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  Freight operators delivering into Scotland are invited to attend a free half-day workshop to learn how plans for Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee will affect them. Scotland’s four biggest cities have all been tasked with introducing LEZs by 2020, with further cities expected to come on-board by 2023. This free roadshow will invite policy-makers …

Confidence in the government’s ability to deliver a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU that will maintain ‘frictionless’ trade is fast collapsing, according to the Freight Transport Association. The FTA’s comments come with just three weeks to go until key talks on Brexit in Brussels. James Hookham, the FTA’s deputy chief executive said the lack of progress on the industry’s …

The Heavies 2015 Awards ceremony, hosted by TV celebrity Quentin Willson, took place at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground on 27th March. An impressive line-up of well known personalities from the world of heavy haulage saw the highly deserving winners presented with their trophies. The full list of winners is: Job of the Year – CAT 1 Stewart International Transport Job of …

There can’t be many of our readers who have never watched the iconic trucking film, Duel. What many won’t know is just how significant Duel was in the history of film making, not just as Steven Spielberg’s first offering. Now, a group of British enthusiasts are planning to make a documentary on the story behind the film and the cult …

The shortlist for the Heavies 2015 Awards has been announced. Andy Adams, editor of HeavyTorque magazine, said: “The enthusiasm for the Heavies has been tremendous. The standard of entries was extremely high and has caused considerable debate amongst our judging panel. The team at HeavyTorque are looking forward to welcoming the industry to what will be the first annual celebration …

The Metropolitan Police has joined up with tipper operator Day Group to produce a short video in which a truck driver and a cyclist change places to view the dangers of cycling from each other’s perspective.

Scotland’s Minister for Transport and Veterans, Keith Brown MSP, has announced today that he is proposing a 50mph HGV speed limit trial on the single carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness. Assuming the necessary legislation is approved on schedule, the 3-year trial will begin next spring, and will run alongside the introduction of average speed cameras on …

Volvo Trucks’ new FH has been elected International Truck of the Year 2014 by a group of 25 senior commercial vehicle journalists, representing 25 magazines throughout Europe with a total readership of more than 700,000 transport operators. The prestigious award was handed over to Claes Nilsson, president of Volvo Trucks, during the COMTRANS commercial vehicle show in Moscow.

Given where we’re at today, It may seem hard to believe that the legislation behind the Driver CPC is a decade old, but the the EC has just put out a call for consultation for a 10-year review. If you have views on the future of the scheme, and it would seem most have, this is your only chance to …

The RHA has acted to dispel the belief circulating that all trucks will be allowed to use the M6 Toll motorway free of charge during July. The truth is that it only applies to RHA members who registered in advance. Pete Cleaver, Midland Expressway Director of Tolling Operations said: “All RHA members who registered for this offer before the closing …