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West Midlands Gigafactory, the largest in t...

Oct 21, 2021Comments off

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...

Oct 21, 2021Comments off

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...

Oct 21, 2021Comments off

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.

HGV skills bootcamps need a realistic timef...

Oct 21, 2021Comments off

As part of UKHaulier’s response to the National Skills Fund consultation, they made the case for opening up Skills Bootcamps to foundation level (1 and

Wayve & DPD launch a Fleet Data Collec...

Oct 20, 2021Comments off

Wayve, the London-based company pioneering deep learning for autonomous urban mobility, today announced a Fleet Data Collection Pilot with DPD, the UK’s leading parcel delivery

Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener

Oct 20, 2021Comments off

The government has published its strategy to achieve the decarbonisation in all UK sectors by 2050. Last year, the Prime Minister set out his 10 point

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

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