The UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul if businesses which make regular levy payments into the scheme are to be able to train new recruits using these funds, according [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is looking into the provision of additional and more secure truck parking capacity in England, with grants expected to be announced shortly. [...]
Transport for London has finalised details of its Progressive Safe System, which will be a requirement for HGVs over 12 tonnes with a Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating of less [...]
Report urges action by truck makers on battery supplies
Published On: Thursday 13 July 2023
Just two of the major European truck brands have secured long-term supplies of battery raw materials, according to campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E), in a new report which gauges [...]
Trade bodies are reminding operators that the HGV levy is to make its return from 1 August, following its suspension during difficult trading times for hauliers amidst the Covid crisis, [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency is trialling a new ‘road to DVSA Earned Recognition’ programme, which is open to new HGV and PSV operators whose licence was issued in [...]
Both Logistics UK and the House of Commons transport committee have expressed disappointment at the government’s response to a call for clarity on its decarbonisation strategy. The official response was [...]
Road Haulage Association managing director Richard Smith (pictured, right) explained to delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference that the fragmented nature of the transport industry meant operators could not be [...]
National Highways ‘cabs’ deter drivers behaving badly
Published On: Sunday 25 June 2023
Mark Cartwright, head of commercial vehicle incident prevention at National Highways, explained the role of his fleet of so-called ‘cabs’ at the recent Microlise Transport Conference – tractor units operated [...]
