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Driver loading a van

UK businesses face £3.7bn injury bill

Aug 23, 2023Comments off

A third of UK van drivers have injured themselves at least once while loading their van in the past year, costing businesses up to £3.7

Krone's variable height trailers

Krone’s variable height trailers suit Eur...

Aug 23, 2023Comments off

A & A McNeill Transport has become a convert to Euroliner trailers after taking delivery of two Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailer UK. Based

Noise Camera

The support for ‘noise’ cameras...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK,

Road transport price stability threatened b...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

New data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index reveals that road transport prices fell 2.13% during July, with haulage prices dropping just under 4%.

Wet July sees pothole breakdowns up a fifth...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

A month of exceptional rainfall saw pothole related breakdowns rise by a fifth this July compared to July 2022, according to the AA Pothole Index*.

French drink drive limit is lower than England

French police 20 times more likely to breat...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

British motorists are being warned they are TWENTY times more likely to be breathalysed in France than in the UK. The gendarmes tested 109 drivers

Logistics

The surge in UK HGV fleet demand post-pande...

Aug 21, 2023Comments off

In recent times, the United Kingdom has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in fleet demand for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). This surge has not only brought

FORS Accredited Operators to slash costs wi...

Aug 21, 2023Comments off

FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has announced that its Insurance Partner, SJL Insurance Services, will provide accredited operators with access to a new, bespoke

Traffic on A414 dual-carriageway

Research aims to reduce road crashes caused...

Aug 21, 2023Comments off

A new research project is aiming to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness through monitoring shift-workers who drive either as part of their work, or

Five quarters of truck fleet growth

Aug 21, 2023Comments off

The UK market for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.2% to 11,174 units in the second quarter of 2023, the fifth consecutive quarter