What's New

To recognise that goods carrying industries may face significant challenges in the coming months, the Senior Traffic Commissioner has issued temporary guidance to the Traffic Commissioners on the way they carry out their regulatory duties during this period.

Continuing the trend for establishing routes to EU countries that do not involve possible delays at the Channel crossing (see New container service links Immingham with Bilbao), Containerships has announced another service due to start this month.

Hauliers who move goods through a port in the UK and who plan to use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service will need to register for the service in order to get their goods through customs.

In response to the exceptional pressures on the freight industry due to the continued consequences of the pandemic, the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have announced new measures coming into force as a matter of urgency.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) has warned operators that a new HGV Safety Permit, based on the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS), is required for all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) over 12 tonnes driving within Greater London.

The full economic value of self-driving vehicles in the UK has been revealed, as the Department for Transport (DfT) has released a report showing that the connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) market could be worth £41.7 billion by 2035.

Lorry drivers in Kent are being fined and prevented from resting by Kent County Council, despite parking provisions provided by authorities to deal with post-Brexit delays being “woefully inadequate”, Unite the union has claimed.

Drivers of vans and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have been warned that several EU Member States have introduced Covid-19 testing requirements for hauliers with the rules being different in each country.

Parliament’s Transport Select Committee has been looking into the work of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as the first in a series of accountability hearings with the agencies of the Department for Transport (DfT).

Following a call from the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), the Government has clarified the position of logistics workers under the latest national lockdown regulations.