Law & Legislation

Response to UK Government statement on Nort...

Jul 22, 2021Comments off

Yesterday (21 July 2021) Lord Frost gave a statement to the House of Lords on the current status and implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Decision to grant EU drivers temporary work...

Jul 19, 2021Comments off

The government could be on the verge of a “massive Brexit U-turn” and offering temporary work visas to EU truck drivers in an attempt to

Police ‘supercabs’ targeting M6...

Jul 15, 2021Comments off

More than 600 offences were discovered in a week of action by police and Highways England patrolling the M6 in unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’. Police officers

MAN introduces digital side mirror system f...

Jul 12, 2021Comments off

MAN has introduced a range of new technical features for its TGX, TGS, TGM and TGL trucks, including a digital side mirror system. The MAN

Northern Ireland moves to tackle drink driv...

Jul 12, 2021Comments off

The Northern Irish Government has announced a change to legislation which will automatically offer those convicted of drink drive offences the opportunity to undertake rehabilitation

Lorry driver jailed over failed migrant smu...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

A Turkish lorry driver has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle 17 migrants out of the UK in the

Three months of DVS ‘show lorries in ...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

TfL says an initiative to protect vulnerable road users in London from the most dangerous heavy goods vehicles has “saved lives and improved road safety

Freight Association issues advice on Delaye...

Jun 09, 2021Comments off

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to be very careful with any business that they are offered from traders that have

TfL issues 7,000 fines for direct vision st...

Jun 04, 2021Comments off

Three months after Transport for London (TfL) launched the direct vision standard for lorries across London, new figures show how fleets are adhering to the

How louts dumping litter on M6 were caught

Jun 03, 2021Comments off

Video footage released by Highways England reveals the moment litter louts caught dumping rubbish on the M6 were then ordered to clean up their mess