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[ June 24, 2019 ] ArrowXL wins major contract with DG International Contract Wins
[ June 24, 2019 ] Beast from the East fails to halt Gregory Distribution’s progress News
[ June 21, 2019 ] Brexit uncertainty did for car transporter Beamish, says administrator News
[ June 21, 2019 ] Lockwood Haulage extends 2 Sisters Food Group relationship News
[ June 19, 2019 ] Morrisons facing threat of industrial action as Unite ballots members affected by Wincanton switch News

DVSA mulls self-testing for Earned Recognition operators

June 10, 2019 Chris Druce

The DVSA is considering allowing operators within its Earned Recognition scheme to conduct their own annual tests.

DfT issued less than half of its haul of vital EU haulage permits to international operators, despite huge demand

June 7, 2019 louisecole

Hauliers have criticised the DfT over the way it allocated European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permits after motortansport.co.uk discovered that it issued less than half of the UK’s share.

Michael Ellis replaces Jesse Norman as transport minister at DfT

June 5, 2019 Hayley Pink

Michael Ellis has been appointed minister of state for transport, taking over the role from Jesse Norman, who has joined the Treasury after two years at the DfT.

FTA and RHA blast Welsh minister’s decision to scrap M4 relief road build

June 4, 2019 Hayley Pink

The industry’s leading trade associations have slammed the Welsh government’s decision to ditch plans for a £1.4m M4 relief road, announced today (4 June).

New book reveals inside story of how TNT and Murdoch broke the union stranglehold over Fleet Street

May 31, 2019 Steve Hobson

A new book telling the inside story of how TNT UK worked with newspaper publisher Rupert Murdoch to break the union stranglehold on Fleet Street has already been reprinted.

Can the road haulage industry play a bigger part in cutting emissions?

Truck drivers ‘worst affected’ by air pollution

May 30, 2019 Chris Tindall

HGV drivers have the highest overall exposure to air pollution and yet are being overlooked in the air quality debate, according to scientists at King’s College London.

Hauliers must use apprenticeship funding or lose it to the Treasury, warns training provider

May 30, 2019 Carol Millett

Millions of pounds of unspent apprenticeship funding is in danger of being diverted into the Treasury’s coffers, with many operators unaware that they can transfer a quarter of their funding to subcontractors to help pay for their apprenticeship schemes.

Sign up now for our webinar explaining how smart tachograph technology will affect you

May 28, 2019 Chris Druce

Motortransport.co.uk’s sister title Commercial Motor is running a free webinar session, which will explain everything you need to know about smart tachograph technology.

HGV registrations surge by more than a fifth in the first quarter

May 23, 2019 Chris Druce

HGV registrations surged by more than a fifth (21%) to 11,859 units in the first quarter of 2019, according to the SMMT.

CNG Fuels to pump out another five biomethane gas stations this year

May 23, 2019 Carol Millett

Natural gas fuel supplier CNG Fuels is set to open five new natural gas refuelling stations this year.

Spotlight

Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone, in association with Ryder: Where are they and how do HGV operators stay compliant?

by Christopher Walton in Air quality

Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone are coming and you can count on Ryder to help ensure that your vehicles are ready. Please bookmark this page to ensure Motortransport.co.uk and Ryder keep [...]

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels

By Christopher Walton and Colin Barnett A Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the ...

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel pump, but remains focused on full ‘mosaic’ of alternative fuels

By the end of 2018, Shell will have opened three new hydrogen refuelling pumps on sites around London.But the fuel giant says ...

Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration

Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, ...

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps

Posted by Admin on Mar 28, 20181

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel

Posted by Emma Shone on Mar 28, 20182

Electric vehicle uptake would improve

Posted by Christopher Walton on Mar 22, 20183

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