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MT ArticleFORS expands access to training modules
FORS is opening its doors to the wider industry and offering a 30% discount on its Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner courses to non-FORS accredited operators.
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MT ArticleTransport law firm criticises removal of juries
A law firm specialising in road transport issues has warned that scrapping jury trials will hit professional drivers the most and erode the country’s justice system.
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MT ArticleLorry under-run bars’ strength questioned after fatal collision
A coroner has raised concerns of more deaths on the roads after the “catastrophic failure” of an HGV’s under-run protection bar when a car driver ploughed into it on the M25.
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MT ArticleNew Warrington Motorway Service Area to offer 105 HGV parking spaces
Extra MSA Group has appointed Glencar as the main construction contractor for the new Warrington Motorway Service Area (MSA) at Junction 11 of the M62.
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MT ArticleDrivers highlight intense Christmas pressures at SNAP festive event
More than 100 truck drivers were welcomed to a festive evening at Glews Services in Goole on 26 November 2025, where SNAP partnered with the site to provide free hot meals, Christmas stockings and a place to take a break during one of the most demanding periods of the year.
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MT ArticleWarehouse injuries spike every January - and most are preventable, says Midland Pallet Trucks
As warehouse operations accelerate into the busy festive period, Midland Pallet Trucks is urging businesses to put safety at the forefront of their New Year priorities.
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FCZ ArticleDecarbonisation targets at significant risk of being missed, Logistics UK warns
Low confidence across the logistics sector and insufficient support means government decarbonisation targets are at significant risk of being missed, Logistics UK is warning.
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MT ArticleNovember saw biggest ever rise in freight prices, TEG Price Index reveals
The TEG Price Index, which tracks the average prices paid for road transport services in the UK, rose 2.2 points (1.73%) to 129.4 in November, marking the most substantial November rise since the index launched in 2019.
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MT ArticleJail for HGV driver who tried smuggling migrants out of country
A lorry driver has been jailed for three years after attempting to smuggle 32 migrants out of the UK and into France.
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MT ArticleFall from height incident results in five-figure fine
A company has been hit with an £80,000 fine after a visiting HGV driver sustained life-changing injuries when he fell from his trailer during loading operations.
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MT ArticleCertas calls on landowners to help double its network
Certas Energy plans to double the size of its fuel express network and is asking for landowners to get in touch – especially if they have unusual plots.
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MT ArticleHGV drivers’ tacho data publicly shared in ‘league table’ row
Birmingham Council has refuted allegations of bullying after its bin drivers’ performances were publicly ranked in a league table posted on the staff room wall.
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MT ArticleMetal recycling giant to be wound up
Hundreds of staff at scrap metal recycling company Unimetals are facing up to the prospect of redundancy after it filed a petition to enter compulsory liquidation.
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MT ArticleBudget: billions to be spent on filling potholes
A commitment in the Budget to invest over £2bn a year on improving the condition of local roads has been welcomed by council bosses, but they warned that it represented a fraction of what was required.
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MT ArticleMAN plans new multi-million pound dealership in Aberdeen
MAN Truck & Bus is planning a new, multi-million pound dealership in Aberdeen, which will be opened by late 2026.
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MT ArticleBudget Day: Keep fuel duty frozen, FairFuelUK and MPs tell Chancellor
On the eve of the Budget, FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox joined with MPs Lewis Cocking, Wendy Morton, Aphra Brandreth, Peter Bedford, and Lord Craig Mackinlay, to deliver a 152,000-signature petition to Downing Street calling on the Chancellor to either cut or freeze fuel duty.
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MT ArticleCampaigning MP hails government move to trial freight crime tracking system
North Warwickshire and Bedworth Labour MP Rachel Taylor, who has been campaigning for a change to the way police tackle freight crime, has welcomed news of a government trial targeting the prevention of serious organised freight crime.
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MT ArticleDunkirk rail-road terminal to transfer 50,000 HGV loads a year to rail
The Modalis Group and Dunkerque-Port have laid the foundation stone of the Western Port rail-road transhipment terminal, a new multimodal platform dedicated, which is set to open in Spring next year.
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MT ArticleBudget Day: BIFA calls on Chancellor to boost “logistics resilience”
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging the Chancellor to use this week’s Budget to deliver targeted measures that will strengthen the UK’s trading environment, make the logistics sector more resilient, and improve the competitiveness of British businesses in global markets.
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MT ArticleSNAP launches Haul of Fame awards to champion "exceptional achievement"
Digital transport solutions provider SNAP has launched a new awards programme to recognise exceptional achievement across the transport, logistics and mobility sectors.