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AA reaction to Transport Committee report o...
Today, the Transport Committee calls on the Department for Transport and National Highways to: Retrofit emergency refuge areas to existing all-lane running Smart Motorways to
5 ways to upskill your drivers
Upskilling your drivers is important for numerous reasons. Road transport is a heavily regulated industry so there are naturally several mandatory training requirements, depending on
Waitrose to take wireless charged e-Vans fo...
Waitrose is to become the first supermarket in the UK to trial a new generation of electric vehicles. Following a significant investment, groceries from Waitrose’s
Ebbon Group acquire DriverCheck
Ebbon Group, the Oxford-based automotive technology provider, has acquired licence checking specialist, DriverCheck, to clearly position it as the number one in the UK fleet
Bericote’s distribution centre begins to ...
Construction company Glencar is to build an 80,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry for logistics
New HGV drivers to be allowed to go straigh...
The DVSA has released more information about how the rules regarding learning to drive an HGV will change next month in order to help resolve
Shippers warned to brace for fuel surcharge...
Resurgence in fuel prices, set to be passed on by carriers, means cargo owners will have to contend with higher bunker adjustment factors on top
West Midlands Gigafactory, the largest in t...
West Midlands Gigafactory, a public private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, has today unveiled further plans to develop the UK’s
Hauliers hit back at Europa chief’s attac...
Hauliers are accusing Europa Worldwide chief executive Andrew Baxter of launching a politically motivated attack on the RHA following his open letter criticising the association’s
‘Don’t let cabotage sabotage UK Hau...
The RHA is shocked and disappointed by the Government proposal to allow foreign haulage companies to undertake unlimited work in the UK in two-week blocks.
