Carrier News

New research has shown that by switching just ten per cent of London’s current truck and van fleets from diesel to electrical by 2021 would save the capital close to £1 billion. According to Urban System Laboratory at Imperial College London, £900 million would be saved in reduced health impact and abatement costs. Not only

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced plans to lower the amount of freight vehicles entering the capital by ten per cent in the next decade. The decision is part of the newly released Transport Strategy for London. The Mayor of London, released a draft of the document on June 21st and it sets out the

HGV drivers quite literally drive our industry. So celebrating the effort and commitment that they show to their job is an important consideration. One of the biggest annual celebrations of HGV drivers is the Microlise Driver of the Year Awards. Drivers are shortlisted in three categories: short, medium and long distance. The awards are then

Concerns about the Government’s trial of longer lorries have been raised in a joint article by the Local Technical Advisors Group (LAG) and the Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT). The government has agreed to increase the number of longer lorries, 7ft longer than a standard HGV, in the UK. The concerns raised by the two