A CAMPAIGN to recruit 40 additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has been launched by the DVSA. The government wrote to the UK haulage industry on […]
IN YET another indication that the world, or at least the UK, is getting back to normal and a regular calendar of industry events is quickly moving into place, Transport News can happily report that […]
FORS is urging operators to be extra vigilant when it comes to managing drug and alcohol impairment. In light of the difficult 18 months endured by the pandemic, it is more important than ever that […]
HEAVY goods vehicle registrations increased by 128.7% in the second quarter of 2021, according to figures released by the SMMT. The increase saw some 9,493 units registered, up from 5,342 in Covid-impacted 2020. Compared to […]
ATF operators are calling for DVSA to raise their pit fees by 25% after discovering the charge has been excluded from the agency’s review of its HGV statutory test fees. The Association of Authorised Testing […]
MENZIES Distribution is the latest to trial the M6toll’s new ‘transformational’ tolling system. The Edinburgh based company operates more than 4,200 vehicles and has begun the trial with 1,400 trucks and vans on the new […]
THE Government has announced a package of measures to support driver recruitment and ease pressure on the road haulage industry. This includes a consultation on allowing drivers to take one test to drive both an […]
GOVERNMENT efforts to ease the transport sector’s driver shortage crisis with extended driving hours and ‘very limited’ exemptions to current Covid-19 self-isolation rules have been met with short shrift. Both Logistics UK and RHA dismissed […]
TIP-EX & TANK-EX is back with a live event happening from 30 September to 2 October! Organiser Road Transport Media says it has been working tirelessly to ensure a safe return which delivers the biggest, […]
Motorway trials of HGV platooning have begun after the project stalled during the start of the pandemic. The consortium behind the trials said that the trucks are on the roads and are likely to be […]
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