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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Not-for-profit tyre safety organisation TyreSafe has said the recent court sentencing of an illegal tyre seller should serve as a warning to the rest of the tyre retail industry. On [...]
Industry welcomes news on foreign truck tax revenue
Published On: Sunday 5 April 2015
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s announcement that income from the HGV road user levy, designed to bill foreign truck operators for their use of the UK’s roads, [...]
