Driving licence checks provider Licence Bureau has warned that revised sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches and corporate manslaughter introduced last month should act as “a major wake-up call” [...]

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 [...]

Jim Wright, partner at corporate law specialist Shulmans LLP, assesses the potential impact of the 2016 Finance Bill on fleet operators After April this year, transport operators may need to [...]

Ahead of the chancellor George Osborne’s Budget statement on Wednesday 16 March, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that a fuel duty increase would be “economically irresponsible”. The statement [...]

The new chief executive of the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be Gareth Llewellyn, who will take over from acting chief exec Paul Satoor on 1 April. Llewellyn, [...]

The much-reported shortage of UK truck drivers may be attributed more to a paucity of attractive employment opportunities in the industry than a dearth of large goods vehicle (LGV) licence [...]

After years of struggling with among the highest fuel duty and overall diesel prices in Europe, the British transport industry is now coming to terms with low diesel costs – [...]

Last year, the British truck market enjoyed one of its best years since the heady days of 1988. Projected sales targets were smashed as more than 44,000 new trucks of [...]

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed a raft of new proposals announced by the Department for Transport aimed at improving the safety of Britain’s roads. The suggested measures include preventing [...]