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DVSA puts freeze on hiring ATF testers as crisis deepens

The HGV testing crisis is set to get worse following the revelation that the DVSA’s chief executive Gareth Llewellyn has ordered a temporary recruitment freeze with immediate effect, CM can reveal.

Tesco worker hit by falling roll cage

Tesco has been fined £160,000 following an accident at its store in Chadwell St Mary, Essex, when an employee was seriously injured when a roll cage fell on her during unloading.

Meet with Birmingham City Council at free Clean Air Roadshow

Hauliers affected by Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) plans should come along to a free half-day roadshow to find out more and help prepare their fleets.

Hazardous materials changes at ATFs

Operators are now able to take HGVs laden with compressed hydrogen and liquefied argon for ADR testing at amber authorised testing facilities (ATFs).

Derby and Nottingham to reject clean air zones

Both Derby and Nottingham have turned their backs on plans to set up clean air zones, insisting they can cut their cities’ emissions through other means.

Cigarette smugglers receive prison sentences

Three men have been sent to prison after they were caught with more than 1.5 million illegal cigarettes disguised as road surfacing material at a South Shields warehouse.