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SMMT: Battery EV uptake doubles
New car registrations grew 1.7% in November, bringing an end to four months of consecutive decline, with 115,706 units registered compared to the same period last year, according to new figures released today from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and
Haulier promises future driving career to n...
A Scottish transport firm has offered a driving job to a primary school pupil after he sent them his CV and said he would keep his truck clean. HGV mad Dylan Macleod, a nine-year-old pupil at
Warnings of December road freight price ris...
The CEO of Transport Exchange Group (TEG) – the UK’s leading online logistics platform – has warned of surging demand for road transport services in December, and the wide-ranging effects it could have. The latest data
Retailers are taking drivers for a ride
Drivers endured yet more pump price rises last month with retailers adding on average another 3.1p to a litre of unleaded and 2.7p to diesel, even though wholesale costs of both fuels were already lower and
VW Group asserts its EV authority in salary...
Volkswagen Group is beginning to assert its authority over the electric vehicle market in the salary sacrifice sector in the same way that it has dominated the ICE arena for many years. That’s the view from
CitySprint partners with the Trussell Trust
CitySprint — the UK’s largest same day distribution company — has partnered with anti-poverty charity the Trussell Trust, to support them in their mission for a future without the need for food banks in the UK.
RED Driver Risk Management hits out at Gove...
Government dithering over new towing rules is leaving trained drivers unable to carry out their duties, and hitting businesses just when they need capacity most. When the Government abandoned the compulsory B+E driving tests in September
How can hauliers cope with Christmas?
The Christmas rush is something hauliers anticipate every year. But it’s going to be felt more acutely this year with the additional pressures of a driver shortage and Brexit affecting the supply of some goods. The
Grayson sets its sights on electric dreams
One of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of cooling and HVAC products to the transport sector has sealed a string of new contract wins that has seen it take sales past pre-Covid levels. Birmingham-based Grayson
How to prepare your business for a post-Bre...
The 52,000 vacancies in the transport and storage industry, mainly HGV drivers, have put an immense strain on imports this Christmas season, but it is not the only problem that businesses are facing. In an ONS
