Fowler Welch chief executive departs to join Connected2

A company that failed to ensure two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely before they crashed into a parked articulated lorry and died has been fined £450,000.

The run-up to Christmas always poses serious challenges for operators, often stretching resources to breaking point, writes Simon Jack.

Motor Transport has joined the RHA and the CILT in calling on chancellor George Osborne to set aside £100m to fund the urgent recruitment and training of up to 45,000 new HGV drivers in his Autumn Statement on 3 December.