CLEAN AIR Zones (CAZs) are not a one-size-fits-all solution to improving air quality, as illustrated by Nottingham City Council and DEFRA, which agreed the city does not require a charging low emission zone to meet […]
WORLD famous soft drinks leader AG Barr has invested in ‘future-proofed’ transport technology by commissioning nine new tractor units from Mercedes-Benz dealer Western Commercial. The Cumbernauld based company’s latest order reflects its commitment to safety, […]
RTITB HAS launched a CPC course covering counterterrorism measures for the professional LGV driver. Supported by case study examples and current statistics, one of the key topics covered in the course addresses weapons that can […]
WHILE THE government may have waived the application fee for EU Settled Status applications, no one in Britain is any clearer on what future immigration will be allowed in the case of a No Deal. […]
INDUSTRY charity Transaid has published new dates for its Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) cycle challenge, with riders invited to saddle up between Tuesday 2 and Saturday 13 June 2020, with the changes incorporated […]
AN ANALYSIS of the different times taken by councils to repair potholes has underlined the need for a national pothole definition, it also raises the question of when is a pothole not a pothole and […]
A RECENT study has found that as many as 80% of Britons wrongly think that a truck driver’s only task is to drive, two thirds believe they sleep in the driver’s seat and over half […]
THE Road Haulage Association has called on MPs to avoid the disaster of a cliff edge Brexit. In a letter to MPs, RHA’s chief executive, Richard Burnett and national chairman, Andrew Howard, warned that business […]
PAYMENT of roadside enforcement fines is set to get quicker and more efficient thanks to a new payment portal, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced. The portal, which allows drivers to nominate […]
PRODUCED from data supplied by RHA members in a survey during October 2018, a report confirms that wages for HGV drivers are increasing faster than inflation. There remains a drastic shortage of HGV drivers in […]
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