• RHA calls for HGV levy return postponement

    Published On: Friday 14 April 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned that now is not the time to reintroduce the HGV road user levy, following confirmation last month that a revised version of the [...]

  • Industry reacts to Spring Budget measures

    Published On: Friday 7 April 2023

    Industry representatives welcomed a variety of fiscal measures unveiled last month by the chancel­lor Jeremy Hunt in his Spring Budget, including an­nouncements on fuel duty – but said that some [...]

  • Safety concerns raised as DfT consults on Driver CPC reform

    Published On: Tuesday 4 April 2023

    Industry trade body Logistics UK has warned that proposals to reform the Driver CPC qualification in the UK, which are currently out to consultation, may pose safety concerns and “devalue [...]

  • Enfield goes electric with Renault refuse trucks

    Published On: Sunday 2 April 2023

    The London Borough of Enfield has received the first of an order of four fully-electric Renault re­fuse trucks, following an exten­sive development and evalua­tion process. The 26-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech [...]

  • ‘Cautious optimism’ on Northern Ireland agreement

    Published On: Sunday 2 April 2023

    The Road Haulage Associa­tion (RHA) and Logistics UK have both welcomed the deal between the UK government and the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol – but have said [...]

  • HGV and PSV inspection manuals updated

    Published On: Tuesday 28 March 2023

    The DVSA has made changes to its HGV and PSV inspection manuals, which are used to as­sess vehicles being taken for annual test or undergoing road­side checks. Key changes high­lighted [...]

  • Call for UK progress on decarbonisation

    Published On: Monday 27 March 2023

    Logistics UK has called for more progress from government on road transport decarbonisation in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s warning that there is a “rapidly closing [...]

  • Electric DAF in capitals rally

    Published On: Saturday 25 March 2023

    DAF Trucks has entered the EV Rally 2023: a five-day 1,000+ mile driving event encompassing the UK and Ireland which will start in Cardiff before heading to London, Edinburgh, and [...]

  • DAF wins £160 million Asset Alliance order

    Published On: Friday 24 March 2023

    Fleet leasing and hire giant Asset Alliance Group has agreed an or­der with UK market leader DAF for 1,500 new electric and diesel trucks, in a deal worth more than [...]