risk to hauliers as average diesel price hits £2 per litre

    Published On: Wednesday 30 September 2026

    Analysis by the RAC Foundation has shown that the average price of diesel in the UK has now passed the £2 per litre mark, following record highs earlier this week. [...]

  • Senior traffic commissioner turns focus on drivers at Transport Manager conference

    Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2026

    Human issues formed the core of the keynote address given by senior traffic commissioner (STC) Kevin Rooney to the first of Logistics UK’s autumn round of Transport Manager 2026 conferences. [...]