A NEW report from the RHA reveals that nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from HGVs in Britain have fallen by at least 72 percent since 2013. The Association says that £2.2bn haulage industry investment in Euro […]
ANNE-MARIE Trevelyan MP has been appointed as transport secretary under new PM Liz Truss’s reshuffled cabinet. Previously secretary of state for international trade, Trevelyan tweeted that she was ‘thrilled’ about her new role and added: […]
THE RHA has launched best practice guidance for hauliers using driver agencies, with the aim to help operators make the right choices when taking on agency drivers. It comes after RHA members reported several issues […]
ROAD transport prices have risen for the sixth consecutive month, against a backdrop of runaway inflation and potential recession, according to the latest TEG price index data, writes Carol Millett. The average price-per-mile for UK […]
It’s never been tougher to ship goods into and out of Europe, yet for the team at McLanachan Transport, the demand for UK exports to the EU remains healthy. Damian McLanachan lifts the lid on […]
The provision of on-site lorry parking across the UK is at crisis point in three key regions and close to critical elsewhere in the country, new government research has revealed, writes Carol Millett. The DfT […]
CROUCH Recovery has upgraded its workshop facilities after taking a Light Commercial four post lift from equipment manufacturer, Totalkare. Crouch Recovery, focus of popular Channel 5 series ‘Trucking Hell’, owns and manages a varied fleet […]
Scottish hauliers raised more than £100,000 for the industry’s charity Transaid at the inaugural Scottish Transaid Dinner. In total, £105,110.50 was raised at the Bothwell Bridge Hotel, near Hamilton, thanks to sponsorship and donations from […]
An announcement by Transport Scotland that it has appointed an engineering firm to design a solution to a dangerous section of the A83 has been sharply criticised by campaigners, who have described it as ‘a […]
Amid the challenges of the pandemic and national driver shortage, John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing emerged with a larger and more settled workforce. The Grangemouth-based business did so by asking its drivers about working for […]
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