Month: January 2022

COMPANIES involved in waste, construction, mining, manufacturing (ceramics, steel, timber, vehicles etc), road maintenance, airport operations, plant hire or refrigerated transport should be aware of fuel duty changes planned for 1 April 2022 when red […]

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport has announced that the roll-out of new all-lane smart motorways is to be put on hold. The RHA said it supports smart motorways as they reduce congestion and pollution by keeping […]

FOLLOWING the outbreak of the Omicron Covid-19 variant and pursuant to Article 14(2) of the retained EU Drivers’ Hours Regulation, the DfT has gained the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport to temporarily […]

IT’S JUST like the aftermath of the Transport News Scottish Rewards with 580 guests enjoying the morning presentation event, they then aim for the bar of the Crowne Plaza, before later hitting the Glasgow City […]

A LORRY driver who was looking at dating websites on his phone whilst driving at 58mph has been jailed for eight years and 10 months for causing a crash that killed three people, writes Carol […]

ROAD Transport Expo (RTX) has already generated an impressive line-up of exhibitors confirmed for the three-day summer extravaganza promising to be ‘all about the truck’. More than 60 leading brands are already on-board for the […]

TRANSPORT companies are warned to be diligent with their recruitment, despite HGV driver shortage pressures. Ascend Broking reminds HGV operators of their responsibility to ensure drivers are competent and have the required qualifications, whether that […]

THE TRAFFIC commissioners have made operators aware of the help and advice available about new customs rules that have now come into effect, reports Chris Tindall. Anyone moving goods between Great Britain and the European […]

GASREC has opened a remote monitoring centre (RMC) to watch and react to real-time data from every one of the company’s biomethane refuelling stations across the UK, plus its tanker fleet, 24 hours a day. […]