A Northumberland haulage firm is calling upon the transport industry to help deliver a greater number of driver apprenticeships. Managing director of Moody Logistics and Storage, Caroline Moody, has urged other haulage firms to help promote driver apprenticeships as...
Lorries making their way across the English Channel have found themselves in five-mile queues on the motorway in Kent, as a new trial of post-Brexit border checks gets underway. According to the Guardian, the Police Aux Frontieres have been rehearsing...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be considering increasing fuel duty by two to three pence, but a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has said would only bring in £470 million, dropping to £90 million...
Grant Shapps, the transport secretary has been accused of waging a war against motorists by a group of MPs, FairFuel UK, and representatives of the haulage industry. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and...
The government has launched a consultation on the use of longer haulage trailers and slightly heavier trucks on UK roads, in an effort to help make the haulage industry more ecologically friendly, more sustainable and more efficient. The consultation proposals, as...
The UK haulage industry has aired concerns that a no-deal Brexit could add nearly a quarter of a million pounds to annual bills, ‘thanks to the imposition of WTO tariffs on new vehicles, parts and equipment’. According to The...
The transportation industry proved its resilience during the pandemic and has seen one of the strongest recoveries of any sector in the UK according to official statistics. Whilst every job sector has been affected in some way by the...
As important as it is to have the appropriate work gear at your disposal to help you do your job safely, it’s just as important to know how to go about using it so you know you aren’t compromising your...
At the end of 2020, the UK will end its transition period with the EU and officially cut ties with the union. There are still intense negotiations going on between both sides, but it’s been revealed that the government is...
