According to consumer website HonestJohn.co.uk, insurers are powering up premiums for electric cars, leading to a drop-off in demand for the cleanest and greenest vehicles on the road.

A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way to reduce emissions.

Laura Smith from Backhouse Jones solicitors explains the new regulations relating to driving licence checks in the UK following the introduction of GDPR.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner is urging transport managers to warn their drivers of the possible consequences of using mobile phones while driving.

Although pleased that Ashford International Truck Stop, which services commercial traffic to and from mainland Europe, is to increase its capacity from 390 to 650 spaces, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) is concerned that there’s still not enough being done to solve the lorry parking crisis.

A new digital tachograph download service, which significantly improves the systemised capture of driver and vehicle tacho data, has been launched by transport management technology specialist, Mandata Ltd.

There’s not long left to respond if you want to have your say on the traffic commissioners’ latest consultations.

On 14 June the Glasgow City Administration Committee approved a plan to extend the city’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to all vehicle types by 31 December, 2022.

A new package of EU transport proposals that promise to revolutionise road safety in coming years has been welcomed by the UK’s biggest road safety charity IAM RoadSmart.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, confirmed on 8 June that the UK capital’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded up to the North and South Circular boundary in 2021.

Following more reports of gangs in northern France trying to get on board UK-bound lorries, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) is urging truck operators to report migrant trouble to a dedicated incident line.

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Department of Transport have now released the supplement to the UK plan for tackling roadside NOx consultation, adding a further 33 local authorities to the 27 already tasked to clean up their air.

The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) is urging fleet managers to increase the frequency of driving licence checks for high-risk drivers.

Highways England, the UK government company responsible for the country’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads, has joined forces with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) to offer bespoke safety training for drivers who travel on smart motorways.

The UK government’s plans to provide more lorry parking across the country don’t go far enough to address the lorry parking crisis.

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks have agreed to share real-time data to expand coverage of the companies’ connected safety technology, a cloud-based system that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is calling on the UK government to avoid a knee-jerk response to clean air legal action from the European Commission.

From Saturday 14 July 2018, heavy vehicle test certificates in the UK have changed to make them clearer and easier to understand.

An ongoing strike at one of its crucial suppliers of cast engine components means that Scania is unable to fulfil its deliveries to customers of more than 2,000 trucks ordered with V8 engines. New sales of industrial and marine V8 engines are also affected.

In a speech at the Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 16 May, Road Haulage Association Chief Executive, Richard Burnett called for the UK government to work with truck operators to improve air quality in cities rather than penalising them with charges and fines.