BOWKER, a provider of logistics and distribution solutions, announced that following the recent audit at its new state-of-the-art warehousing facility in Thorne, Doncaster, it’s poised to achieve AA BRCGS (Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standard) status […]
Euro 7 emissions proposal will result in a £10,250 (€12,000) increase in the price of diesel trucks, according to a study by Frontier Economics. The direct cost increases would be 4 to 10 times higher […]
The DVSA has launched a two-year programme for new HGV operators to help them work towards becoming earned recognition (ER) members, writes Chris Tindall. The enforcement agency said its ‘road to DVSA earned recognition’ programme […]
Aberdeen City Council said it would give the business case to turn Craibstone Park and Ride on the Aberdeen bypass into a ‘not for profit’ truckstop ‘due consideration’, writes Kevin Swallow. The council had already […]
More than 2,000 staff at Tuffnells Parcels Express are facing redundancy after the company called in the administrators today (12 June), writes Carol Millett. As widely predicted over the weekend, Sheffield-based Tuffnells has appointed joint […]
The HGV levy, abandoned at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be reintroduced from 1 August with a new emphasis on emissions, weight and time spent in the UK. The department for transport […]
Kevin Stewart, Scotland’s transport minister, has resigned from the Scottish government due to poor mental health. He was appointed in March 2023 replacing Jenny Gilruth. The MSP for Aberdeen Central said he was quitting from […]
Timber hauliers in Scotland are to benefit from £4m in funding that will go towards new haulage routes, passing places and decarbonising the forestry sector, writes Chris Tindall. Around seven million tonnes of timber is […]
OPERATIONAL restrictions and uncertainties are creating issues for fleets adopting new 4.25 tonne electric vans, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) reports. A special concession was created by the Department of Transport for electric light […]
A £470m, mile-long tunnel along the A83 Rest and Be Thankful in the Highlands is the preferred long-term solution to protect vehicles from landslips and falling rocks the Scottish government has announced, reports Chris Tindall. […]
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