• Hunt is on for UK’s top truck driver

    Published On: Tuesday 8 March 2016

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced the launch of a new 44-tonne category in its Truck Driver of the Year 2016 competition, in association with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The competition, [...]

  • Driver shortage: the industry speaks out

    Published On: Thursday 3 March 2016

    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

    Published On: Thursday 3 March 2016

    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 [...]

  • Transport bosses to address migrant conference after more Calais clashes

    Published On: Thursday 3 March 2016

    As the migrant situation in Calais continues to cause disruption for hauliers and leave HGV drivers fearing for their safety, an array of road transport industry representatives, politicians and officials [...]

  • Weekend rest situation still unclear as DVSA issues new hours advice

    Published On: Wednesday 2 March 2016

    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 [...]

  • Charge electric truck prototype on trial

    Published On: Saturday 27 February 2016

    The prototype Charge electric truck is undergoing endurance testing at Millbrook. Developed by Charge R&D, an internationally-funded but UK-based high technology company, the new platform is designed to be used [...]

  • Tyre makers respond to cheap import threat

    Published On: Friday 26 February 2016

    Leading truck tyre manufacturers will fight the flood of cheap tyre imports from the east by emphasising their value-for-money ranges at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place at [...]

  • Living wage to launch in April

    Published On: Thursday 25 February 2016

    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

    Published On: Wednesday 17 February 2016

    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 [...]