All Industry News articles – Page 20
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MT ArticleNew maintenance rating scheme launches after successful trial involving Daimler Truck workshops
The new Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), which provides a standardised, tiered rating system for HGV workshops across the UK, has been launched this week, following an 18-month pilot that used Daimler Truck workshops as a benchmark for its scoring criteria of competency levels and facilities.
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MT ArticleRHA Academy unveiled at CV Show offering “high quality” e-learning
The RHA has unveiled its RHA Academy, an e-learning platform, which aims to transform professional development across the road transport sector.
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MT ArticleNineteen Group acquires the Commercial Vehicle Show
Global exhibition organiser Nineteen Group has acquired the Commercial Vehicle Show.
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MT ArticleCheck updates in roadworthiness guide, DVSA warns operators
The DVSA is calling on operators to familiarise themselves with the updated Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness, launched today (28 April).
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MT Article“Unpredictable” market sees Scania Group sales tumble in Q1
An “unpredictable” environment saw Scania Group make a “soft start” to 2025, with sales revenues declining by 11% and vehicle deliveries tumbling by 16%, in the first quarter of the year, the manufacturer has revealed.
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MT ArticleSlow uptake could see ZEV mandate for electric vans revised next year, warns FleetCheck
Flagging electric van sales may force the government to revisit the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate for vans as early as next year, fleet software specialist Fleetcheck is warning.
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MT ArticleWho are the 2025 Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players?
Who are the innovators and trailblazers driving the decarbonisation of commercial vehicles and road freight?
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MT ArticleSCALA project helps manufacturer cut costs and boost service levels
Global logistics consultancy SCALA has been credited with helping a manufacturer significantly reduce its total costs and improve operational visibility following a 12-month project.
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MT Article‘Short and sweet’: Gist boss exits
Gist’s chief executive Nick Hay has stepped down from his role in a tenure he described on social media as “short and sweet”.
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MT ArticleDriver shortage ahead unless industry resolves great white retirement wave
The industry will slide back into the same shortage of drivers it experienced during the pandemic if it does not resolve a huge wave of retirements due to hit haulage in the next few years, according to Driver Hire.
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MT ArticleEmployees in logistics among top users of AI
Logistics is embracing AI – according to new research, which found 62% of people working in the industry use machine learning technology, such as ChatGPT.
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MT ArticleLogistics employment opportunity plans lodged with Northern councils
A planning application to develop 6.5m sq ft of employment space at Northern Gateway in Greater Manchester, with a focus on the logistics sector, has been submitted to Bury and Rochdale Councils.
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MT ArticleRapidly shifting criminal tactics used in freight crime
Thefts from warehouses were the most common locations targeted by criminals in Europe last year, but technologically sophisticated crime is also on the rise, according to a new report.
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MT ArticleSale of Ashville Aggregates collapsed at 11th hour
Ready mixed concrete supplier Ashville Aggregates and Concrete was on the verge of being sold before its funder withdrew from the offer and the business collapsed into administration, Leonard Curtis has confirmed.
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MT ArticleAbnormal loads law change ‘overdue’
An overhaul of the laws governing abnormal load movements would help hauliers move large loads efficiently and cut out confusing guidance applied by many police forces, according to the RHA.
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MT ArticleHaulage firm prosecuted after load falls from lorry, killing cyclist
A haulier in Warwickshire has been fined £90,000 after a metal heat exchanger fell from its lorry and killed a cyclist.
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MT ArticleWorshipful company recognises leading lights in transport and logistics
Peter Hughes, MD and owner of Earl Transport based in Oswaldtwistle near Accrington, was presented with the Carmen Lifetime Achievement Award at last night’s Woodmongers Banquet held at the Mansion House in the City of London.
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MT ArticleRHA calls for urgent action as pothole breakdowns double in Q1
RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole-related breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between October and December last year, new data from the RAC’s Pothole Index shows.
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MT ArticleProlog Fulfilment to manage LSA International distribution and logistics
Prolog Fulfilment has sealed a deal with LSA International, the London-based design studio specialising in handmade glass and tableware, to oversee the distribution and management of all its products in the UK, including direct to consumer (DTC) and business to business (B2B) orders.
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MT Article“Difficult trading conditions” push Glenfield Storage Solutions into administration
Leicester-based warehousing, pallet storage and order fulfilment specialist Glenfield Storage Solutions has called in the administrators, after struggling with “difficult trading conditions” which resulted in reduced occupancy of the site.