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Transport Minister hails start of COP26 ele...

Oct 19, 2021Comments off

Transport minister Trudy Harrison MP (Mon 18th Oct) has signalled her support for a unique electric bus tour from London to Glasgow to celebrate low

Alcohol and drug misuse – is it time to t...

Oct 19, 2021Comments off

The full implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will take many more months, if not years, to play out. One of the many worrying consequences is

Driver shortage: Government extends cabotag...

Oct 18, 2021Comments off

The Government is hoping to ease pressure on the country’s supply chains caused by the driver shortage by temporarily extending so-called ‘cabotage’ rights. The Department for

Scania has launched a three-axle LNG tracto...

Oct 15, 2021Comments off

Scania has further extended its portfolio of dedicated gas-fuelled trucks with the introduction of a 6×2/2 LNG (liquified natural gas) tractor unit.  Equipped with a

Are women the future of trucking?

Oct 15, 2021Comments off

Jodi Smith is a Class 2 truck driver for JMS Powered Access. She has been driving trucks since 2016 and is an advocate for female

Nottingham transport firm joins Palletways ...

Oct 14, 2021Comments off

Haulage operator, D&D Transport in Nottingham, has joined Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network and part of the Imperial Group. The

Octopus Electric Vehicles rolls out Jaama K...

Oct 14, 2021Comments off

Octopus Electric Vehicles has implemented Jaama’s Key2 asset management software to manage the day-to-day running of its EV salary sacrifice and business contract hire fleet.

BIFA set to play key role at Multimodal 202...

Oct 14, 2021Comments off

A major new attraction at the forthcoming rescheduled (19-21 October 2021) Multimodal Exhibition and Conference will be the British International Freight Association’s Freight Forwarders Village,

Simplytrak vehicle tracking system praised ...

Oct 14, 2021Comments off

Simplytrak’s vehicle tracking system is helping to fight the war on rural vehicle crime in The East Riding having partnered with North Yorkshire’s Rural Crime

Supply chain taskforce must trigger action

Oct 13, 2021Comments off

The RHA has given a cautious welcome to the government’s decision this week to set up an industry taskforce to advise on the UK’s supply