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2023 predictions – what is the year g...
Rob Shaw, SVP International Sales, Fluent Commerce: “It’s fair to say that businesses will have a strong focus on profitability and cash flow in 2023.
Chip crisis subdues new car market
The UK new car market recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in December, with an 18.3% increase to reach 128,462 new registrations, according to the
National Highways launches mobile tyre-mana...
One in five breakdowns on the strategic road network (SRN) is caused by tyre failure: that’s 50,000 tyre-related breakdowns every year. And 30% of those
How to optimise Last Mile Deliveries
Last Mile Deliveries take place within the last or final mile of the supply chain. These are deliveries direct to consumers, whether it’s two miles
Over 100 high-speed charging hubs opened in...
Zap-Map, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, has published new year-end figures for charge point installations in 2022. While extremely high growth in the
750 seat belt and mobile phone offences in ...
National Highways says it identified more than 750 seat belt and mobile ‘phone offences along a short section of the M6 in Merseyside earlier this
Push to increase diversity in HGV driving
In recent years there has been an increase in women looking to become HGV drivers. In 2011/12, just 6.7% of all HGV test passes were
FORS reflects on transitional year and targ...
Reflecting on a year of progress and change, FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has revealed there is much more to come in 2023. January
Trucksters launches initiative to support l...
Lorry drivers are subject to extreme working conditions making their profession a high-risk health activity, especially mental health with problems including stress, anxiety, chronic fatigue,
Safety on the Strategic Road Network is imp...
The Office of Rail and Road says National Highways is on course to achieve its overall safety target for the Strategic Road Network in England.
