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IN ITS response to government’s call for evidence, Logistics UK has supported the move to allow Earned Recognition (ER) operators to either carry out their own MOT testing on vehicles and trailers or delegate the […]

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has signalled his support for young people considering logistics careers, describing the sector as ‘mission critical to how we live our lives’ and celebrating logistics professionals as ‘the lifeblood of our […]

Hauliers could be enjoying smarter, more efficient and faster border crossing for their freight and unaccompanied trailers on LeShuttle, following Getlink’s trial of a new software platform, dubbed Sherpass, writes Carol Millett. The digital platform, […]

P&O FERRIES is celebrating the 50th anniversary of sailing between Larne, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland. Over the past five decades, Larne-Cairnryan has operated 44 sailings per week, providing a link between Northern Ireland and […]

TRANSPORT bodies are urging police to fairly and consistently apply regulations on moving large or heavy cargo. Hauliers report that some police forces have imposed and are enforcing blanket movement embargoes on abnormal loads which […]

SCOTTISH haulage firm Andrew Black has been fined £150,000 after one of its HGV drivers was fatally electrocuted by overhead power lines. The company, which operates out of North Berwick, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff […]

MOTUS Commercials, part of Motus Group (UK) Ltd, has added Solway DAF to its portfolio, cementing the Motus business’ position as the largest DAF dealer group in Europe. The Solway DAF sales dealership in Carlisle, […]

Most operators have no plans to decarbonise their fleets over the next three years and half of those surveyed don’t expect this to change after 2026, according to a new study. Asset Alliance Group’s state […]

Operators involved in exporting goods have been warned to use the summer to get to grips with the government’s new customs declaration process, before its introduction in November, writes Chris Tindall. HMRC delayed the introduction […]

TIP GROUP has launched a used truck sales division based at a new site in Warrington. A new venture for TIP, this latest addition to their portfolio of services will see it offering used trucks […]