• Logistics UK calls for A75 dual carriageway upgrade

    Published On: Friday 24 July 2026

    Logistics UK has called for south-west Scotland’s A75 to be upgraded to a continuous dual carriageway, complete with truck stops where HGV drivers can rest. The business group says the [...]

  • Research: disconnected systems are stifling hauliers’ productivity

    Published On: Friday 24 July 2026

    Research conducted by software provider OneAdvanced in conjunction with members of the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has offered insights into the day‑to‑day pressure points where hauliers most want technology to [...]

  • Freeburn Transport takes on first Renault Trucks E-Tech T in Northern Ireland

    Published On: Thursday 23 July 2026

    Freeburn Transport is preparing to put its first fully electric truck into operation, with the arrival of a new Renault Trucks E-Tech T 4×2 tractor unit supplied by Diamond Trucks. [...]

  • Why the final 1% counts as cost pressures grow

    Published On: Wednesday 22 July 2026

    Adrian West, VP of retail, wholesale, logistics and manufacturing at software specialist OneAdvanced, says data-driven business intelligence can unlock marginal gains that add up in a world of rising costs [...]

  • Transport trade groups welcome new PM to post

    Published On: Monday 20 July 2026

    Trade associations representing the road transport and automotive industries have welcomed the new prime minister Andy Burnham to his post, and outlined their priorities for his first months in office. [...]

  • RHA: MPs right to call out flawed EU border system

    Published On: Friday 17 July 2026

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has praised MPs for raising concerns about the ‘flawed’ European Entry/Exit System (EES) as part of a recent debate held in Parliament. The EES is [...]

  • Electrification in the spotlight at annual Fleet Engineer conference

    Published On: Friday 17 July 2026

    The practical realities facing fleet engineers tasked with transitioning their operations to zero-emission vehicles were a recurring theme at Logistics UK’s  recent 2026 Fleet Engineer conference, hosted at the British [...]

  • Current trailer under-run protection ‘inadequate’

    Published On: Thursday 16 July 2026

    Truck operators are being strongly encouraged by vehicle safety rating specialist Euro NCAP to request retrofit under-run protection solutions from trailer makers, after testing found that current European-mandated systems were [...]

  • Senior traffic commissioner urges operators to support MPRS

    Published On: Wednesday 15 July 2026

    Addressing the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference in Warwickshire, senior traffic commissioner (TC) Kevin Rooney asked his audience for help in boosting the Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), which launched [...]