Archive for the ‘UK News’ Category

  • Extending drivers’ hours is not the solution to the HGV driver shortage

    on Sep 21, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Extending drivers’ hours is not the solution to the HGV driver shortage

    In an open Letter to the Editor  Andrew Tavener, Head of Marketing, Descartes Systems Group has expressed concern over the extension of drivers’ hours as a way to alleviate the HGV driver shortage problem

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  • TruTac demonstrates easier fleet control and improved driver management

    on Sep 14, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on TruTac demonstrates easier fleet control and improved driver management

    TruTac, the tachograph and compliance experts, report great success with numerous enquiries from many sectors across of the transport industry at this year’s CV Show

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  • Plans to tackle HGV driver crisis

    on Sep 13, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Plans to tackle HGV driver crisis

    The UK government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 50,000 lorry tests

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  • SDC marks 10000th trailer milestone

    on Sep 13, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on SDC marks 10000th trailer milestone

    SDC Trailers, the UK and Ireland’s leading semi-trailer producer, recently marked a manufacturing milestone when its 10,000th trailer came off its new production line in Toomebridge, three years after the facility became operational

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  • Irish Exporters Association publish Budget 2022 recommendations

    on Sep 7, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Irish Exporters Association publish Budget 2022 recommendations

    The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has published its Budget 2022 submission which calls on the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Ministers’ departments to ensure that Budget 2022 supports businesses, particularly those that trade internationally and those without who’s services, this trade would not be possible

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  • Bentons Haulage improves fleet efficiency with TruTac

    on Sep 6, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Bentons Haulage improves fleet efficiency with TruTac

    Bentons Haulage, experts in UK general haulage, has significantly improved fleet efficiency and compliance across all areas of their operation using multiple TruTac software products

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  • Consultation on proposals to address lorry driver shortages

    on Sep 6, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Consultation on proposals to address lorry driver shortages

    The government is consulting on proposed changes to the requirements to obtain a vocational driving licence to help address the current shortage of lorry drivers

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  • Stena Line Supports Mental Health Bus

    on Aug 31, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Stena Line Supports Mental Health Bus

    Leading ferry company Stena Line has joined with the 5asideCHESS Battling Suicide Bus initiative on the Northern Ireland leg of its UK tour which included attendance at the Breaker Breaker Truck Show. 

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  • Driver shortage reaches crisis point

    on Aug 25, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Driver shortage reaches crisis point

    The logistics industry has been warning about driver shortages for many years but a combination of Covid-19, Brexit and the ongoing structural issues restricting the supply of drivers has brought us to a crisis point, especially in the UK with research showing a shortfall of at least 76,000 drivers

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  • New Mercedes-Benz Citan and eCitan compact vans unveiled

    on Aug 25, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on New Mercedes-Benz Citan and eCitan compact vans unveiled

    Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its latest generation compact van Citan, which, alongside the first-time introduction of an all-new fully electric eCitan, is firmly aimed at the small trades and urban delivery markets

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