Month: December 2020

COMMERCIAL Vehicle Auctions (CVA) has moved to a weekly online sale of HGVs and trailers, replacing the fortnightly sales at Doncaster and Hemel Hempstead and the monthly sale at Livingston. The popularity of digital sales […]

THE RHA has confirmed that the UK-French border has reopened for accompanied freight services and some passenger services. However, this is on the proviso that everyone travelling from the UK into France is able to […]

THE FIRST half of December has seen bridge strikes in Kent and South East London at nearly double the average rate, leading to renewed calls for drivers to know the heights of their vehicles. Railway […]

REACTING TO international border closures, Stena Line brought forward the introduction of its Stena Foreteller ferry on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service to Tuesday 22nd December. The freight-only ferry will join the Stena Horizon which already operates […]

THE European Commission has announced a contingency measure applying to international road haulage in 2021. UK international operators will be able to undertake road haulage between the UK and EU without the need for ECMT […]

AFTER the success of DAF Trucks’ ‘put the kettle on’ initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first lockdown, they are again offering a free cuppa, plus mince pies – for truck drivers over the festive period. […]

DfT has introduced a temporary and limited relaxation of EU drivers’ hours enforcement. In response to pressures on local and national supply chains, the DfT has announced an urgent relaxation of the enforcement of EU […]

WORK has begun on a temporary barrier along a section of the Old Military Road (OMR) and is expected to be completed by Christmas, increasing protection on the local diversion to the A83 Rest and […]

DriveElectric is supplying the electric vehicles (EVs) for an innovative Orkney smart energy project called ReFLEX (responsible flexibility) Orkney, where the island already generates over 100% of its electricity demand. To increase the use of […]