A panel of MPs heard oral evidence from a series of witnesses last month on proposals to build a new 3,600-capacity lorry park in Kent as an alternative to Operation [...]
A recent debate between MPs in Westminster Hall focused on the topic of the use of satellite navigation systems by HGV drivers – resulting in lorries taking inappropriate routes leading [...]
Volvo Group has announced new gearbox options for its Volvo FH and FMX ranges, and performance-enhancing tweaks to its Renault Range T heavy trucks. Crawler gears are now available in [...]
Little appears to have changed in the DVSA’s latest updated advice on EU drivers’ hours regulations (Transport Operator 52), and what changes there are have been driven by shifting interpretation [...]
A haulage and motor fleet insurance specialist has urged fleet managers to take a keener interest in their insurance renewals as a result of what it calls “worrying cases of [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
