The Department for Transport has paused the roll-out of new all-lane smart motorways, it has been announced.

We are pleased to announce that we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first of 8 new DAF XG trucks.

The Government’s measures to help alleviate the shortage of HGV drivers in the UK are simply “PR spin by the Cabinet Office”, said Charles Hogg, Commercial Director, Unsworth, in an interview with Lloyd’s Loading List. “And when you drill down to the details, you see how little difference they will make.”

Food logistics company Gist has started to train its own HGV drivers in the UK, launching an accredited training and testing centre in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Family owned and run haulage company based in Birmingham are looking for an individual to join the Freight Forwarding department to support and assist other team members.

Logistics UK is pressing the government to review its decision not to grant temporary work visas to EU HGV drivers, in the wake of mounting pressure on the UK’s supply chain caused by a lack of available delivery personnel. 

The RHA are again calling on the Government to tackle the ongoing HGV driver shortage.

DEFRA are now looking forward to Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone which goes live on 01 June 2021.

Dear Clients and Partners,

The Association of Pallet Networks is asking for your support and patience as the UK’s pallet networks meet an unprecedented level of challenge in their role as keyworkers and as a major delivery mechanism for UK plc.

Almost €500,000 of goods were stolen from EMEA [Europe, Middle East and Africa] supply chains every day in 2019 and 2020, according to new data from the Transport Asset Protection Association (TAPA).