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Lorry driver jailed over failed migrant smu...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

A Turkish lorry driver has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle 17 migrants out of the UK in the

Carbon Battle Bus – delivering the ne...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

Mitford peer Lord Redesdale and Conservative Andrew Griffith MP, UK Net Zero Business Champion, inaugurated the UK’s first fully electric ‘Carbon Battle Bus’ at Old

Three months of DVS ‘show lorries in ...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

TfL says an initiative to protect vulnerable road users in London from the most dangerous heavy goods vehicles has “saved lives and improved road safety

Vehicle supply issues risk recovery, says f...

Jun 14, 2021Comments off

Findings from the BVRLA’s latest Business Impact Survey show that, although the vehicle rental and leasing industry is optimistic about economic recovery, there is widespread

Wireless charging project for long haul ele...

Jun 11, 2021Comments off

A project led by Coventry City Council and supported by Ricardo and Western Power Distribution (WPD) has launched a new study into dynamic wireless charging

Highways England forced to backtrack smart ...

Jun 10, 2021Comments off

Highways England has had to backtrack on its plan to convert a section of the M62 to all lane running without a statutory environmental impact

Don’t forget tyre technicians – tyre tr...

Jun 10, 2021Comments off

Continental Tyres is urging the road transport and tyre industry to invest in tyre technician training, to ensure the utmost safety on busy roadsides. The

Fleet industry calls for review of the Advi...

Jun 10, 2021Comments off

The Association of Fleet Professionals and the BVRLA have joined forces to call upon Government to take steps to ensure that the Advisory Electricity Rate

Freight Association issues advice on Delaye...

Jun 09, 2021Comments off

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to be very careful with any business that they are offered from traders that have

1 in 4 drivers are now more nervous behind ...

Jun 09, 2021Comments off

Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of drivers say they now feel more nervous about driving than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic started. The