On 28 October, Transport for London (TfL) strengthened the requirements for its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).

The UK parliament has passed amendments to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC).

A recent press statement from Logistics UK says that the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) may be delayed again.

Aston University researchers in the UK have teamed up with a specialist transport planning, traffic engineering and parking consultancy to develop technology to improve UK roads, resulting in reduced emissions, fewer accidents, and financial savings.

Scania has revamped its service offering by focussing on delivering a consistent Scania experience for owners, drivers and operators across Europe.

Logistics UK is providing transport managers with access to its online version of its educational event, Logistics UK’s Transport Manager 2024, sponsored by Brigade Electronics.

Fleet transport and commercial insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has created its own board game to provide commercial HGV and van fleet operators with more food for thought about the legal framework in which they are operating.

Manchester City Council is to begin trialling cameras that automatically detect distracted drivers.

The IMO Council (International Maritime Organization) has decided to live-stream its plenary meetings and make its documents accessible to the public, in a bid to boost transparency in the organisation.

As moving companies continually look for new ways to enhance their CSR programmes, The Mover has been alerted to something new that might fit the bill for some.

Logistics UK has launched a new ‘one-stop’ booking site for its virtual and in-person training courses, including essential mandatory training, Transport Manager CPC and Driver CPC.

According to road safety charity, IAM Roadsmart, a record number of drivers in the UK have been ignoring Red X signs on smart motorways with over 53,000 drivers caught by cameras since police started enforcing the law three years ago.

UTA Edenred, the fuel card company, has expanded the availability of HVO100 fuel (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) through its network of over 1,000 accepting fuel stations in 14 European countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

The UK’s transport managers have the opportunity of keeping up to date at one of ten Transport Manager conferences, presented by Logistics UK, taking place this autumn.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has advised that, following a meeting of the London Councils, the grace period for complying with the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS), due to come into operation on 28 October, 2024, is likely to be extended to six months, rather than three months.

UTA Edenred, a supplier of fuel cards in Europe, has been honoured with the German B2B Award from the German Association for Consumer Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbraucherstudien) for the fourth year in a row.

Vehicles of more than 12-tonne gross weight operating in London must comply with new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) Progressive Safe System (PSS) criteria in the capital from 28 October, 2024.

EVBox has announced it has switched its customer support operations to EVA Global, an EV-specific business partner, to improve customer satisfaction.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) in the UK has issued a notice asking all Operator License holders to ensure that their contact details, held by the Commissioner, are correct. This includes: e-mail address, telephone number and postal address. ​

Inceptio Technology, the Chinese developer of autonomous driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks, has announced that heavy-duty trucks powered by the Inceptio Autonomous Driving System and its Truck Navigate-on-Autopilot (T-NOA) capabilities have surpassed the significant milestone of 100 million kilometres in safe commercial operations.