Senior management of transport companies have a duty of care to make sure lorry drivers are protected from attacks as well as medical emergencies because they are recognised by HSE as lone workers. Naz Dossa […]
No matter how much experience a driver has, it is worth regularly checking the DVSA website and information issued by the HSE, RHA and Logistics UK regarding the latest load security guidelines. Knowing that info […]
Usually dished out biennially at the IAA commercial vehicles show, the winners among the runners and riders taking part in the Trailer Innovation Awards that recognises OEM ingenuity across Europe were rewarded via an online […]
Long anticipated, Volvo Trucks’ new FM finally gets the Transport News once over. Given a significant overhaul it now looks and feels like a true sibling of the FH family. It can be ordered now, […]
This month’s Fleet in Focus is Tunnock’s, renowned manufacturer of Scotland’s favourite range of snacks. Stuart Loudon, the fifth generation involved with the family run business, discusses growth, the trucks that deliver its products and […]
LOGISTICS UK has reacted with incredulity at mid-November announcement by the government of a Business Task Force at such a late stage in the Brexit process. ‘At this point in time, business needs direction and […]
DVSA already checks for tyres aged 10 years and older during roadside enforcement stops. A change in the law will allow them to issue prohibitions if these tyres are found at annual test and enforcement […]
HAULAGE operators in Scotland now have until next summer to lodge a claim for damages in relation to a cartel among truck manufacturers, following a court decision in Edinburgh, writes Chris Tindall. The Court of […]
A RECORD number of gritters will be available to patrol the Scottish trunk road network this winter. The fleet features 230 gritters from 40 depots around the trunk road network, as well as incident response […]
THE Commercial Vehicle Show, planned for 8-10 June 2021 and held at the NEC, Birmingham will be one of the first ‘live’ opportunities in 18 months for businesses in the road transport sector to catch […]
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