Trade Associations

Sharps Skips on a residential road

Gold FORS accreditation for Sharp Skips

Oct 29, 2024Comments off

Now over 40 years into its operation, Essex-based waste management company, Sharp Skips has stated that FORS accreditation has directly led to an increasing number

Red electric car being charged

Unprecedented EV discounting in September

Oct 10, 2024Comments off

Government needs to address this with a range of support measures It was encouraging that the UK car market grew by 1% in the key

Van Manufacturing

14 year high for CV production

Sep 27, 2024Comments off

British commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell -10.0% in August, following July’s rise, as 6,044 units rolled out of UK factories, according to new figures published

FORS Conference

FORS Annual Conference 2024

Sep 24, 2024Comments off

FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has released details of the seventh edition of its FORS Annual Conference. Confirmed for Tuesday 15 October, the theme

Belfast Harbour

Government delays Windsor Framework deadlin...

Sep 23, 2024Comments off

In response to the government announcement of a delay to customs and parcel changes that were set to come into effect from 30 September under

Houses of Parliament

Call for Action on EV Residual values at BV...

Sep 12, 2024Comments off

This week I attended the BVRLA Parliamentary Reception at the House of Lords. It marked the launch of the BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing

Frieght crime. Curtainsider slashed open by thieves

Government needs to address freight crime n...

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Freight crime is on the rise and it’s destroying businesses, impacting the health, safety and wellbeing of our drivers and it’s making it harder for

Low bridge collision

Preventing low bridge collisions

Sep 10, 2024Comments off

Between 1,500 and 2,000 incidents in which buses and trucks collide with low bridges happen every year in the UK, costing millions of pounds in

Vehicle production - Ellesmere Port

CV production turns up heat for summer

Aug 30, 2024Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output soared 71.7% in July to reach 15,252 units, reversing four months of decline, according to the latest figures published

A row of trucks

DAF email on Truck Cartel misleading

Aug 21, 2024Comments off

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reported that it is aware that some operators have received an email from DAF encouraging them not to opt