UK – As everyone in the logistics field understands, keeping the supply chain running is the essential element required to maintain some sort of normality in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus threat. We are all likely to get as bored as was the case…
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The Government should direct ferries transporting goods to prioritise the safety of lorry drivers on board to guarantee continued supply of vital products into the State, the haulage industry said.
The Irish Road Haulage Association has said that the f…
A Lincolnshire haulier has blasted officials over roadworks which could cost his firm an extra £35,000 in longer journeys. The row has erupted after North East Lincolnshire Council said they would be closing a section of the A1173 near Stallingb…
International haulage is crucial for many UK fleets, with thousands of operators completing European contracts and many European hauliers doing likewise across the UK.
UK Government statistics highlight that, from July 2018 to June 2019, international …
UK – Two of the trade groups most closely associated with carriage of goods by road throughout the country have reacted to the government’s report released today which finds smart motorways to be safe but in need of improvement. The simple truth is thi…
International haulage is crucial for many UK fleets, with thousands of operators completing European contracts and many European hauliers doing likewise across the UK. UK government statistics highlight that, from July 2018 to June 2019, interna…
UK – With the Budget topping the agenda we take a look at how the transport sector has reacted so far to those factors which affect it. And from the reactions up to now it seems the industry has little faith that the government’s fair words will lubric…
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EUROPE – We have written many times about the decreasing numbers of professional commercial drivers in the UK but is seems the problem is much more widespread. According to research from the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the European road t…
Scania’s kneeling L-series has all the capabilities that are required of a truck designed for urban areas. With the Scania DC07 engine added to the L-series line-up, the load-carrying capacity now increases by some 360 kilos. It is available in three d…
A SCOTTISH business champion has called for investment in the A95 road – dubbed Speyside’s ‘whisky highway’.
Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has backed suggestions outlined in a Sunday newspaper by Tim Allan, president of t…
| Road Transport | New diesel tax on refrigerated vehicles will have devastating impact, Chancellor warned
11:00 Fri 28th Feb 2020 | Posted By UKHAULIER
Responding to reports in Wednesday’s (27 Feb…
EU ministers agreed on negotiating guidelines for upcoming trade talks with the United Kingdom on Tuesday (25 February), drawing a number of lines in the sand as the clock starts ticking down to an end-of-year deadline for a deal.
The UK’s membership c…
Brittany Ferries intends to increase cooperation with the rail freight sector. The cross-Channel operator has announced plans for an intermodal transport service for unaccompanied goods-trailers on the rail network along the French-Atlantic coast. The …
