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How to ensure your safety as a trucker
When you are working as a trucker, whether you are new to the business or you have started out for the first time, it is…
CNG Fuels subsidiary HyFuels to trial hydrogen for HGVs
CNG Fuels is to host HGV hydrogen fuel trials across its UK network of public access biomethane refuelling stations. The trial will be conducted under…
The next generation of online glass damage reporting
A new online system for reporting the exact glass damage on a vehicle has been launched by National Windscreens as part of a digital development…
Complete Business Solutions converts fleet to electric Mercedes-Benz vans
Complete Business Solutions has fired the starting pistol in a race to convert its entire fleet of 177 multi-drop delivery vehicles from diesel to battery…
Bericote’s distribution centre begins to takes shape at Coventry Logistics Park
Construction company Glencar is to build an 80,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry for logistics…
BIFA and Think Logistics to deliver young talent for the sector
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a new partnership with Think Logistics to…
UK average petrol price hits new record high, RAC reports
The average price of petrol at UK filling stations has hit a new record high, according to the RAC. The motoring organisation said an average…
Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla’s, the single-largest EV purchase ever, with Tom Brady campaign
Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Tesla’s in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming…
Report calls for radical industry action to retain HGV drivers
The haulage industry is training sufficient HGV drivers but failing to retain them, a report by the Driver Require Think Tank has concluded. The Think…
Renault Trucks announces its presence at the 2021 Solutrans Trade Fair
Renault Trucks France will be taking part in the 16th Solutrans trade fair, to be held from 16 to 20 November 2021 at Lyon-Eurexpo. The…
TPS boosts delivery fleet with ID.3 trial
TPS, the Volkswagen Group Genuine Parts provider to the independent motor trade, is supercharging its parts deliveries by adding an all-electric Volkswagen ID.3 into its…
New HGV drivers to be allowed to go straight to artic test
The DVSA has released more information about how the rules regarding learning to drive an HGV will change next month in order to help resolve…
Shippers warned to brace for fuel surcharge rises
Resurgence in fuel prices, set to be passed on by carriers, means cargo owners will have to contend with higher bunker adjustment factors on top…
West Midlands Gigafactory, the largest in the UK
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 attack on RHA
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 Hauliers’ says RHA
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.…