From tonight, Monday 19 November until Friday 21 December, Kent’s M26 motorway will be closed overnight.

Nine East London streets have been closed to all petrol and diesel traffic during week-day peak hours in a new initiative by the Hackney and Islington Councils.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is accusing the French authorities of still not doing enough to protect hauliers driving into Ouistreham, near Caen.

From 15 June, 2019, Smart tachographs are to be made mandatory for all new vehicles throughout Europe. The new ‘Annex 1C’ compliant tacho aims to reduce administrative processes and digital tachograph tampering. Existing tachos are unaffected.

Scania has begun the challenging process of reducing its backlog of truck and industrial and marine engine orders. The backlog was built up after a delivery and order stop caused by a lengthy strike at one of Scania’s main casting suppliers.

With the football season now well underway, new data from telematics insurance company, insurethebox has revealed young motorists dramatically increased their speed before important matches.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is accusing Leeds City Council’s clean air plans of lacking credibility.

According to consumer website HonestJohn.co.uk, insurers are powering up premiums for electric cars, leading to a drop-off in demand for the cleanest and greenest vehicles on the road.

A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way to reduce emissions.

Laura Smith from Backhouse Jones solicitors explains the new regulations relating to driving licence checks in the UK following the introduction of GDPR.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner is urging transport managers to warn their drivers of the possible consequences of using mobile phones while driving.

Although pleased that Ashford International Truck Stop, which services commercial traffic to and from mainland Europe, is to increase its capacity from 390 to 650 spaces, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) is concerned that there’s still not enough being done to solve the lorry parking crisis.

A new digital tachograph download service, which significantly improves the systemised capture of driver and vehicle tacho data, has been launched by transport management technology specialist, Mandata Ltd.

There’s not long left to respond if you want to have your say on the traffic commissioners’ latest consultations.

On 14 June the Glasgow City Administration Committee approved a plan to extend the city’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to all vehicle types by 31 December, 2022.

A new package of EU transport proposals that promise to revolutionise road safety in coming years has been welcomed by the UK’s biggest road safety charity IAM RoadSmart.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, confirmed on 8 June that the UK capital’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded up to the North and South Circular boundary in 2021.

Following more reports of gangs in northern France trying to get on board UK-bound lorries, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) is urging truck operators to report migrant trouble to a dedicated incident line.

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Department of Transport have now released the supplement to the UK plan for tackling roadside NOx consultation, adding a further 33 local authorities to the 27 already tasked to clean up their air.

The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) is urging fleet managers to increase the frequency of driving licence checks for high-risk drivers.