A quarter of the revenue increase at Eddie Stobart in the past year was down to the increasing cost of fuel being passed on to customers.

But the rise in rates did not off-set all cost pressures, and … more

The UK is facing a looming LGV driver shortage with the need to be CPC accredited by September 2014, and and a relatively old workforce, creating very real risks to recovery.

A new report from Skills … more

Plans for a lorry road user charge (LRUC) should be abandoned and a system of road pricing for all vehicles introduced as tax revenue declines, according to the RAC Foundation.

The call comes just … more

One-in-four businesses are considering introducing alternative-fuel vehicles to their fleets in an attempt to mitigate the rising cost of oil, according to new research from advisory firm Grant … more

FairFuelUK (FFUK) has been shortlisted for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Awards under the Public Affairs Campaign of the Year category.

The CIPR Excellence Awards, now … more

Metal fabrication specialist CMF is appealing for information to help recover an Iveco dropsider stolen from its yard last week.

The 7.5-tonne Iveco, with a dropsided 20ft body, registration RX61 … more

Deben Transport has handed a lifeline to subcontractors for intermodal container haulier Catalyst Road, which went into adminstration last month, taking on some of its work.

Deben MD Paul Dawson says … more

Nottinghamshire Police have offered a lifeline to hauliers in the fight against crime, with the decision to establish a specialist freight crime division under its National Business Crime Forum … more