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National Highways attempts to cut tyre-related breakdowns with mobile safety station

National Highways has invested in a Mobile Tyre Safety Station which it has been lending to operators of major fleets.

Lorry crane death firm hit with six-figure fine

A transport firm has been fined £400,000 after one of its drivers was killed when he was knocked off his trailer by his vehicle-mounted crane

Convictions following money laundering operation

A Stoke-on-Trent haulage boss and five other defendants have been found guilty of running a large-scale money laundering operation involving more than £100m in cash

Unmarked police HGVs on M25 patrol

Police forces in the South East have been cracking down on driving offences on the M25, with officers relying on unmarked HGVs to patrol the orbital motorway

Serious crush injuries result in fines

Three companies have been fined six-figure sums after a driver was crushed between a reversing HGV and a forklift truck in a warehouse beside Heathrow Airport

Driver’s claim over falsification of records is dismissed

Kent operator has O-licence cut to 13 HGVs from 17 after serious failings, including drivers’ hours offences

DVSA reminds operators that brake tests will require laden vehicles in 2023

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued a reminder that most goods vehicles and trailers will have to be appropriately laden for their annual test

Poor driving behaviours caught on film

Northamptonshire police said it was “disappointing” to catch professional commercial drivers breaking the law on the roads during a two-day operation using an unmarked HGV

Appeal refused for failing to demonstrate financial standing

An appeal against a traffic commissioner’s refusal to increase an operator’s licence authorisation has been dismissed after its director admitted it was difficult to keep the level of funding required