The Annual Microlise Transport Conference is always a great place to talk to transport industry officials to find out what they’re thinking. This year’s event (2016) was no different, as evidenced by the post-conference report issued in late June. For us, the two most interesting highlights from the report are related to autonomous vehicles and […]

A few weeks back, we published a blog post detailing a decision by France to require documentation of minimum wage earnings among HGV drivers. In it, we explained how the rules apply to the transport and haulage industries here in the UK. Anyone who read the post should now understand what kind of impact it […]

There is a common and pervasive myth in the UK that suggests increased lorry traffic is the leading cause of congestion on our local roads and motorways. The myth is so pervasive that a recent report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering lays the blame for fast-rising congestion squarely at the feet of the average […]

At a time when the transport and haulage industries all across Europe are suffering through a severe driver shortage, the French government has decided to implement minimum wage rules that will only make HGV driving harder for UK operators and their employees. As such, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling for the immediate postponement […]

We have seen numerous programmes over the years involving cyclists and HGV operators teaming up for combined training that helps both be better road users. But would you believe that there are now horse owners throughout England working on a similar campaign? According to the Horse and Hound Magazine website, that is just what’s happening […]

Last summer’s (2015) trouble in Calais, France led to unprecedented problems to the point that local officials decided to invoke Operation Stack. For weeks, local residents living near the M20 in Kent endured the nightmare right alongside lorry drivers who waited in queues as long as 35 miles at their peak. Given that we offer […]

The introduction of telematics into the logistics industry has provided a tremendous number of benefits across many levels. As just one example, HGV UK recently reported on a well-known logistics company that has drastically improved the performance of its company drivers by collecting telematics data and using it to motivate drivers to do better. The […]

When you think about the risks associated with the lorry driving job, what comes to mind? For many of us, first thoughts relate to things such as weather conditions and traffic. Yet some hazards are not so obvious; hazards like obesity and heart disease. Believe it or not, lorry drivers are much more likely than […]

We took the occasion of a previous blog post to make you aware of the fact that the European Commission is strongly considering legal action against the UK as a result of the HGV levy imposed in 2015. Now, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) is fighting back by addressing the EU directly and warning our […]

The annual Horsebox Safety Week sponsored by NFU Mutual took place in early April (2016), focusing primarily on transport vehicles and proper maintenance. Every year, the focus of the safety week is different, but things took a more serious tone this year in light of a number of accidents directly related to HGV horseboxes and […]