An open letter calling for the end of the HGV clamping trial in Kent and the provision of secure parking facilities for the nation’s lorry drivers has been circulated online. The letter’s author is campaigner and FACTS columnist Karen Roberts The clamping of lorries in Kent is still a hot ...
Read More »COLUMN: Lorry drivers are punished for keeping the UK running
Campaigner and FACTS columnist Karen Roberts reports on the impacts of the Kent HGV clamping trial and how a lack of secure lorry parking is needlessly penalising those on the frontlines of road haulage Secure lorry parks are in high demand right across the UK, yet places for lorries to ...
Read More »The Future is Now 2: Disruption in the transport industry
In the second of a series of four blog posts in The Future is Now series, Gertjan Breij, Managing Director, DKV Euro Service Benelux, explores what the transport industry could look like in 2030 The world is in rapid change. In this respect, we see many references to the term ‘disruption’, ...
Read More »The Future is Now: The impact of the 4th industrial revolution on the transport industry
In the first of a series of four blog posts in The Future is Now series, Gertjan Breij, Managing Director, DKV Euro Service Benelux, explores what the transport industry could look like in 2030 Right now we find ourselves in the era of the 4th industrial revolution; an epoch of digital ...
Read More »“I want to improve the image of road haulage in the UK”
Rod Mckenzie, new Director of Policy at the RHA, talks goals and priorities for his new role and describes six major issues facing commercial transport in the UK Rod Mckenzie has been named as the new Director of Policy at the Road Haulage Association (RHA). The announcement comes following the ...
Read More »The Blockchain Revolution: Digitising the Shipping Industry
In an increasingly interconnected digital marketplace, threats to cyber security are ever present and mounting. The recent cyber-attack that struck Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has exposed the vulnerabilities in the existing supply chain infrastructure. Originally thought to be a form of ransomware, investigation by the EC-Council ...
Read More »‘Out of cars and on to buses’ – The Nottingham City Transport story
Four time winners of the UK Bus Awards’ Operator of the Year award, Nottingham City Transport (NCT) operate a network of over 12 million miles and around 50 million passenger journeys annually. With a customer satisfaction score of over 91%*, NCT exemplify what it means to be a thriving bus ...
Read More »Making Fuel Fair: Martin Devine, Managing Director, Fueltek, on fuel duty and commercial transport
Features Editor Joe Wyatt spoke to Martin Devine, Managing Director Fueltek, to discuss fuel duty in relation to commercial transport. What is the current situation regarding fuel duty and commercial transport in the UK? In general, commercial transport users have got a raw deal when it comes to fuel duty. ...
Read More »Councils cut to the chase – Innovation in the age of austerity
As financial constraints continue, Features Editor Joe Wyatt explores the ways in which the nation’s councils are innovating their municipal fleets to protect frontline services. The challenges represented by austerity in the public sector have been many and varied. In the years following the announcement in 2008 by then-Prime Minister David ...
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