Organisers of the Commercial Vehicle Show say visitor registrations for the event are well in advance of previous years, as preparations get underway for the annual road transport industry showcase, taking [...]
Logistics UK has applauded a government decision to withdraw powers from Kent County Council (KCC) to clamp HGVs parked in laybys across several areas of the county. Heidi Skinner, the [...]
Paccar subsidiary DAF is the first manufacturer to take advantage of relaxation of European weights and dimensions rules introduced in 2020 to launch a range of over-size truck cabs. The [...]
Industry calls for aid as driver shortage hits ‘crisis point’
Published On: Monday 5 July 2021
As the shortage of HGV drivers reached what the Road Haulage Association (RHA) described as a ‘crisis point’, road transport industry representatives were warning of continued supermarket supply issues [...]
Unite manifesto proposes solutions to driver shortfall
Published On: Friday 2 July 2021
The transport union Unite has published a Drivers’ Manifesto to help tackle the logistics industry’s driver recruitment and retention problems. It highlights an apparent lack of diversity in the [...]
European logistics giant DB Schenker has put a battery-powered Fuso eCanter 7.5-tonne truck into service in Bradford. It is the first such vehicle that the company has operated in the [...]
Scania has responded to the launch of DAF’s XG and XG+ long-cab by offering a 270 mm extension to its S and R cabs, while Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will now allow prospective authorised testing facility (ATF) providers to apply for new ATFs – provided they meet certain criteria [...]
