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Electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden and is set to file for administration in England, after its production targets were hit by the demise of its battery supplier Proterra, which […]

THE WINNER of the UK’s Kindest Town, voted for by hauliers and HGV drivers, has been announced as Inverness, winning them a cash prize of £10,000. The campaign, a joint effort between the Road Haulage […]

EUROPEAN Union ministers diluted a European Commission proposal on Euro 7 emission levels for cars and vans, but trucks will still need to meet tougher emission standards, writes Carol Millett. Under the amendments, the pollution […]

MERSEYSIDE Police has agreed to accept up to five vehicle registrations per STGO and abnormal loads movement notification. The force had only previously accepted notification of one vehicle registration. The move comes after the RHA […]

THE RHA is urging the government to reduce new bureaucracy on hauliers using longer semi-trailers, (LSTs) to encourage uptake. New requirements are making the use of LSTs unworkable as operators are now expected to individually […]

FIRMS moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland continue to seek clarity on the practical workings of the Windsor Framework, implemented on 30 September. It transpires that operators are still unclear how the customs […]

THE RHA is urging politicians and policymakers to learn lessons from the London ULEZ on the journey to net zero. Commercial vehicle operators driving into the capital have struggled to upgrade to cleaner vehicles to […]

Senior road transport officials have urged RHA members to help them bring operators to accountant if they suspect them of non-compliance. DVSA chief executive Loveday Ryder told delegates at the RHA’s Fourm for the Future […]

ESTABLISHED in 1968, TIP, which first introduced the concept of trailer rental to the Dutch and Canadian transportation market, is celebrating its 55th anniversary. The company has over the years expanded its reach into European […]

WITH AN ambition to become a net zero company by 2050, bp aims to invest in building infrastructure to support freight transport across major road networks in mainland Europe and the UK by 2030. bp’s […]