Logistics UK has warned that while recent data suggests a recent rise in the number of truck drivers in employment, the sector shouldn’t be complacent and assume that staffing issues [...]

Transport trade associations have welcomed the decision by Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, to grant development consent for the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing, which will link Essex and Kent [...]

CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Community Safety), the construction industry safety initiative, has called for the sector to step up to raise safety standards, and emphasised the need for more public [...]

Decarbonisation was among the key topics under discussion at the Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry on 18 March. “I’m just some bloke who bought some electric lorries,” said conference speaker [...]

Engine technology specialist Cummins Inc. is celebrating the completion of a joint project with key partners to develop hydrogen internal combustion engine technology for commercial vehicles. Cummins led a consortium [...]

Ninety-three per cent of European public transport decision-makers consulted in new research have expressed concern about the capacity of their grid connection to fuel current and future battery electric or [...]

A new report published this month has set out a suite of recommendations for industry and government to ensure HGV drivers will continue to be attracted to the sector, trained [...]

Road transport trade associations have praised a series of reforms to apprenticeships in England that were announced by the government this month. The policy revamp, which coincided with National Apprenticeship [...]

The UK’s truck market passed its post-Covid peak last year as registrations of new trucks fell by 2.7 per cent from 2023’s 46,227, which was the best year since 2019. [...]