Hot News

Total parcel volumes increased last year, writes Carol Millett, with the likes of Amazon and DHL topping the customer satisfaction list. Ofcom’s latest Post Monitoring Report revealed that total parcel volumes increased by 8.3% to […]

The senior traffic commissioner (STC) is to put advice about avoiding bridge strikes available to all operators on the traffic commissioners’ website as it remained a serious industry issue, writes Chris Tindall. Bridges strikes by […]

The next phase of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) starts on 28 October 2024, and operators are being urged to check whether their vehicles require a permit, writes Chris Tindall. Companies running HGVs over 12 […]

Logistics UK says government must prioritise the freight sector as a key foundation to economic growth, which was absent from the new government’s recently published industrial strategy, writes Carol Millett. The Invest 2035: The UK’s […]

The current fuel duty freeze needs to remain the same or more operators will not survive the rising costs, according to the RHA. Ahead of the 30 October Budget and amid speculation that the Chancellor […]

InPost has acquired the remaining 70% of Menzies Distribution Limited for £60.4m, writes Carol Millett. This giving InPost total control over Menzies express and newstrade operations, in a move aimed at building its presence in […]

Last Friday (11 October) Transport News crowned the winners of the Northern Rewards at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester. The managing director of Earl Transport Peter Hughes claimed the coveted Industry Lifetime Achievement award while […]

Laws have been put in place so that the traffic commissioners (TCs) can regulate the use of autonomous HGVs in the future, writes Chris Tindall. In their latest annual report, the TCs said trials of […]

Those working in the road transport sector will be able to get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill and claim unpaid parental leave from day one, in new plans aimed at […]

Reports that the introduction of the European Entry and Exit System (EES) is to be delayed has been welcomed by business group Logistics UK. The system, which will see passengers fingerprinted on entry to the […]