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Smiling female HGV driver

Encouraging more women to join the road tra...

Dec 09, 2024Comments off

The UK’s road transport sector faces a pressing workforce challenge, with a significant shortage of commercial drivers. Addressing this gap requires a fresh approach to

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Car subscriptions could be the catalyst for...

Dec 09, 2024Comments off

Electric vehicle sales in the UK are rising. In October, a total of 29,802 new EVs were registered, representing an increase of around 25% compared

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Top five ways to retain talent in transport...

Dec 09, 2024Comments off

Retaining talent is crucial for businesses to maintain a competitive edge and achieve long-term growth. The average cost of employee turnover, based on the average

Ten years since drink drive law change in Scotland

Police step up breath tests as deaths rise

Dec 09, 2024Comments off

New figures out today show a slight increase in the number of roadside breath tests carried out by Police. In 2023 there were 276,914 tests

Three HGVs on a road, Boosting driver retention

Government plans to expand the MYVT Service

Dec 06, 2024Comments off

The UK Government’s Manage Your Vehicle Testing (MYVT) service, launched last year, is set to undergo significant enhancements aimed at improving efficiency and accessibility for

New Nissan Vans

Van market posts second best-ever November

Dec 06, 2024Comments off

The new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market recorded its fourth consecutive month of growth as registrations rose by 10.5% in November, according to the latest

Ten years since drink drive law change in Scotland

Scotland marks 10th anniversary of drink dr...

Dec 05, 2024Comments off

Tomorrow (Thursday 5 December) marks the tenth anniversary of the drink drive limit being lowered in Scotland – and four out of five Scots (79%)

One of Chamberlain Transport's palletforce trucks now fuelled with HVO

Chamberlain Transport switches local Pallet...

Dec 04, 2024Comments off

British haulage business Chamberlain Transport has today (Tuesday 3rd December) announced that it has switched its local Palletforce collections and delivery vehicles to now be

MIT Metalux developing logistics AI

MIT and Mecalux launch project to accelerat...

Dec 03, 2024Comments off

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and intralogistics group Mecalux have kicked off a five-year collaborative project to expedite

Modern electric EV delivery vans are being charged in company parking garage

Zapmap reveals findings of latest EV driver...

Dec 03, 2024Comments off

Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, has unveiled the results of its comprehensive survey of electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Responses show that overall