When it comes to reducing CO₂ for road transport operators, what’s the immediate solution? By Isaac Occhipinti, head of external affairs, GVN There are around 35 million vehicles operating on UK roads. Over 40 per cent of our road transport…
The pandemic has made the problem of the UK driver shortage far worse, but the lack of qualified truck drivers has been a major ongoing problem for the logistics industry. Here are some ways we can help the situation. By…
How Craggs Energy Group is helping businesses make the switch over to renewable fuels to keep carbon emissions under control By Richard Wallace, MD, Craggs Energy Group The Craggs Energy Group was established 10 years ago and we primarily work…
How to optimise your fleet’s performance while protecting your bottom line. By Fausto Lupone, automotive sector expert, PETRONAS Lubricants International It’s challenging out there for those who spend their lives and livelihoods on the road. Journeys are longer, timescales are…
Tackling the root causes of the skills gap By Paul Holland, MD of UK Fuel, Keyfuels / FLEETCOR If you have visited a supermarket over the past few months, you might have seen the unfamiliar sight of empty shelves as…
Claire Halle-Smith, senior associate at Wright Hassall, looks at the background to the new IR35 rules governing the use of contractors and explains how this can affect both transport companies who use self-employed drivers, and drivers who claim to be self-employed.…
The Christmas rush is something hauliers anticipate every year. But this year, there are the additional pressures of a driver shortage and Brexit. As a result, the haulage sector is set to experience its busiest Christmas period on record. By…
Jodi Smith is a Class 2 truck driver for JMS Powered Access. She has been driving trucks since 2016 and is an advocate for female drivers. Famed for her pink cab (@pinktrucker90 on Instagram), Jodi is determined to share the…
It might be showing its age next to newer competing vehicles, but Iveco’s Eurocargo still offers hard graft at a reasonable price. We take 7.5- and 18-tonne variants for a tour around Oxfordshire to see how they perform. Arguably, Iveco…
We test the new no-fat, fleet-spec MAN TGM 18-tonner to see if its tasty drivability is enough to win over drivers in the UK’s crowded mid-weight market. Since its initial launch in Bilbao in February 2020, literally weeks before the…
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