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THE ROAD Haulage Association is concerned that there is still much to be done to get businesses ready for Brexit, even although the government has finally announced that it will automatically enrol firms in a […]

Operation Brock

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GOVERNMENT plans to strengthen compliance with Operation Brock (the queueing system to be introduced for lorries in Kent in the event of a No Deal Brexit) will place the responsibility to travel with correct documentation […]

National Lorry Week

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THE FIFTH annual National Lorry Week will take place between 16-22 September, confirms the RHA who announce three new core partners SNAP, Driver Hire and Goodyear. Hauliers can help promote the industry as a great […]

FPS EXPO

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THE AWARD winning FPS EXPO, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020, is the place to be for stakeholders in the liquid fuels distribution sector and is the main event of the industry calendar. […]

hands-free mobile phones

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THE ROAD Haulage Association is extremely concerned that the Commons Transport Select Committee is considering proposals that the use of hands-free mobile phones while driving should be banned. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: […]

compliance information

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FTA HAS updated its two popular drivers’ handbooks, one for HGV drivers and one for van drivers, with the key up to the minute compliance information which must be provided to drivers of commercial vehicles […]

Memories of irvine

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It’s now 20 years since the closure of Volvo’s UK production plant at Irvine was confirmed. So editor Alistair Vallance delved into his 41 annual volumes to take a trip down ‘Volvo Lane’.

Meet the new stc

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Scotland’s new Traffic Commissioner has completed her induction, presided over her first Public Inquiry and is setting out her stall of compliance essentials. Alistair Vallance reports from The Stamp Office in Edinburgh.