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XPO has launched a female driver academy to attract more women into the industry, writes Chris Tindall. Candidates will undertake a 12 to 16-week programme using the logistics company’s driver training team to develop their […]

Last week on HGV1 Radio, Transport News editor Kevin Swallow spoke with Mikey Faulkner about the past week in the world of road haulage. First up was the outcome of a fatal accident inquiry that […]

Operators can now calculate the cost of mixing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel with traditional diesel after Certas Energy created the industry’s first fleet balancing calculator, reports Chris Tindall. HVO is more expensive per litre […]

The body of a pedestrian hit by a lorry in Oban, has been found roadside about two miles from where the incident took place. Police told Transport News the man was struck in George Street, […]

Here is your opportunity to win a pair of tickets in a free prize draw for Truckfest Scotland, which takes place on 3 and 4 August at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh. In total, […]

The organiser of Truckfest Scotland 2024 has said that it will close entries for trucks on 30 June at 9pm. Truckfest Scotland takes place on 3 and 4 August at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, […]

More new female HGV drivers are joining the industry than their counterparts in the bus and coach sector, reports Chris Tindall. Data obtained in a freedom of information request by training firm HGVC showed there […]

The recently launched eFREIGHT 2030 trial will see electric HGVs pushed to their limit and prove they have a place in logistics fleets in the next decade, according to Angus Webb, the chief executive of […]

Whoever forms the next government after the general election needs to make the role of transport minister a key position within the cabinet and needs to understand the sector. Talking to sister-title Motor Transport, the […]