• New report issues warning on lapsed Driver CPC qualifications

    Published On: Thursday 10 July 2025

    The economic growth sought by the government may require many thousands of truck drivers whose Driver CPC qualifications have recently expired to retrain, according to a report by Rob Hunter […]

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  • Aim beyond compliance, DVSA tech head tells fleets

    Published On: Tuesday 8 July 2025

    Neil Barlow, the head of vehicle technology and engineering at the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), reminded dele­gates at the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference not to be lulled […]

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  • No to annual test relaxations for Earned Recognition

    Published On: Sunday 6 July 2025

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed the outcome of its review into whether the HGV and PSV annual testing regime should be relaxed for mem­bers of the Earned Recognition […]

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  • IMI engineering skills shortage warning

    Published On: Friday 4 July 2025

    Steve Schofield, the head of busi­ness development at The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), fo­cused on a concerning future shortage of vehicle engineering talent in his recent Logistics UK […]

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  • Scania expands wholly owned network with TruckEast acquisition

    Published On: Wednesday 2 July 2025

    Scania (Great Britain) Limited has acquired independent Scania dealer TruckEast, in a deal which will see the company’s 17 sites in the east of England – includ­ing those at Bury […]

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  • Euro NCAP gives insight into truck safety standards

    Published On: Monday 30 June 2025

    The expansion of Euro NCAP safe­ty standards into the heavy truck sector was covered at Logistics UK’s Fleet Engineer conference by the or­ganisation’s director of strategic development, Matthew Avery. He […]

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  • Industry views sought on how to ‘attract, train, retain’ talent

    Published On: Thursday 26 June 2025

    The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for freight and logistics is asking for input from industry to inform its drafting of a new report on how diversity should be fostered within […]

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  • Trailblazers scheme aims to aid EV transition

    Published On: Wednesday 25 June 2025

    Multi-energy refuelling hub pioneer Aegis Energy has launched a new scheme which it says will help fleet operators accelerate their shift to decarbonised transport. The Aegis Trailblazers scheme will offer […]

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  • Tesco embraces electric for refrigerated transport

    Published On: Monday 23 June 2025

    Tesco has rolled out electric refrigeration technology from manufacturer Sunswap to enable zero-emission temperature control for chilled and frozen foods en route to its retail outlets. The supermarket giant took […]

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