Improvements in the road network are to form a major plank of the government’s new transport strategy for the north of England – the so-called ‘northern powerhouse’ project. In a [...]

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced the addition of Eddie Stobart to its membership list. The logistics and warehousing giant – among the UK’s best-known operators with a fleet [...]

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has spoken out about what it called the ‘woefully poor’ state of the country’s motorway service areas (MSAs), and called for government support to improve [...]

The transport industry needs to find its own solution to the driver shortage, Freight Transport Association managing director of policy and communications James Hookham told 600 delegates at the FTA [...]

The budget package unveiled by the chancellor George Osborne on 18 March has been met with a mixed response by the road transport industry. Among the measures announced that will [...]

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued a reminder to operators regarding the speed limit increases for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes travelling on single and dual carriageways in [...]

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is searching for partners with whom to develop technology for heavy-duty vehicles that could alter tyre operating pressure to adapt to a range of surface [...]

The city of Aberdeen is now home to the UK’s first commercial-scale hydrogen production and bus refuelling station, which was officially opened on 11 March. The station is situated at [...]

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has released figures which suggest that congestion on UK roads is at its worst level for more than a decade. The rate of deterioration in [...]