With the price of diesel unlikely to fall in the near future, this is no time to be frittering away expensive fuel. Commercialmotor.com  brings you some simple ways to make savings. We’ve … more

Background

Following the decision to abandon the Fuel Duty Escalator in 1999, the Chancellor used fuel duty to moderate fluctuations in world oil prices. When prices were high and volatile, fuel duty … more

Being in business  as an owner-operator is the most popular way  to run a commercial vehicle in the UK. According to the Department for Transport 44% (41,300) of the 95,000 O-licences held … more

What is the LEZ?

The LEZ is designed to encourage the most polluting diesel vehicles driving in London to become cleaner, says Transport for London.  

It is linked to the Mayor’s Air … more

At the start of October 2011 the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed it would allow the use of 1,800 longer semi-trailers on UK roads in the form of a ten-year pilot starting in 2012.

The pilot … more

The Motor Transport Top 100 lists have moved to their new home on our sister website, www.motortransport.co.uk.

Each year our sister publication Motor Transport produces its Top 100, a list of the … more

The Transport Certificate of Professional Competence is a qualification required by the EU which must be held by at least one key member of a transport operation. The examination follows a curriculum … more

What is the Driver CPC?

The Driver CPC came into force in September, meaning that HGV drivers must complete 35 hours of periodic training (PT) every five years to remain qualified in their … more

The London Low Emission Zone (LEZ), which came into effect in February 2008, is the largest in the world.

It covers almost all of Greater London and targets emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from … more

Diesel, an oil derivative, is the principal fuel for commercial vehicles. Its current UK price is approximately £1.10/lit, of which diesel duty makes up around 50.35p/lit – … more

The market for Electric Vehicles (EVs) is still immature - for one thing, there is a distinct lack of objective data, and there are still many barriers to overcome before the market tips toward … more

Freight exchanges are usually subscription-based services where freight customers and carriers can post information about loads, or submit quotes for loads they would like to carry. … more

A pallet network is a co-operative group of haulage companies which deliver loads of palletised goods from their region into a central hub and return to their region with an aggregated load comprised … more

Over the past few years, Stobart Group has evolved from a predominantly road transport business to a multimodal operation. Today the company provides services for a wide variety of manufacturing, … more

An owner-driver is any person with the skills, licence and vehicle to undertake hire or reward work in road transport, usually operating as a sole trader. Some owner-drivers subcontract work to other … more