SINCE the UK’s plunge into lockdown on 23 March the nation’s reliance on truckers to deliver food, medicines and the all-important personal protection equipment to NHS front liners has been massive, and the penny has […]
People will be able to attend public inquiries and other hearings in person from Monday 6 July, with social distancing measures in place. The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain announced that in-person tribunal hearings are […]
THE RHA has responded to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s announcement that the capital’s Congestion Charge will increase on Monday 22 June, calling it nothing short of a ‘cash grab’. RHA chief executive, Richard […]
There are almost 50% more trucks using the A75 between Stranraer and Gretna than there are on average across the Scottish Trunk Road Network, according to the Scottish Government. A Freedom of Information (FOI) enquired […]
THIS year’s Truckfest Scotland will take place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October rather than its traditional August date. ‘It promises to bring all of the sparkle we have come to expect and provide […]
FORS members in England are able to book Bronze on-site audits from Monday 15 June, in line with the lifting of governmental restrictions on travel and work. Whilst operators outside of England will also […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the relaxation of GB drivers’ hours will end on Sunday 14 June, a minute before midnight. The update in DfT guidance published this week follows the end […]
It appears Government will put in place less robust EU border checks on imports than intended after the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of this year. The decision, reported in the Financial Times, […]
Staff and unsecured creditors of Grangemouth haulier Duncan Adams did not receive any money owed to them before the company was dissolved last week, writes Chris Tindall. In a final report from administrator Deloitte, it […]
THE continued extension of delivery hours is vital to support the nation’s economic and societal recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, according to FTA. ‘With ‘non-essential retail’ units permitted to open from 15 June in England, […]
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