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8th March 2022
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…
21st January 2022
Road freight prices are at their highest for three years, according to the Transport Exchange Group (TEG). The combination of inflation and Brexit saw prices climb to a new level in December. Furthermore, the TEG…
28th September 2021
Delivery company ParcelHero has criticised the government’s plans to offer visas to EU truck drivers. For example, the company has called the offer to 5,000 drivers a ‘compromise’. Furthermore, it suggests that the decision has…
24th August 2021
Truck registrations have shown signs of recovery after a difficult few years. Brexit concerns and then the arrival of the coronavirus meant new vehicle numbers dropped massively in 2020. A total of 9,493 vehicles were…
7th July 2021
Truck drivers are facing up to having to work longer hours in a bid to prevent UK food shortages. As a result, from Monday, drivers can increase their daily limit from nine hours to 10.…
14th June 2021
A truck ban that stops vehicles parking in laybys has been criticised by Logistics UK. In addition, the industry body says that Kent County Council’s (KCC) ban contravenes the working rights of logistics workers. Logistics…
30th April 2021
Driver shortages should be a major priority for the Government according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA). The agency has made the call as the shortfall in number continues, made worse by by the introduction…
12th March 2021
Changes to border control timings announced by Michael Gove have been welcomed by transport industry bodies. Specifically, the changes delay to post-Brexit sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import checks until October. Initially, the UK Government intended…
29th January 2021
Brittany Ferries has reported an increased demand for unaccompanied trailers to travel on their fleet. Post-Brexit covid tests, driver delays and increased paperwork are just three of the reasons given by operators for the switch.…
25th January 2021
Hundreds of UK truck drivers were given free sandwiches on Saturday, as vegan food suppliers stepped up the plate. LoveSeitan and Simply Lunch distributed the meat-free items in order to help navigate new post-Brexit on…
