Green light for driver apprenticeship scheme
Both the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have praised the decision by skills minister Nick Boles to approve the HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship, with FTA calling […]
RHA: don’t wait for driver deaths to prompt Calais action
Road Haulage Association (RHA) chief executive Richard Burnett has again spoken out about what the association calls an “untenable situation” for HGV drivers as a result of increased migrant activity […]
Fuel costs still fleets’ biggest challenge, research finds
New research commissioned by Barclaycard has reportedly found that reducing fuel mileage costs remains fleet managers’ single largest concern, with 33 per cent of those questioned highlighting it as a […]
FORS delivers free DCPC ‘Staying Legal’ courses
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is offering free Driver CPC-accredited ‘Staying Legal’ courses to its member operators on a number of dates in early 2016, while places last. Those […]
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DVSA proposes to beef up prohibition powers
Online driving licence verification service Licencecheck has drawn attention to proposals by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for its staff to be given the authority to prohibit vehicles […]
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Autumn statement: possible fuel duty hike and no driver training funding
Transport operators could face a rise in fuel duty from April 2016, following the chancellor George Osborne’s notable failure to mention the levy – the rate of which has now […]
MPs call for national network of LEZs
A recent debate in the House of Commons saw Members of Parliament discuss the potential for establishing further low emission zones (LEZs), similar to the one currently in operation in […]
FTA: government must back industry on road to decarbonisation
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for full government support to help the road transport industry achieve decarbonisation targets, following the recent publication of a report on the fifth […]
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DVSA reports rising HGV roadworthiness
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published its annual fleet compliance checks report for 2014/15, which it says demonstrates further improvements in the roadworthiness standards of trucks operating […]
