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 [...]

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 [...]

Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, has warned that recent positive news of rising employment levels is in stark contrast to what he called the “chronic [...]

After the first full year of operation, the government’s HGV road user levy has raised more than twice what was expected from foreign vehicles – but has done only a [...]

DVSA has changed the way that it undertakes its approved tachograph centre and nominated technician checks. The routine visit check has been replaced with a biennial desk-based assessment for each [...]

DAF has added half a tonne of payload to its factory-bodied 12-tonne GVW LF truck, with the extensive use of aluminum chassis parts in place of steel. Dubbed the FTCC, [...]

While UK hauliers have been enjoying bulk diesel prices which have been as low as 89p/litre + VAT this year, oil industry experts have cautioned that the underlying reduction in [...]

Transport trade associations have responded to the election of a majority Conservative government with renewed calls for increased investment in and reduced taxes for the road haulage industry. The election, [...]

Following our report in April’s Transport Operator, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed details of the new alternative route to periodic training for initial Driver CPC qualification [...]