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SfL launch Military Transitions to Logistics programme 19 Nov 2012 | 10:16 pm
HGV operators have been told that recruiting ex-services personnel should not be something only done by large operators. Skills for Logistics (SfL) have said that the recruitment of ex-servicemen and ...
HGV apprenticeship funding for 19 and 20 year-olds 17 Nov 2012 | 04:15 pm
Skills for Logistics has called for HGV driving firms to prove that they need apprenticeship funding so that the government will be encouraged to change their policy on HGV driver training. Last month...
Fuel duty rise of 3ppl will not be postponed 16 Nov 2012 | 02:42 pm
The fuel duty rise of 3ppl of fuel will go ahead in January despite lobbying from FairFuelUK and the pressure put on the government by the Labour opposition. MPs decided to vote against a postponement...
A-road HGV speed limit proposals 15 Nov 2012 | 02:58 pm
A consultation into raising the speed limit for LGVs from 40mph to 50mph on A-roads which are single carriageway in construction has been revealed by the government. Last year the Department for Trans...
Red diesel penalties increased 14 Nov 2012 | 02:57 pm
The penalty for using red diesel unlawfully has been increased, with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) welcoming HMRC’s long-awaited decision. The changes came into force on the 1st of November and w...
Vosa highlights load security 18 Oct 2012 | 01:52 pm
Vosa’s training scheme to help officers learn about freight safety seems to have paid dividends for them already after their latest figures showed 74 prohibition notices had been issued to HGV drivers...
Swain buys LV Transport for undisclosed sum 17 Oct 2012 | 01:53 pm
Bob Swain has bought the assets of Kent HGV driving company LV transport after their boss Len Valsler decided to retire. Bob Swain runs fellow Kent haulage firm Swain Group. Swain Group currently has ...
A.F. Blakemore sign deal with Goodyear Dunlop 16 Oct 2012 | 01:13 pm
Willenhall-based A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd has just put pen to paper in a deal with Dunlop which will see them use the tyre manufacturer’s products on their fleet of 500 HGVs. The deal was brokered by ...
Continental winter tyres 15 Oct 2012 | 01:12 pm
More and more HGV operators are turning to Continental to supply them with their winter tyres. Continental’s latest generation of winter tyres for HGVs has proved extremely popular amongst operators a...
Leyland DAF delivers 10,000th XF HGV 14 Oct 2012 | 01:11 pm
Britain’s only high volume HGV manufacturer, Leyland Trucks, has just celebrated a significant milestone. They have just delivered their 10,000th DAF XF HGV. The lucky recipient of the truck was Oakla...
