The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recently published results from its heavy vehicle annual testing regime for the second quarter of 2019 – and the takeaway message, the [...]
Transport trade associations have warned that the latest clean air zone (CAZ) proposals from local authorities will be damaging to hauliers, despite some improvements as compared to original plans. The [...]
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first two Class Eight (80,000 lb GVW) Freightliner eCascadia trucks to customers for operational trials. The trucks, which are part of Freightliner’s [...]
British hauliers offering traction services are likely to get a boost when P&O opens a new unaccompanied freight route between Calais and Tilbury. Tilbury is just 25 miles from central [...]
Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight operation, which claims to handle 26 per cent of UK – EU trade, now has its Brexit preparations in place. Pre-declaration will operate in the customs [...]
Scania is launching a limited edition of 25 flagship S-series Highline tractor units in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its V8 engine. Available in either two- or three-axle format, each [...]
Haulier costs could soar due to off-payroll work rules
Published On: Tuesday 10 September 2019
Recruitment specialist Driver Require has released an in-depth report for hauliers discussing the impact of forthcoming changes to so-called IR35 rules, designed to ensure that workers providing services through intermediaries [...]
Fleets fear two-day port delays as Brexit stand-off escalates
Published On: Tuesday 10 September 2019
The road transport sector was bracing itself for what commentators were predicting – not for the first time – was the beginning of the Brexit endgame, as the longest parliamentary [...]
DfT releases anti-terror advice for transport sector
Published On: Thursday 5 September 2019
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published best practice guidance for goods vehicle operators and drivers to help them mitigate the threat of ‘vehicle as a weapon’ (VAW) incidents, such [...]