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ACIS appoints Non-executive Director

|Date: October 22, 2021

ACIS appoints Non-executive Director

The ACIS board has appointed a Non-executive Director in a bid to deliver strategic consultancy and help ...

The ACIS board has appointed a Non-executive Director in a bid to deliver strategic consultancy and help steer the national independent distributor in the future. It is hoped, Graham O’Neill will prov ...

October 22, 2021
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DVSA streamlines lorry driver process

|Date: October 21, 2021

DVSA streamlines lorry driver process

DVSA revealed on 16 September some rules about learning to drive a lorry were going to change later in 20 ...

DVSA revealed on 16 September some rules about learning to drive a lorry were going to change later in 2021. It has now revealed the changes which have come into affect: Staging requirements for lorry ...

October 21, 2021
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RHA reveals disappointment over government plans

|Date: October 20, 2021

RHA reveals disappointment over government plans

The RHA has revealed it’s shocked and disappointed by the Government proposal to allow foreign haulage co ...

The RHA has revealed it’s shocked and disappointed by the Government proposal to allow foreign haulage companies to undertake unlimited work in the UK in two-week blocks. The RHA has said it opposes t ...

October 20, 2021
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Government reveals plans for driver shortage

|Date: September 28, 2021

Government reveals plans for driver shortage

The government has announced further plans to help reduce the lorry driver shortage, following the vocati ...

The government has announced further plans to help reduce the lorry driver shortage, following the vocational test changes. These changes will create an extra 50,000 lorry tests every year, with the D ...

September 28, 2021
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VLS announces Chairman appointment

|Date: September 23, 2021

VLS announces Chairman appointment

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has announced it has welcomed Mike Bewsey as its Chair ...

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has announced it has welcomed Mike Bewsey as its Chairman. Mike will take over from Andrew Goddard, who has become Chairman of the United Kingdom Lub ...

September 23, 2021
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DVSA announces 50,000 extra lorry tests

|Date: September 13, 2021

DVSA announces 50,000 extra lorry tests

The government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 5 ...

The government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 50,000 lorry tests. Changes to tests will reportedly come into force as soon as possible. This f ...

September 13, 2021
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SMMT highlights need for zero emission HGV plan

|Date: September 01, 2021

SMMT highlights need for zero emission HGV plan

The SMMT has called on government to work with industry to develop a plan that facilitates the transition ...

The SMMT has called on government to work with industry to develop a plan that facilitates the transition to zero emission HGVs. The association has also highlighted the need for this to be completed ...

September 01, 2021
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DVSA consults on lorry driver shortage proposals

|Date: August 27, 2021

DVSA consults on lorry driver shortage proposals

The government has been consulting on proposed changes to the requirements to obtain a vocational driving ...

The government has been consulting on proposed changes to the requirements to obtain a vocational driving licence to address the shortage of lorry drivers. The DVSA has issued a reminder that time is ...

August 27, 2021
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TRL leads platooning trial

|Date: August 26, 2021

TRL leads platooning trial

TRL has called for freight operators to help contribute to the UK's first-ever UK platooning trial. In 20 ...

TRL has called for freight operators to help contribute to the UK's first-ever UK platooning trial. In 2017, the Department for Transport and Highways England commissioned the UK HGV Platooning Projec ...

August 26, 2021
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Greener longer goods vehicles to hit UK roads

|Date: August 25, 2021

Greener longer goods vehicles to hit UK roads

The Government has announced that greener, longer goods vehicles could become a permanent fixture on Brit ...

The Government has announced that greener, longer goods vehicles could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as early as next year. This comes as the Department for Transport publishes its res ...

August 25, 2021
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