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The challenges of transporting hazardous ma...
Transporting hazardous materials poses several challenges for businesses, making it crucial that logistics providers consider effective route optimisation and scheduling software from the outset. Moving dangerous loads not only requires great care and caution, but also
Any use of handheld mobile phone while driv...
Police will soon be able to more easily prosecute drivers using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel, after the Government strengthens existing laws to further improve road safety. It is already illegal to text or
HGV driver found guilty of causing death by...
An HGV driver has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he collided with a veteran car that had mistakenly been driven on to a motorway. Michael Black was driving his lorry on
Massive challenges facing European supply c...
To better understand the state of European supply chains, FourKites®, the #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, partnered with Reuters Events to survey over 450 supply chain leaders across the continent, with particular emphasis on the
Update on changes to HGV and bus driving te...
The Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) is advising that the Driver CPC part 3 test is being split into two separate parts. Learner drivers will take a single Driver CPC part 3 test (driving ability)
Five common mistakes made by driver risk ma...
Managing road risk as an employer can be a minefield – with the added complication that, as a director, you may be liable to prosecution if anything goes wrong. And with 40,000 injury collisions a year
Boosting EV sales is just part of the auto ...
In a joint statement issued to coincide with COP26, the leaders of the G20 nations recognise the need for immediate action to tackle climate change and limit global warming to 1.5°C as per the Paris Agreement
HYVIA reveals two new hydrogen LCV prototyp...
Following the reveal of the first prototype last month, the Renault Master Van H2-TECH, HYVIA continues to lead green hydrogen (H2) mobility with the unveiling of two more hydrogen light commercial vehicle prototypes based on the
HGV market declines -8.4%
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by -8.4% in the third quarter of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decrease saw 7,715 trucks registered, some 704
Network Rail urges lorry drivers to ‘...
Network Rail has revealed the most-struck railway bridges in the country as it relaunches its ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ campaign, reminding lorry drivers and haulage operators to take better care by knowing the height of their
