The DVSA in the UK has announced a new programme to help new vehicle operators qualify for the Earned Recognition Scheme.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that Mike Thomas, Client Services Director at Delamode International Logistics, has been appointed the new chairman of its Management Board. Gary Whittle, Commercial Director of Meachers Global has been named vice chairman.

Virginia Lane, Managing Director of Asian Tigers Philippines, has announced Mr Cipriano S Pagulayan Jr as the company’s new operations manager.

Aires, in the USA, has announced that Jennifer Murr has become the company’s vice president, Central Region, effective from July 1, 2023.

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has joined forces with the Dutch VDL Groep (VDL) to break into the market for heavy-duty hydrogen-fuelled trucks, using Toyota’s fuel cell technology.

‘No good deed goes unpunished’. ​Nobody quite knows the origin of this pithy phrase but it certainly came to mind following an episode that occurred recently.

Longer semi-trailers (LSTs) are now being used on Great Britain's roads. Vehicle operators can now tow LSTs measuring up to 2.05 metres, longer than a standard semi-trailer (up to 15.56 metres long).

Daryl Flood, in Texas, USA has announced the launch of a new moving and storage service website: darylflood.com.

According to Xeneta, the ocean and airfreight benchmarking and market intelligence platform, the container shipping industry has been enduring a torrid time recently with global long-term ocean freight rates diving 10.6% in April alone.

The main panel discussion at the OMNI conference in DaNang was on the topic of leadership. Leadership is a hot topic in the industry right now.

Password security expert VPNOverview.com explains how password managers can help you keep your systems safe and how to find the ones that are trustworthy to use.

A joint UK-EU project to develop retrofit carbon capture solutions and other technologies for ships to reduce their emissions and fuel consumption has got underway.

The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to finalize its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, a massive new regulation on medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles that, among other things, requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold or registered in the state of California to be zero-emission come 2036.

A recent report in the US makes it clear that diesel engines are on their way out.

Drought in the Panama region has created a shortage of water in the Panama canal that has forced the authorities to reduce the volume of shipping traffic through this vital waterway.

DriverAssist.Tech and RoadSafe are holding two days of live events on 11 and 12 July to demonstrate vehicle tech in action.

TIP, the leasing and rental company for the transport industry, took to the roads in June with the aim to raise more than £70,000 for the Staffordshire-based Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

Deepki, a major ESG (Environmental, Social Governance) platform for real estate, announced in May that it had acquired Nooco, the French SaaS company created by VINCI Energies that measures and optimises the carbon footprint of building construction and renovation projects.

Vialto Partners, a leading provider to the global mobility sector, has announced a strategic relationship with Velocity Global, a specialist in remote workforce management.

Edinburgh-based family firm Broughton Removals Limited has launched a new drive to raise awareness of breast cancer, having secured £200,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland to fund a new fleet of vans, one of which will feature special pink livery to promote the charity Breast Cancer UK.