Ireland appears to have recognised the economic importance of road freight with a diesel rebate for road transport operators.

Move One has recently announced the registration of its first office in East Africa.

The wearing of seatbelts in cars has been compulsory for thirty years, but according to official government figures many people still don’t use them.

A 50 per cent leap in the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) being issued in London has led the FTA to call on its members to train their drivers in identifying PCN hotspots.

Brake has warmly welcomed new government guidance for local authorities on setting speed limits, giving the go ahead for more 20mph limits on residential streets in places where there are lots of people walking or cycling (or the potential for such) and where communities are calling for them.

Renault Trucks has launched a new free iPhone app to help truck drivers keep track of their driving and resting time.

Nine out of ten accidents involving trucks are a result of human error. This was revealed in a fresh report on traffic safety and road accidents in Europe produced by Volvo Trucks.

The UK government cut spending on road safety campaigns from £19 million in 2008/09 to just £4 million in 2011/12 – a cut of nearly 80 per cent. The figure was revealed after a freedom of information enquiry by road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

George Davidson aged 57 years from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire was jailed for six months at Carlisle Crown Court on Friday 4th January 2013 for tachograph fraud.

Foreign drivers must prove they have passed an appropriate driving test before getting a British licence under tough new rules announced recently by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.

German reliability is not as strong as many believe according to Warranty Direct, who found Audi, BMW and Volkswagen to have some of the least reliable engines in their cars.

Using wireless technology to link a road train, in which a lead truck controls a convoy of vehicles driving behind it, is already technically feasible.

DVLA is warning motorists to check the Certificate of Entitlement (V750) when purchasing a personalised registration number from a private seller after 900 blank certificates were stolen.

The Freight Transport Association has called upon the government to provide the necessary assurance to freight operators to embrace gas as a viable alternative to conventional diesel in its recently published Gas Manifesto.

Action has been taken after figures showed there had been a 60% rise in personal injury claims related to road accidents since 2006, despite vehicles becoming safer and a 20% reduction in the number of reported accidents over the same period.

Mudanzas Gou has been appointed to perform all the logistics and transportation services for the Vochol.

Container service reliability across all trades fell marginally in the third quarter of 2012 with the percentage of on-time ship arrivals dropping to 73.5%, down from the record high of 75.7% set in the second quarter, according to Drewry’s quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight.

Small businesses struggling to access credit are to be given a welcome boost with £110 million of new funding, Vince Cable has announced.

Lynda Rafferty from Irish Relo is this year celebrating 30 years of unbroken service with Patrick Oman’s company in the Irish Republic. Well done Lynda.