HGV driver using mobile phone jailed for causing fatal A1 crash
A truck driver has been jailed for more than eight years after his HGV struck multiple vehicles, killing three people. Ion Onut was trawling dating sites
UK road freight prices surge to highest in 3 years
Industry index reveals a perfect storm of inflation and Brexit sent December road freight prices soaring. Businesses are also warned of further supply chain disruption
Prepare now for the EU posting of driver’s portal
From 2 February, the EU is introducing new rules that mean if you operate loaded goods journeys in and between European Member States (cabotage or cross-trade),
Ricardo to advance next generation electric class 8 trucks
Ricardo, a global environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company, is demonstrating its commitment to decarbonising global transport by leading a programme which will advance the
Are British roads capable of catering for autonomous vehicles?
This year, the UK became the first country to allow self-driving cars on motorways at low speed. The country is making incredible progress in the
Know the rules or pay the price
The findings from research commissioned by Europcar Mobility Group UK among 300 fleet managers across the country has been published in its latest whitepaper ‘Clearing
Smart motorway rollout to be paused
The rollout of new smart motorway schemes will be paused until a full five years’ worth of safety data is available, as the Department for
SMMT looks ahead to the year in road transport
This year is set to be another eventful one for the road transport sector, with many developments affecting the industry in the areas of Brexit,
New van registrations grows by a fifth
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations bounced back from the pandemic-hit 2020, growing by more than a fifth (21.4%) in 2021, according to the
Government playing ‘Russian roulette’ with road user safety
The government is failing to monitor how many foreign lorries are entering and leaving the UK under revised cabotage rules introduced in October last year,
