The government is unconvinced that earned recognition (ER) operators should be exempt from having their vehicles tested every 12 months, after it asked the industry for feedback. The department for transport (DfT) has been exploring […]
A Scottish haulage firm that had its licence revoked after it altered the speed limiters on its lorries has been granted interim authority to continue operating, writes Chris Tindall. M&M Kerr lost its licence after […]
LEYLAND Trucks, where DAF’s full range of RHD trucks are assembled, is searching for a new raft of talent, promising a dedicated development programme for 28 new apprentices. Nineteen-year-old Daniel Hampson, a current Automotive Engineer […]
TRANSPORT for London (TfL) is launching a new safety standard for HGVs of over 12 tonne gross vehicle weight entering and operating in the capital later this year. The ‘Progressive Safe System’ (PSS) which goes […]
The industry is just days away from the phased-in introduction of new post-Brexit trade rules on imports, with warnings that many businesses remain unaware of how they will be affected, writes Chris Tindall. The border […]
After his father introduced him to road haulage, Euan Renton set up on his own in Kincardineshire. Transport News reporter David Craik spoke to the boss of a small but business family run transport company […]
Hoyer said it had a responsibility not to give its tanker drivers ‘unsustainable increases’ in their salary after the Unite union threatened strike action in a row over pay, writes Chris Tindall. The logistics company […]
THE RHA has submitted its asks to the Treasury ahead of the Spring Statement on 6 March. They are calling on the Chancellor to support the thousands of HGV, coach and van operators who keep […]
DRIVER HIRE began in 1983, initially as a one-man-band. Reflecting on this milestone and how the industry has changed over the 40 years, Richard Owen-Hughes group marketing director said: “The internet has completely changed the […]
RHA ESTIMATES that NOx from HGVs has been slashed by around 70% since 2013, all attributed to the introduction of cleaner Euro 6 trucks. The association projects that NOx will have fallen by 80% in […]
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