In an effort to address the driver shortage, the Road Haulage Association (RHA), together with Close Brothers Asset Finance and TRS Training Ltd have launched a new programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) recruit young drivers to secure the skills they need for future growth. Through the ‘RHA/Close Brothers SME Apprentice Scheme –…
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As events in a number of European cities have shown in recent years, HGVs and other commercial vehicles have the capability to inflict great damage and suffering when used to conduct terrorist acts. Powerful, large and heavy – an HGV is not easy to stop, and this has been used to devastating effect by those…
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Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) group director of transport, Andrew Benfield, has said fleets need to understand the implications of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) sooner rather than later to minimise cost implications and disruption. CAZs will be introduced in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton by 2020 and in various other locations later. They will see…
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The government has announced that it will seek agreement from the EU for drivers with category B licences to be permitted to drive alternatively-fuelled vans weighing up to 4.25 tonnes – a step that Germany and France have already taken. This is changing the status quo – currently drivers with category B (car) licenses are…
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Roads Minister Jesse Norman has today unveiled changes to the Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy, which Government says will result in the cleanest lorries paying less to use UK roads. From February 2019, lorries meeting the latest Euro VI emissions standards will be eligible for a 10% reduction in the cost of the Heavy Goods Vehicle…
Read blogWhat’s the speed limit? 40mph. Well that means you can travel 46MPH before police will prosecute you for breaking the law, right? That is a commonly held belief by many drivers in the UK, but is it correct? The simple answer is yes mainly, with a bit of no thrown in for good measure. According…
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This blog was originally published in Motion Magazine. There has been much research into the behaviour of people when they get behind the wheel of a car. Placid law abiding citizens can seemingly have their personality changed by placing them in control of a lump of metal which can travel at over 70 miles per…
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Matt Harvey has worked in the transport and logistics industry for ten years, since he was 18. He has been part of the Microlise project management team for the last five of those years, joining back in 2015. We spoke to him to find out what his job entails, what he enjoys about it and crucially…
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The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published a list of operators taking part in the Earned Recognition (ER) Pilot. The list of 29 operators has been made available after an important milestone was passed on 31 January – after that date participating operators are no-longer being stopped for random roadside checks, apart from…
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Transport planners can spend lots of time creating the best plan, but if expected routes are not observed when vehicles leave the depot, it becomes harder to realise benefits such as reduced wear & tear, mileage and cost. We know that in reality, printed route manifests can easily be ignored and replaced by a drivers…
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With responsibility for all Microlise marketing and communications activities, including the Microlise Transport Conference each May, Jonathan sits on the Operations Board at Microlise. He has a background in digital marketing having worked with a variety of technology brands including the retail arm of Oracle, one of the world’s leading technology brands, prior to joining…
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Daimler has stolen Tesla’s thunder by unveiling its new E-FUSO electric truck. The all-electric heavy-duty truck, which globally premiered yesterday at the Tokyo Motor Show, is called the E-FUSO Vision One and has a range of up 217 miles. The announcement from Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, majority owned by Daimler, comes just weeks ahead of a…
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