• FTA warning over new licence check system

    Published On: Friday 1 May 2015

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the new online driver licence check system intended to be introduced by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the summer: [...]

  • Transport Operator’s general election roundup

    Published On: Tuesday 21 April 2015

    With just over two weeks remaining before the UK takes to the ballot boxes, Transport Operator examines what the political parties are promising, and what the road transport industry is [...]

  • DVSA launches new guide to load securing

    Published On: Wednesday 15 April 2015

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published new guidance for operators, developed in conjunction with industry, on the topic of load security. The new guide outlines DVSA enforcement [...]

  • Heavy vehicles drive recovering truck market

    Published On: Monday 13 April 2015

    Demand for three-axle tractor units and rigids over 16 tonnes gross weight pushed registrations of new trucks up by over 53 per cent in the first quarter of 2015. Figures [...]

  • Ultra-low emission zone for London from 2020

    Published On: Monday 13 April 2015

    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed plans to press ahead with the launch of an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) for central London from 7 September 2020. The scheme [...]

  • MPs’ report into City Link failure sparks criticism

    Published On: Sunday 12 April 2015

    A joint report by the House of Commons Scottish affairs and business select committees, which declared that failed parcel company City Link deceived employees and contactors about the state of [...]

  • Operator’s gas-powered bus fleets experience mixed fortunes

    Published On: Friday 10 April 2015

    Stagecoach is to end its experimental biogas bus service in Lincoln, which started in 2011, citing the high cost of getting the buses to run properly. Meanwhile, its gas buses [...]

  • FTA welcomes investment in gas truck infrastructure

    Published On: Thursday 9 April 2015

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has responded positively to an announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) of £4 million of funding to [...]

  • More port security needed to prevent cost to hauliers, say MPs

    Published On: Wednesday 8 April 2015

    The House of Commons home affairs select committee has criticised French and British authorities over their handling of the issues caused, including for haulage operators, by illegal migrants trying to [...]