Month: June 2023

Road Transport Expo 2023 (RTX) opened for business today at NAEC Stoneleigh, with its ‘all about the truck focus’ obvious from the moment visitors entered the site. The award-winning show, now in its second year, […]

Two sisters admitted defrauding Penrith-based haulier SI&S Hastings Haulage of £1.2m by falsely claiming the company owed them money for advertising, writes Carol Millett. SI & S Haulage has O-licences for 13 trucks and 14 […]

The government has left Heavy Vehicle Technician apprenticeships high and dry with an ‘inadequate’ funding increase which fails to cover the cost of running the courses, the RHA warned this week. The association said its […]

HE RHA has welcomed a government announcement that the funding band for the HGV C+E apprenticeship has risen from £7,000 to £8,000. Sally Gilson, RHA policy lead, skills and drivers, said: “This move is much […]

Shift Group, which offers on-demand delivery services using independent drivers, has bought Tuffnells out of administration, writes Carol Millett. Announcing the deal, the tech-based firm said it is looking at re-opening some of Tuffnells’ 33 […]

HAULAGE prices are now at their highest rate for four years with average price-per-mile figures rising by 4.4% points since February, according to a report from the Transport Exchange Group (TEG). The report said the […]

ONE week to go until the Road Transport Expo (RTX) and there’s still time to book your place if you haven’t already. The award-winning trade show with its ‘All About The Truck focus’ takes place […]

Despite a ‘hugely challenging year’, which saw Gregory Distribution Holdings forced to reduce its apprenticeship programme and run fewer vehicles in 2022, profit and turnover rose, aided by some high performing contracts and the integration […]