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Hero to Zero: Renault Zoe receives a Euro NCAP zero-star rating
Euro NCAP reveals its final safety ratings of 2021, covering the range from the best to the worst that the car industry has to offer…
‘Cautious optimism’ driver shortage is easing
Logistics employers are starting to see the green shoots of recovery, according to a report from Logistics UK, published this week. Its Skills Report 2021…
Stuart Walker
Stuart joined Airlabs in 2020 from European transport operator Arriva as the Head of Product Marketing with a focus on delivering in-vehicle clean air solutions…
A cleaner, smarter solution to driver shortages
The road transport industry is the backbone of the economy and plays an essential role in enabling people to live their daily lives. This was…
GM Clean Air Zone Financial Support Scheme now open
Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Financial Support Scheme is now open for applications from locally registered heavy goods vehicle (HGV) owners who could be affected by…
Vauxhall is UK’s best-selling e-LCV manufacturer
Vauxhall is the UK’s best-selling electric Light Commercial Vehicle (e-LCV) manufacturer, according to the latest sales and registrations figures published today by the Society of…
SMMT: Best-ever November for new van registrations
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market recorded the best November in its history, with 31,320 new vans registered according to the latest figures released today…
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…
Haulier promises future driving career to nine-year-old schoolboy who posted CV
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…
Warnings of December road freight price rise
The CEO of Transport Exchange Group (TEG) – the UK’s leading online logistics platform – has warned of surging demand for road transport services in…
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,…
VW Group asserts its EV authority in salary sacrifice market
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…
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…
RED Driver Risk Management hits out at Government dithering over new towing regulations
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.…
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…
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…