The whole of the UK is currently under lockdown in a bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 and therefore reduce the burden on NHS hospitals and staff.But each of the devolved nations is following slightly different rules tailored to suit their own circum…
The capital’s cancer patients are being urged to seek help as a charity warns of a “loneliness epidemic”.
New research by Macmillan Cancer Support revealed more than 25,000 people with cancer in London (12% of the 210,000 total)[i] feel they have no o…
Following a record year of sales for its 3.5 tonne Grafter range of trucks in 2020, leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK has announced that it is expanding, and uprating, the range of options within its award-winning Grafter range for…
26 January 2021
Transport / Logistics Services
The UK government has put through a Statutory Instrument that allows HGV drivers entering Kent in transit to Europe without having a COVID test to be fined. Industry body Logistics UK has hit back at …
A recent YouGov poll shows that the British are among the most willing in the world to take the Covid-19 vaccine. This is good news. But there are still questions about the vaccines and the way they’re being deployed, especially after the government de…
Half of all trucks returning to Europe on the Dover crossing are empty as border chaos means British companies are unable or unwilling to export.
The data comes from the Road Haulage Association (RHA), which warns that disruption caused by new custom…
The government would have handled the coronavirus crisis better if major decision-making had not been left mostly to men, according to the shadow women and equalities minister.Meanwhile, studies have shown that nations led by women have fared better th…
A British freight company director with more than over 20 years’ experience has told how EU hauliers and transport companies are turning their backs on UK business because they are being asked to provide tens of thousands of pounds in guarantees to cov…
A key U.K. government customs system has been overwhelmed within weeks of Brexit and threatens to trigger more disruption as freight traffic rebounds.
Exporters say they are struggling to acquire
transit documents, which allow goods to enter the Eur…
As of last week, no electronic logging devices (ELDs) had been submitted for third-party certification, a process that’s required before fleets can be assured their device will comply with the Canadian regulation set to take effect June 12.That was the…
After photos emerged showing empty shelves the chief executives of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op and Marks & Spencer wrote to the government saying there would be “significant disruption” unless urgent action was taken to fix an “unworka…
Three people are charged with assaulting police after officers entered family’s home ‘after being told too many people were inside’Two police officers knocked on a door in Aberdeen at 11.20pm on WednesdayA member of the public reported a breach of coro…
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations – and notes that such changes actually helped to save lift axle…
Irish hauliers have warned of “mayhem” at ports after the UK formally left the EU.
After 48 years as a member of the European Union, the UK left the bloc at 11pm on New Year’s Eve, becoming a third country for trade purposes and customs declarations.
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Brexit delays will cause “mayhem” at Irish ports once the UK leaves the EU, Irish hauliers have warned.The UK formally leaves the EU at 11pm on New Year’s Eve after 48 years, and will become a third country for trade purposes and customs declarations, …