HGV drivers no longer need a Kent Access Permit (KAP) to enter Kent whilst the M20 moveable barrier will be taken down by the end of this week (22 April). DfT announced that hauliers and […]
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has pledged that new motorways that have no hard shoulder – known as All Lane Running (ALR) motorways or ‘smart motorways’ – will only open if technology is in place to […]
THEORY tests restarted in England and Wales on 12 April and DVSA have issued the following update on how they plan to reduce the backlog. From Monday 10 May to Wednesday 30 June, opening hours […]
IT MIGHT sound like déjà vu, but the price of new wooden pallets is expected to soar a further 18%, on top of the 18% rise seen in January. Continued pressure on the availability of […]
Alex Veitch, Logistics UK’s general manager of public policy, is encouraged to see that ONS figures show an improvement to the volume of goods moved between the UK and EU in February 2021. “We expect […]
THE DRIVER & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that truck driver training and truck driver tests will recommence on 12 April, following a close-down due to Covid. The restart date only applies to England […]
Operators must check their drivers comply with the new IR35 tax regulations which kicked in this week or risk being fined by HMRC. From 6 April large and medium-sized haulage companies – with net turnover […]
MORE and more trucks coming off DAF’s production line are equipped with the Connect on-line fleet management platform which provides insight into the performance of trucks, drivers and logistics processes. The data helps to increase […]
CROSS Channel hauliers are concerned that the new Covid testing system for drivers entering England presents a magnate for illegal migrants to stow away in stationary trailers. Not a problem for drivers electing to be […]
THE DECISION to delay new border controls for EU goods imported into the UK has made business for shellfish hauliers much harder, according to an Aberdeen operator. Allan Miller, owner of AM Shellfish, said it […]
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