Latest Industry news
Insolvency data points to easing of pressure among hauliers
Tentative signs the industry is beginning to recover after a difficult start to the year are reflected in insolvency figures, which showed a significant reduction in appointments of turnaround experts.
Asset Alliance Group reshapes senior management team
Asset Alliance Group has restructured its senior management team as it consolidates its operations into two divisions covering commercial vehicles and bus and coach.
Transport and storage firms least likely to raise prices in September, ONS figures show
Just 9.7% of businesses in the transport and storage sector expect to increase the prices of their goods or services in September, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights and Conditions Survey.
Logistics sector welcomes Prime Minister’s blueprint for economic growth
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first speech to Parliament, in which he pledged to reset Britain’s ailing economy and create a “pro-business culture”, has been welcomed by Logistics UK this week.
Driver health in focus as 2026 campaign gets under way
The wellbeing of professional drivers is in the spotlight this week as Driver Health Week 2026 kicks off today (1 September).
Female HGV driver: ‘Just 1% of us are women’
Women account for around 1% of HGV drivers in the UK, according to figures cited by Driver Hire Training, with female drivers continuing to be underrepresented across the logistics sector.
Autonomous vehicles could have higher energy demands, new research shows
Operators planning to replace drivers with autonomous vehicles (AV) may want to put their plans on hold as new research shows AVs may use much more energy than conventional electric vehicles.
Transaid launches its 2026 Christmas Appeal: A brighter road ahead
Transaid’s 2026 Christmas Appeal offers UK fleet and logistics businesses three corporate donation packages to support professional driver training, road safety education and community healthcare transport across Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia — building on a year in which the charity trained more than 8,000 drivers and provided over ...
Female Co-op driver awarded £19k in sex discrimination case
The Co-op has been told to pay a female HGV driver £19,000 after a tribunal found it minimised the sexual harassment she received by a colleague and failed to put adequate safeguarding measures in place.
Norway customs shake-up threatens border delays for UK hauliers
Hauliers transporting goods to Norway are being warned about the potential for serious delays at the border when new customs clearance rules are rolled out next month.
