On The Road News

  • UK haulage prices fall

    Aug 23, 2022
    The latest TEG index data reveals that the average price-per-mile for haulage vehicles dropped between June and July for the first time since 2019, in line with lower fuel prices.
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  • Insurance fraud … “Don’t chance it,” says IFB

    Aug 21, 2022
    The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has recently launched its Don't Chance Fraud campaign, to highlight the serious consequences of turning to fraud and landing a record on the Insurance Fraud Register (IFR).
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  • Beware of the ‘current day and 28 days previous’ rule

    Aug 10, 2022
    TruTac, the supplier of compliance control software products, is warning businesses about little-known but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days.
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  • Taking the demountable route

    Aug 08, 2022
    Long-term demountable body detester James De-Machen explains why he had a change of heart.
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  • Beware of the ‘current day and 28 days previous’ rule

    Jul 06, 2022
    TruTac, the supplier of compliance control software products, is warning businesses about little-known but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days.
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  • Report overloaded vehicles

    Jul 05, 2022
    Richard Turfitt, Senior Traffic Commissioner in the UK, speaking at the BAR Conference encouraged operators to report companies that they knew were overloading vehicles, especially the under 3.5 tonne vans not falling under Operator’s License regulations. Richard’s responsibilities include the licensing of the operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the UK.
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  • UK Highway Code updated for self-driving vehicles

    Jul 05, 2022
    From 1 July, 2022 new rules on the use of self-driving vehicles in Great Britain have come into force.
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  • Traffic Commissioner no longer accepting paper applications for ‘O’ licences

    Jul 04, 2022
    Legal transport specialist Backhouse Jones is reminding operators that from 1 August, 2022 the Office of the Traffic Commissioner will no longer be accepting paper applications for new ‘O’ licences and for major changes to existing licences.
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  • City-ready truck for Steeles ​

    Jun 28, 2022
    Steeles Removals from Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, UK, has recently added to its fleet of vehicles with a new Scania for long-distance removals built by SBR Specialist Coachbuilders in Preston.
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  • Justice for victims of Truck Cartel moves closer following CAT judgement

    Jun 22, 2022
    In a long and eagerly awaited decision, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) handed down a landmark judgment on 8 June, 2022 approving the Road Haulage Association’s application for a Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) in respect of damages claims arising from the European Commission’s Trucks Cartel decision.
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  • Driver shortage expected to jump by 40% in 2022

    Jun 22, 2022
    The International Road Transport Union’s (IRU) annual driver shortage survey shows unfilled commercial driver positions continue to increase at alarming rates across the globe.
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  • New innovative truck joins Matthew James fleet

    Jun 13, 2022
    Matthew James Global Relocation Ltd has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Econic with impressive direct visibility credentials that make it ideally suited to removals work in and around London.
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  • New blind spot radar system from Volvo Trucks

    Jun 06, 2022
    Volvo Trucks is now introducing a new radar system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck.
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  • £200 million boost for zero-emission HGVs in the UK

    Jun 01, 2022
    UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced over £200 million of government funding for an extensive zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. The announcement was made at the Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference on 12 May, 2022.
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  • DKV Mobility launches on-board unit for Norway, Denmark and Sweden

    May 31, 2022
    DKV Mobility customers in Norway, Denmark and Sweden can now pay their tolls easily and conveniently via the DKV BOX Scandic.
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  • Logistics UK appoints new policy director

    May 26, 2022
    Business group Logistics UK has announced the appointment of Kate Jennings as its new policy director, effective from the end of June.
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  • UK civil service recruitment freeze could escalate driver shortage

    May 26, 2022
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed civil service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate if staff managing the backlog of driver testing cannot be recruited, according to Logistics UK.
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  • New ‘O’ licence rules for driving in EU

    May 23, 2022
    New EU rules from 21 May, 2022, will mean that operators or users of vans and other light goods vehicles over 2.5 tonnes and up to 3.5 tonnes in weight that transport goods for hire and reward from the UK into, or through the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, will need an International Operators’ Licence.
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  • Digital tyre management

    May 22, 2022
    Tyre company Continental has released a new version of its ContiConnect tyre management system: ContiConnect 2.0. The system allows tyre maintenance to take place exactly when it’s needed.
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  • DKV offers secure parking in Europe

    May 15, 2022
    DKV Mobility has launched a partnership with the Truck Parking Europe platform. This enables DKV Mobility customers to reserve secured parking spots at more than 70 parking spots in 18 European countries in advance.
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