• Revised guidance for traffic commissioners published

    Published On: Thursday 21 January 2016

    Beverley Bell, the senior traffic commissioner for Great Britain, has published a revised set of statutory documents, which outline a common approach for the way traffic commissioners (TCs) regulate commercial [...]

  • RHA: Dunkirk camp may increase threat to hauliers

    Published On: Tuesday 19 January 2016

    Plans by the French government to establish a permanent camp for would-be stowaways close to Dunkirk ferry port have been slammed by the Road Haulage Association (RHA). Last August, the [...]

  • Record-breaking truck traffic on Dover-Calais crossing

    Published On: Monday 18 January 2016

    P&O Ferries claimed to have carried more ro-ro freight between Dover and Calais in 2015 than in any previous year, and expects demand for cross-Channel freight transport to continue to [...]

  • Hauliers’ Forth Bridge woes continue

    Published On: Wednesday 13 January 2016

    Trade associations have expressed dismay over the continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge to HGV traffic over 7.5 tonnes, which is expected to continue until mid-February. “This will have [...]

  • Some aerodynamic improvements ‘could be waste of money’

    Published On: Wednesday 6 January 2016

    The technical director of trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has warned that fleets which incorrectly specify aerodynamic add-ons for their trailers could be wasting their money. Derek Skinner (pictured) raised the [...]

  • Annual test pass rates on the rise again

    Published On: Wednesday 16 December 2015

    First-time annual test pass rates for HGV and PSV have risen for the third consecutive year, according to the latest figures from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). In [...]

  • DVSA wins royal recognition for load security effort

    Published On: Wednesday 16 December 2015

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work in improving load security on UK roads, in partnership with the [...]

  • Hauliers ‘counting cost’ of Forth Bridge closure

    Published On: Tuesday 15 December 2015

    Major trade associations have welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) decision to temporarily relax drivers’ hours regulations for vehicles which would normally use the Forth Road Bridge, since it was [...]

  • Green light for driver apprenticeship scheme

    Published On: Tuesday 15 December 2015

    Both the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have praised the decision by skills minister Nick Boles to approve the HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship, with FTA calling [...]