Beverley Bell, the senior traffic commissioner (STC) for Great Britain, has announced the launch of a new consultation on the regulation of professional lorry, bus and coach drivers. The consultation, [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has extended the validity of codes generated by its online driving licence information sharing system to 21 days, following complaints from industry that [...]
The John Lewis Partnership, the company which operates the John Lewis department store as well as the Waitrose supermarket chain, is set to be among the first customers to take [...]
RHA highlights drivers’ hours compliance gap for foreign trucks
Published On: Wednesday 8 July 2015
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reported that non-UK trucks are “significantly more likely” than UK-operated vehicles to be found to have seriously infringed drivers’ hours laws in a manner [...]
DVSA celebrates 500th ATF opening as chief exec bows out
Published On: Monday 6 July 2015
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the opening of the 500th site in its authorised testing facility (ATF) scheme, at the County Durham premises of truck and [...]
Targeted enforcement to drive rogues out of industry
Published On: Friday 3 July 2015
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is to focus its roadside enforcement efforts upon those operators that it believes to be serious lawbreakers, and work towards scrutiny of electronic [...]
The effects of industrial action by the French workforce of the MyFerryLink service is continuing to cause turmoil for HGV drivers crossing the English Channel between Calais and Dover. An [...]
Councils want powers to enforce truck restrictions
Published On: Thursday 2 July 2015
The Local Government Association has called for powers to enable councils in England outside the capital to enforce local vehicle weight and width limits, just as they can in London [...]
Opinion: we all have a part to play in preventing accidents
Published On: Friday 26 June 2015
Cyclists should be subject to regulation as well as HGVs, argues Kevin Buchanan, group managing director at freight distribution network Pall-Ex Since the start of the year, eight cyclists have [...]
