• Driver recruitment ‘needs government jump-start’

    Published On: Wednesday 23 July 2025

    Logistics UK has warned of “pressing concerns” around HGV driver recruitment and retention following the publication of its latest Skills and Employment Update, based on analysis of data from the [...]

  • Study: CV drivers opt for comfort over convenience

    Published On: Wednesday 23 July 2025

    Commercial vehicle drivers favour features that promote bodily comfort and wellness over purely convenience-based gadgets, according to a behavioural research study by NewTerritory, a design studio which specialises in human-centred [...]

  • Predictive maintenance in the conference spotlight

    Published On: Wednesday 16 July 2025

    The changing economics and technology of fleet maintenance were explained to the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer conference by John Armes, the digital services man­ager at Daimler Truck (formerly Mercedes-Benz). His [...]

  • Smart trailer advice issued at engineers’ conference

    Published On: Monday 14 July 2025

    Modern ‘smart’ trailers provide their operators with a wealth of data about their use and condi­tion, Don-Bur’s technical support specialist Richard Owens told the Logistics UK Fleet Engineer con­ference in [...]

  • Logistics UK report highlights electrification challenges

    Published On: Saturday 12 July 2025

    Logistics UK has called for a col­laborative approach to the de­carbonisation of road freight, fol­lowing the publication of its new report, Exploring Current and Fu­ture Energy Demand from Road Freight. [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]