Global telematics and tracking providers, Teletrac Navman, has launched “Who is a Commercial Driver?” – a campaign to give thanks to the most valuable asset in the UK transport sector; the drivers who have gone the extra mile. The initiative, in partnership with Brake – the road safety charity –… Read more »
LGV Driver Shortage will remain unresolved and may even worsen, despite reductions in demand due to COVID-19
In the latest Driver Require Ltd report titled “The Impact of COVID-19 – A Roadmap for Recovery in the UK Haulage Sector”, released in early July, Driver Require CEO, Kieran Smith, made the bold statement that there will no longer be an LGV driver shortage in the UK; at least… Read more »
#HiddenHeroes – New series explores the professions’ response to Covid-19
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and ITN Productions Industry News have co-produced a new fast-turnaround report series #HiddenHeroes. The series showcases how the logistics and transport profession is responding in a huge national effort to meet the demands of the global pandemic crisis. As the country witnessed an… Read more »
Essential information for UK hauliers regarding Government developments
Hauliers are being reminded of 2 important developments by the UK Government. Drivers’ hours changes The EU drivers’ hours and tachographs rules will change on 20 August 2020. Operators and drivers should review the changes to the current rules and prepare to comply from 20 August 2020. Find out more… Read more »
ADLV urges fleets to maintain online driver checking as lockdown eases
The ADLV (the Association for Driver Licence Verification) is urging fleets to maintain frequent online checking of driving licences as the UK lockdown eases. With rapidly expanded delivery fleets on one hand and a sudden increase in returning car drivers and volunteers on the other, the number of licence checks required has… Read more »
Provide us with safe parking spaces, plead nation’s lorry drivers
FTA, one of the UK’s biggest business groups, is urging government to follow through on its promise made two years ago today to provide safe parking spaces for those charged with keeping goods moving throughout the pandemic and beyond: HGV drivers. Two years after the government pledge, FTA’s members report… Read more »
Essential Driver Appreciation Survey
The Coronavirus crisis has brought frontline and key workers into the spotlight like never before. According to an independent poll carried out in the UK, USA and Ireland by vehicle and fleet technology company CameraMatics, whether essential truck and delivery drivers feel appreciated by the public varies by location. Introducing… Read more »
From Bryan Adams on Tour to furlough at home!
Ross Hemsworth asks how can hauliers help each other in the Covid-19 ‘crisis’? There is little doubt about the devastating effects that Covid19 has had on the road haulage industry, from driver redundancies and mothballed trucks, to furloughed staff with uncertain futures, even a lack of provision of basic services… Read more »
Scania takes to the road to give back to #TransportHeroes
Scania (Great Britain) Limited is sending out its hospitality trailer to serve complimentary refreshments to the truck drivers (#TransportHeroes) who are helping to keep the country moving. A full menu of refreshments will be on offer, including tea, a range of coffees – Americano, cappuccino, latte, and espresso – hot… Read more »
Mum’s the word as Luca’s lessons share vital #DeliveringLoveToTheNHS message
When working mum Kara Buckley turned her day job into an educational project for her six-year-old son, she didn’t expect her home-schooling lessons to take on an uplifting life of their own. Kara, the senior business development manager for logistics company Pallet-Track, decided to personalise Luca’s kitchen table learning as… Read more »
