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Check your paperwork says FTA Ireland
FTA Ireland has warned UK businesses to ensure any goods sent to the Republic of Ireland are accompanied by the correct declarations paperwork or face…
Interactive road safety map updated with 2019 data
A free web mapping service, which shows details of road collisions and casualties across Britain, has been updated to include data for 2019. Developed by…
Customer communications spike as firms respond to third lockdown
According to new research, more than a third of transport and logistics businesses have increased their customer communication efforts in response to COVID-19, as firms…
Highways England catches tailgaters on camera
Highways England is trialling the use of new cameras to clamp down on tailgating, an offence it says is a factor in around one in…
Nearly 1 in 10 UK hauliers recruiting to manage Brexit impact
With 66% of UK hauliers concerned about the increased admin required in preparation to cross the border, they reveal the changes caused by the Brexit…
Scania (GB) Ltd wins Scania’s largest ever European civilian truck order
Scania (Great Britain) Limited has won a major order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, Executive…
Keedwell eliminate empty running with Returnloads.net
Keedwell Konnect was formed in March of this year to coordinate logistics and maintain new customer accounts by diversifying traffic flows within the RT Keedwell…
A Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E. is fitted with solar panels
Strongly committed to sustainable transport, Rhyner Logistik has just acquired a fully electric Renault Trucks D Wide Z.E. to supply Denner supermarkets. As part of…
Coronavirus testing for hauliers to continue
Current testing arrangements for hauliers crossing the Channel – where they must have had a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of crossing – are…
1,300 DAF XF 480 Super Space Cabs for Primafrio Group
Based on excellent in-service reliability and fuel efficiency, leading Spanish transport company Primafrio Group has once again placed a major order with DAF Trucks for…
Over 200,000 BEVs to hit UK roads in 2021
At least 200,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK in 2021, according to figures from DriveElectric, one of the UK’s…
Bosch executive criticises electric vehicle push
A senior executive at Bosch – the world’s largest auto parts supplier – has told media Germany should “take a stand” against the push towards…
MG5 EV wins first major award
The All New MG5 EV has won its first major award after WhichEV? named the ground-breaking electric station wagon as its Best Value EV thanks…
Almost a 30% fall in new car registrations in 2020
The UK new car market fell by almost a third (-29.4%) in 2020, with annual registrations dropping to 1,631,064 units, according to figures published today…
Industry comment on SMMT new car registrations 2020
Michael Woodward, UK automotive lead at Deloitte, said: “At the end of a challenging year, it is unsurprising to see year-on-year new car sales fall…
Supply Chain and Logistics: Predictions for 2021
Changing buyer behaviours, increased demand, economic pressures – to say that 2020 was a challenging year would be a tremendous understatement. But will 2021 be…