Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable. The Int…
Plans to increase the fees charged by vehicle recovery operators to 28% falls “far short” of what is required to meet the spiralling costs crippling firms, according to the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO). […]
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Government plans could see HGV drivers heading to Dover and Folkestone ports held in off-road, virtual queues, in Kent and beyond, to prevent the 20-mile long queues to the Channel Ports seen last year. The […]
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The government has announced an investment of up to £100m to improve roadside facilities for HGV drivers. From today (24 November), truck-stop and road service operators can bid for a share of the government’s £32.5m match-funding pot. This is i…
Fuel efficiency gains in HGVs in recent years have been offset by an increase in the proportion of larger and heavier HGVs amongst new registrations, according to the latest government statistics on transport emissions. The DfT research, Transpo…
A consultation due to end next week about granting car drivers the automatic right to drive lorries up to 7.5-tonnes would increase the risk on the roads for everyone, according to a logistics training firm. SP Training said the government’s own…
RHA is calling on the new Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and her team at DfT to take urgent action to reduce the cost of fuel through tax relief by introducing a targeted essential user rebate for hauliers. This is the key demand at th…
The provision of on-site lorry parking across the UK is at crisis point in three key regions and close to critical elsewhere in the country, new government research has revealed. The DfT National Survey of Lorry Parking (Part One) has found that…
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged hauliers to support the new recruitment campaign Generation Logistics and secure the future longevity of the industry. In an open letter, Shapps said the pandemic had demonstrated the strategic importan…
NHS Supply Chain has launched a 12 month trial of eight 19 tonne DAF LF Electric rigids with refrigerated bodies in partnership with its logistics provider Unipart Logistics. The trial will see the eight vehicles deliver medical products via a f…
An important road freight survey has been launched by the Department for Transport and National Highways to help inform future road scheme transport investment appraisal. After Covid-19, the departure of the UK from the European Union, and chang…
The government is looking at trialling longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) of up to 25.25m in length and 60 tonnes gross vehicle weight and is on the hunt for operators interested in taking part in the trial. The DfT has commissioned a feasibility st…
The Government’s plug-in car grant scheme has been axed with the funding refocused towards extending plug-in grants for new electric vans and trucks and supporting the roll out of the public chargepoint network. The move, announced with immediat…
Road transport solicitors have criticised the government for ‘sneaking in’ tough new tachograph rules at the height of the pandemic and not publicising the changes. Backhouse Jones described the new EU requirements as the most onerous on drivers…