Articles by Transport News

ESCALATING fuel costs are forcing logistics businesses to freeze recruitment, lay-off staff and delay vehicle upgrades to stay afloat, according to a new study by FairFuelUK. Speaking in reaction to the Shadow Chancellor’s support for […]

THE ROYAL Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for an end to clock changes in order to prevent serious injury and death on the road. The family safety charity supports the European […]

UK COMMERCIAL drivers who operate in the EU will need new paperwork in addition to the documents they already carry if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Driver documents needed include: International Driving […]

THE EUROPEAN road transport sector is facing the most acute professional driver shortage in decades, confirms a new report by Geneva based International Road Transport Union (IRU). Polling of IRU members and associated organisations in […]

BRIGADE Electronics has launched Quiet Vehicle Sounder (QVS), a speaker system designed to reduce collisions between pedestrians and hybrid/electric vehicles. Known as an AVAS (Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System), the QVS simulates an internal combustion engine’s […]

JOHN G Russell (Transport) Ltd has been granted Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) accreditation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). AEO, an internationally recognised quality mark, indicates that a company’s role in the supply chain is […]

THE GOVERNMENT’S contingency plans for the Irish border would bring trade to a standstill, according to the FTA. Seamus Leheny, FTA’s NI policy manager says the plans could have more wide reaching impacts on NI’s […]

HARSH has opened a dedicated business unit to serve the UK agricultural industry. Designated Harsh Agri, the new operation offers a wide range of products to all sizes of businesses working in farming, agriculture, forestry […]