Archive for the ‘UK News’ Category

  • Road transport price stability threatened by August’s swarm of charges

    on Aug 15, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Road transport price stability threatened by August’s swarm of charges

    New data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index reveals that road transport prices in the UK  fell 2.13% during July, with haulage prices dropping just under 4%

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  • Transport bodies call for consistency on heavy loads

    on Aug 8, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Transport bodies call for consistency on heavy loads

    Transport bodies have reiterated their call on police to apply regulations on moving large or heavy cargo fairly and consistently

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  • Monaghan Freight chooses heavy-hitting Volvo FH 540

    on Aug 3, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Monaghan Freight chooses heavy-hitting Volvo FH 540

    Fermanagh-based Monaghan Freight has taken delivery of a highly spec’d Volvo FH 540 Globetrotter 6×4 tractor unit, plated for 120-tonne operations

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  • Operation Brock not the answer

    on Aug 3, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Operation Brock not the answer

    As Operation Brock – a contraflow system designed to keep traffic in Kent moving when there is disruption to travel across the English Channel – once again caused delays to those travelling in Kent and across the UK border last weekend, business group Logistics UK is urging government to find a longer-term solution to protect the UK’s supply chain

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  • TexCrete partners with CameraMatics to mitigate driver distraction

    on Aug 2, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on TexCrete partners with CameraMatics to mitigate driver distraction

    TexCrete, a concrete and cement supplier operating out of Austin, Texas is partnering with CameraMatics to mitigate driver distraction

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  • Urgent Services uses Inseego video telematics solution

    on Aug 2, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Urgent Services uses Inseego video telematics solution

    Urgent Services, a London-based provider of same-day delivery and courier services, is using a connected multi-camera system from Inseego to improve road safety, reduce operational costs and better protect its reputation. The video telematics solution – fitted on a fleet of new vans that handle critical deliveries across London and Nationwide – has provided added visibility and support to both drivers and office-based managers

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  • MODALES delivers low-emission driving techniques

    on Aug 1, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on MODALES delivers low-emission driving techniques

    There are plenty of proposed legislative and technological solutions to reduce road vehicle emissions. The EU-funded MODALES project took a different approach: it focused on driver behaviour. The results are now in

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  • The heavy burden HGV drivers have to carry and why it needs to change

    on Jul 28, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on The heavy burden HGV drivers have to carry and why it needs to change

    HGV drivers are integral to modern commerce. From the long-haul drivers who take goods across vast distances to regular company drivers who deliver goods to corner stores,  they are vital to getting supplies where they are needed

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  • DVSA updates safety code of practice on load security

    on Jul 26, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on DVSA updates safety code of practice on load security

    The Driver Vehicle Standards Agency and Health and Safety Executive have updated the safety code of practice on load security

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  • RHA gets green light to proceed with truck cartel damages action

    on Jul 25, 23 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA gets green light to proceed with truck cartel damages action

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) in the UK has been given green light by the Court of Appeal to proceed with truck cartel damages action on behalf of new and used truck purchasers

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  • VisionTrack scoops 2023 Titan Innovation award

    on Jul 24, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on VisionTrack scoops 2023 Titan Innovation award

    VisionTrack, the global provider of AI video telematics and connected fleet data, has been recognised at the TITAN Innovation Awards. The company was a Silver winner in the Innovation in Technology – Transport Technology category for the launch of its AI-powered, post-analysis solution, NARA, which is revolutionising how vehicle camera footage is assessed and fleets are approaching road safety.  

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  • Stagefreight chooses Schmitz Cargobull

    on Jul 19, 23 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Stagefreight chooses Schmitz Cargobull

    Stagefreight, a specialist in event transportation, has added 20 more S.BO EXPRESS trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to its growing operation

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