Carlsberg has acquired two fully electric HGVs in a trial at two of its UK depots which could provide pubs with 10,000 freshly brewed pints in a day. The two...
An inflation-busting pay rise of 19% for Carntyne Transport HGV drivers has been secured by trade union Unite Scotland. It means the dispute between the union and the Glasgow-based logistics...
New research has found there were 7,200 UK vacancies for HGV drivers and 4,831 openings for supply chain managers at the end of September 2021. Packaging retailer RAJA UK analysed...
This year has been an impactful one for road transport with many announcements affecting the industry related to issues including Brexit, decarbonisation and driver training. We look back at some...
The government has refused to place HGV drivers on the skilled occupation list, saying the public “repeatedly voted” for immigration to be controlled and employers should recruit British workers instead....
Logistics UK has urged the government to replicate its Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme for the logistics sector and prioritise the granting of 10,000 temporary work visas to EU drivers. The...
The UK is currently suffering from an estimated deficit of about 65,000 HGV drivers but what is behind the shortage and what can be done to increase the numbers entering...
A solution exists that helps reduce municipal fleet emissions without simply scrapping older diesel vehicles. Projects in the north and south east England have upcycled diesel refuse vehicles, extending the...
Plans to extend a quarry in South Yorkshire have attracted dozens of objections, despite the number of predicted HGVs remaining the same and a “markedly low” road traffic incident rate....
The third part in TNB’s month-long focus on alternative fuels, this week we look at electrification ahead of SMMT Electrified on 25 March, which will bring together industry leaders, government,...
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