Grey Fleet Checks From Logistics UK Reduce Risk
Awareness over organisations’ legal responsibility regarding their “grey fleets”, employees’ private vehicles used for business travel, remains low, according to Logistics UK and it is launchi…
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Carmelo González urges all participants in the road freight supply chain to respond to the 44‑tonne change
What’s in the public call: a quick announcement
Carmelo González, president of the Confederation Española de Transporte de Mercancías (CETM), has issued a public appeal to every link in the road freight supply chain to prepare for the regulatory change…
Europe 2025: truck sales fall, diesel accounts for 93%
Europe’s road freight sector faced another difficult year in 2025. New truck registrations across the European Union fell by 6.2% compared with the previous year, confirming that fleet investment remains under pressure amid weak economic conditions and…
European road operator launches U.S. coast-to-coast freight
The entry into the U.S. market is being led by HayWay Group, which has ordered an initial batch of 80 Volvo VNL 860 Sleeper tractor units for long-distance operations between the West and East Coasts. The vehicles will be deployed on regular long-haul …
Draft Climate Change Plan – Transport: A vehicle for change?
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The Scottish Government published its draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) on 6 November 2025, kicking off 120 days of parliamentary scrutiny. The draft CCP covers the period 2026-2040 across three ‘carbon budgets’. …
LIT Group tightens grip on UK freight
According to industry sources, the acquisition brings Olof MTT’s fleet of around 440 megatrailers into the LIT Group network, significantly boosting capacity on Benelux–UK and Germany–UK corridors. The deal is understood to be part of LIT Group’s long…
GE reaches hybrid electric engine milestone
VSE acquires Precision Aviation Group in US$2bn deal[1]
Friday January 30, 2026
VSE Corporation (VSE), a provider of aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acq…
Carlsberg Britvic Adds 37 Tiger Trailers to its Fleet
Beer and soft drinks powerhouse, Carlsberg Britvic, has changed supplier for the manufacture of thirty-seven new trailers for its primary logistics operations, replacing older vehicles. The order placed with Tiger Trailers was split into a trio of fixe…
🚛 Monday Trucking & Haulage Briefing (26 January 2026)
Driver fatigue: employers urged to rethink planning and responsibility
A new industry-facing article tied to the Work-Related Road Safety Charter pilot reframes fatigue as an organisational risk rather than an individual failing. The practical thrust i…
Record bankruptcies in France but freight proves resilient
In 2025 in France, 931 transport companies ceased operations, representing an increase of 4.4% compared to the previous year. At the same time, in the freight transport segment, the number of bankruptcies fell by 9.7%, to 1,768 companies, both in local…