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“GOVERNMENT must prioritise the granting of 10,000 temporary work visas to encourage EU drivers to return to support the UK’s supply chain,” said Logistics UK. Exclusive analysis of the latest ONS Labour Force Survey Q2 […]

A CAMPAIGN to recruit 40 additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has been launched by the DVSA. The government wrote to the UK haulage industry on […]

IN YET another indication that the world, or at least the UK, is getting back to normal and a regular calendar of industry events is quickly moving into place, Transport News can happily report that […]

FORS is urging operators to be extra vigilant when it comes to managing drug and alcohol impairment. In light of the difficult 18 months endured by the pandemic, it is more important than ever that […]

HEAVY goods vehicle registrations increased by 128.7% in the second quarter of 2021, according to figures released by the SMMT. The increase saw some 9,493 units registered, up from 5,342 in Covid-impacted 2020. Compared to […]

ATF operators are calling for DVSA to raise their pit fees by 25% after discovering the charge has been excluded from the agency’s review of its HGV statutory test fees. The Association of Authorised Testing […]

MENZIES Distribution is the latest to trial the M6toll’s new ‘transformational’ tolling system. The Edinburgh based company operates more than 4,200 vehicles and has begun the trial with 1,400 trucks and vans on the new […]

THE Government has announced a package of measures to support driver recruitment and ease pressure on the road haulage industry. This includes a consultation on allowing drivers to take one test to drive both an […]

MV COMMERCIAL has opened its fifth depot, near Oxford to serve new and existing customers in the area and provide HS2 contractors easy access to Euro 6 equipment. The new one-acre site on Field Driveway, […]