SkyToll, the electronic toll collection organisation for the Slovak Republic announced major changes to its toll collection system effective from 1 January, 2014.

Transport for London (TfL) is reminding people to take extra care when paying the London Congestion Charge online and to make sure they are using the official website - tfl.gov.uk/cclondon

In its pre-Budget submission to the Chancellor the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the Chancellor to go further than freezing fuel duty and to cut it by 3 pence per litre.

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has welcomed a deal that will release £500 million additional funding to build new affordable homes across the UK.

According to the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) shippers in Africa, Asia, the Indian sub-continent and South America are calling for urgent action on unsubstantiated shipping charges and surcharges.

Jungheinrich UK Ltd has announced the appointment of Jan Lorenz as its new Managing Director - effective from 1 January, 2014.

Tests for diesel cars and lorries are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard.

Following the recent blockades and problems at the Bulgarian/Turkish borders an arrangement for a new agreement on freight transport has been discussed between the two countries.

MovingJapan.com has advised The Mover of new Importer Filing regulations for shipments into Japan that come into effect in March 2014.

In November, the 9th generation of the De Haan family, together with Wim de Haan, Arend Reijm, Leonard Gort and the contractor drove the first pile for the foundation of a new container storage facility.

The 2014 Santa Fe Global Mobility Survey is in full swing again with HR and Mobility Managers invited to take part. If your company is working in the corporate mobility business maybe you might like to invite your clients to take part.

Yury Sokolov, an employee from Voerman in Russia, has been honoured with the task of being one of the relay of Olympic torch bearers for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

A consultation on a proposal to introduce a maximum mandatory speed limit as part of the planned upgrade to the M1 in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands has been published by the Highways Agency.

The UK government has approved funding for the Heysham to M6 Link Road and work has already begun on the project due for completion in the summer of 2016.

The Freight Transport Association has announced the return of the Van Excellence Conferences 2014, which are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 8 April in Elstree and on Thursday 10 April in Manchester.

White & Co has been ranked 56 in the Motor Transport Top 100 biggest players in the road transport industry.

In November last year ministers published figures showing that in the first month of the Help to Buy scheme more than 2,000 people had put in offers on homes and applied for a Help to Buy mortgage. That number has now trebled to more than 6,000.

Former President of BAR, John Tarsey died just before Christmas at the age of 93.

A recent newsletter from the Self Storage Association addressed a concern from Trading Standards that some self storage businesses could still be offering moth balls containing naphthalene to their customers for protecting items, especially clothes, while in store.

DVLA is improving the process for commercial drivers who need to change the address on their driving licence and driver tachograph card.