This article was correct as of publication in early September. Readers should check the link below for the latest up-to-date information. The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) last month [...]
Logistics UK, formerly the Freight Transport Association, has responded with concern to suggestions in the media that a significant fuel duty rise may be being planned by the Treasury for [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has launched a campaign against proposed government amendments to the Highway Code currently out to consultation, which the organisation says would lead to more dangerous [...]
Research by US energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie suggests that the number of electric trucks on American roads is set to rise from 2,000 at the end of last year to [...]
Although its own comparative trials were disrupted by the Covid crisis, Nicholls Transport of Sittingbourne reports that it still sees a bright future for gas-powered trucks in the UK. Nicholls’ [...]
Changes to EU drivers’ hours law are now in operation, and will continue to apply in the UK even when the Brexit process is complete. The reforms will have the [...]
Logistics sector ‘must step up Brexit preparations’
Published On: Wednesday 26 August 2020
Hauliers will need to get to grips with at least eight new computer systems in order for Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) trade to operate efficiently after the Brexit transition, Logistics UK [...]
Police-style ‘bodycams’ are being rolled out for frontline DVSA staff conducting roadside checks and site visits, in a move the agency says is designed to reduce physical and verbal assaults [...]
Scandinavian electric vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has announced that it is shortly to begin a pilot test of its forthcoming Volta Zero truck with parcel delivery giant DPD. Said to [...]
