The senior traffic commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, used her inauguration lunch as president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) to ask members to consider why [...]
Solving the driver shortage: FTA conference report
Published On: Monday 4 May 2015
Addressing the demographic imbalance in the truck-driving population is the key to easing the driver shortage, the FTA’s Summit, Solving the Driver Crisis, heard. Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland managing [...]
Senior representatives of the heavy vehicle manufacturers attending the CV Show (and behind the razzmatazz there were some significant stay-aways) were generally confident about the future of the UK truck [...]
Industry welcomes foreign truck tax revenue figures
Published On: Saturday 2 May 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, [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
