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Truck cartel: Legal action against manufacturers given green light
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has been given permission by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to represent the haulage industry in legal action against truck manufacturers. The landmark judgment entitles the trade body to proceed with its collective claim on...
Improve driver conditions or we’ll charge you’, MPs warn hauliers
A new report by MPs calls for a levy on hauliers, supermarkets and oil companies if the HGV driver shortage is not fixed and working conditions improved within two years, but industry body says the government must take some responsibility Road hauliers have been...
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Brexit is causing ‘no trade issues’
Despite 71% of exporters saying Brexit is harming sales, Rees-Mogg said the impacts were “few and far between”. cips
DPD UK gets green light to acquire CitySprint
DPD UK gets green light to acquire CitySprint DPD UK has acquired CitySprint after getting the go-ahead from the Competition and Markets Authority. The purchase, first announced in August last year, marks DPD’s expansion into same-day delivery services and allows...
Vans on international work subject to O-licensing regime
Vans on international work subject to O-licensing regime New laws requiring firms to obtain operator licences if they undertake international work with vehicles less than 3.5-tonnes could be the start of a licensing regime for all UK vans, according to transport...
Cautious optimism over UK’s HGV driver shortage
There are “green shoots” of recovery in the UK’s logistics sector which has eased pressures on supply chains in the run-up to Christmas, according to trade body Logistics UK. Increases to driver pay and boosts to the number of people taking HGV driving tests...
Maersk expands contract options amid rumours it intends to shun forwarders
As it continues to drive its container line services towards a high majority of long-term contract business, Maersk has introduced six different types of agreement for the 2022 tender season. The launch of the new contract options comes as rumours persist that Maersk...
Amazon has ordered another 848 compressed natural gas trucks
Iveco said Amazon has ordered another 848 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to add to the first batch of 216 S-Way tractors which have already been delivered. The vehicles will be operated by Amazon’s partners in Europe and the new order will start being delivered...
New Brexit border checks set to create traffic chaos
New Brexit border checks set to create traffic chaos at Channel ports and beyond, MPs warn New border checks due to launch next year could cause major “permanent” tailbacks on both sides of the Channel, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has...
Hauliers give qualified thumbs up to government review of Driver CPC
The haulage industry has given a cautious welcome to government plans to review the Driver CPC. The review, announced last week, follows concerted lobbying by industry leaders who have warned government ministers that the bureaucratic nature of the Driver CPC is...
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