THE GOVERNMENT’S latest post-Brexit border check postponement will be no surprise, suggests accountancy group MHA, as the government is reluctant to place additional costs on businesses and risk pushing inflation higher. The most likely scenario […]
THE UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul if businesses which make regular levy payments are to be able to train new recruits using these funds, stressed a report from business group Logistics UK. According […]
SURVEY FINDINGS from watchdog Transport Focus show that less than half of lorry and coach companies are satisfied with major roads in England. With 79% of freight moved on motorways, reliable and predictable journeys are […]
ROAD Transport Expo (RTX) will be back next year at NAEC Stoneleigh from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 June. The popular trade show, which this year attracted more than 8,500 visitors, will once again bring […]
SCOTTISH government’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has restored the transport brief to cabinet level and appointed Màiri McAllan to take on the role alongside her existing posts to become the cabinet secretary for Transport, Net […]
Revised data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the threshold for triggering another driver shortage crisis is lower than its original data shows, writes Carol Millett. The recently published revised statistics […]
The upward trend for new HGV registrations continued for the fifth quarter in a row, reported the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New HGVs (over 6,000kgs) registrations are up 17.2% to 11,174 units […]
SCANIA Assistance is celebrating 25 years of delivering. The in-house assistance service started in August 1998 with one support centre based in Södertälje, Sweden, dealing with 5,000 cases per year. Now the operations have 15 […]
Logistics employers across Scotland are being urged to complete an online survey which will help create a modern Driving Goods Vehicle apprenticeship, aimed at meeting the sectors current and future needs. The survey has […]
Just over one in 10 transport firms in the UK train their employees in cyber security, according to a survey. The sector, writes Chris Tindall, ranked second worst out of 18 industries polled after only […]
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