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Manheim HGV division celebrates record-brea...

Nov 28, 2022Comments off

Manheim Auction Services is celebrating after a record-braking year for its HGV division. The division, which has 10 locations across the UK, has sold more

Croydon haulier’s training scheme puts ne...

Nov 28, 2022Comments off

A London-based logistics specialist has invested in training local talent to overcome the region’s HGV driver shortage. ELB Partners, which is based in Croydon, has

Campaign for harsher penalties on those who...

Nov 28, 2022Comments off

Driving instructors from up and down the UK are backing a nationwide campaign which aims to impose harsher penalties on road users who abuse learner

Potential for chaos if novice drivers allow...

Nov 25, 2022Comments off

Government plans that could see novice drivers being allowed to automatically drive lorries have been condemned by the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM

Up to £100 million boost to improve HGV ro...

Nov 25, 2022Comments off

Lorry drivers will benefit from improved and safer rest areas and roadside facilities thanks to up to £100 million investment from industry and Government, the

Rapid charging is the answer to UK fleetsâ€...

Nov 24, 2022Comments off

Joe Ellwood, EV charger product specialist at ABB, explains how the proliferation of electric vehicles (EVs) on our country’s roads has compounded the need for

UK delivery drivers under increasing pressu...

Nov 23, 2022Comments off

Delivery drivers in the UK drop off a parcel every six minutes on average, or 10 parcels an hour. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of delivery drivers

Bradfords & Tarmac trial pioneering su...

Nov 22, 2022Comments off

Bradfords Building Supplies has taken its first delivery of Tarmac bagged cement loaded on green Pallet LOOP pallets into its Glastonbury branch, kicking off the

Pallet networks thriving despite UK economi...

Nov 21, 2022Comments off

The Association of Pallet Networks YTD benchmarking results show the pallet network market returning to pre-pandemic high service levels, strong growth and more predictable volumes.

Planned fuel duty increase will stifle econ...

Nov 21, 2022Comments off

A proposed 23% increase in fuel duty, which equates an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content