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A current focus for us is Innovation & Technology in Transport – ITT Hub is a new FREE event and the first supporting the shift to net zero for both passenger and commercial fleets. The largest show of its kind in the past 40 years, it features indoor and outdoor exhibitions, Ride & Drive, and a high-profile Future Logistics Conference in association with Logistics UK. Select the "ITT Hub" button below to find out more.

 

 

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Reconnect this summer at the UK's new (free) road-transport event

Reconnect this summer at the UK's new (free) road-transport event

ITT Hub is a FREE to attend, ground-breaking, new event which supports the government's decarbonisation of transport plan, featuring:

 

  • The largest event of its kind for 40 years
  • 150 companies
  • Indoor and outdoor exhibitions
  • Logistics UK Future Logistics Conference
  • Over 100 vehicles from leading manufacturers on display
  • Ride & Drive demonstration area
  • Government Hub

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Classroom-based training is back!

Classroom-based training is back!

Logistics UK is happy to announce all public classroom-based training courses have restarted. This includes courses held at Logistics UK offices and external venues. 

 

Whether you are a driver, manager, engineer, HR-specialist or a company director, we have a variety of classroom-based courses to suit you and your organisation's requirements. Choose from:

 

  • TM CPC
  • Driver CPC
  • OLAT
  • CPC Refresher
  • Dangerous Goods
  • and more...
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Reconnect this summer at the UKs new road-transport event

Reconnect this summer at the UKs new road-transport event

 

ITT Hub is a FREE to attend, ground-breaking, new event which supports the government's decarbonisation of transport plan, featuring:

 

  • The largest event of its kind for 40 years
  • 150 companies
  • Indoor and outdoor exhibitions
  • Logistics UK Future Logistics Conference
  • Over 100 vehicles from leading manufacturers on display
  • Ride & Drive demonstration area
  • Government Hub

Only 2 weeks to go

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NEW! COVID-19 test kits now available

NEW! COVID-19 test kits now available

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NEW! Driver Recruitment App

NEW! Driver Recruitment App

Powered by Avail, the Driver Recruitment App enables you to book all of your temporary drivers in one place, and for the daily rate you decide.

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Latest Campaigns

The Workforce Logistics Needs

The Workforce Logistics Needs

The logistics sector is suffering from a labour shortage, with an ageing workforce and record low unemployment, recruiting the workforce logistics needs is becoming more challenging.

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The Role of Vans

The Role of Vans

With over 4 million vans on the UK’s roads, van drivers and operators provide a vital service to the UK economy; their contributions must be valued and their concerns and hopes for the future heard and acted upon.

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Urban Logistics

Urban Logistics

Our towns and cities depend on reliable and efficient logistics to deliver food, clothes, documents, medicines, building and construction materials. Our industry delivers a constant supply of goods and services for residents, workers and visitors, clears waste, supports jobs and keeps our urban areas going 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Road Safety

Road Safety

Safety is the top priority for Logistics UK members. Logistics UK is campaigning for enhancement and improvements to the already-stringent set of regulations that support safe road freight operations.

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Keep Britain Trading

Keep Britain Trading

Brexit is changing the way the UK trades with the EU and other strategic partners around the Globe. Logistics UK is campaigning for state-of-the-art trade facilitation measures that allow its trader members, and the logistics companies that support them, to keep trading seamlessly with the EU while also forging new global partnerships.

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Vehicle Inspection Service

Vehicle Inspection Service

Our Vehicle Inspection Service offers industry leading UKAS-accredited inspections and compliance reporting. Our comprehensive service covers HGVs, vans, passenger vehicles, specialist vehicles, mechanical handling equipment and more.

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Supply Chain Consultancy

Supply Chain Consultancy

Quality advice from Logistics UK's supply chain consultancy team. Benefit from unparalleled experience, specialist staff, proven cost savings and increased awareness of legislation. Knowledgeable and professional advice and tailored solutions for your strategic problems and opportunities.

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The latest from the Member Advice Centre

Q: All our HGV drivers over 45 undergo five yearly medicals when they renew their vocational licences. However, we also operate two 7.5-tonne vehicles which are driven by pre-97 licence holders who have their C1 by acquired rights. Both these drivers are over 45 ...

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Q: We have a 26-tonne vehicle that has been off the road undergoing long-term body repairs due to accident damage. It has now been completed and is ready to go back into service. However, the annual test has expired while the vehicle was being repaired. Can we ...

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Q: One of our night drivers had a headlamp bulb fail at 2 o’clock in the morning. He called out the recovery operator to replace the bulb before he continued his journey. Surely as the bulb had just blown he could have waited until the vehicle got back to base and had it replaced by our own workshop at a vastly reduced cost?

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ITT Hub announces Ride & Drive exhibitors

ITT Hub announces Ride & Drive exhibitors

Fourteen of the world’s most cutting-edge vehicle manufacturers have confirmed they will be participating in the much-anticipated Ride & Drive opportunity at the free new Innovation and Technology in Transport event - ITT Hub.

Tuesday 22 June 2021

Season visas and funded training vital to ease skills shortage, says Logistics UK

Season visas and funded training vital to ease skills shortage, says Logistics UK

Monday 21 June 2021

With more than 45,000 HGV driver tests outstanding at DVSA as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Logistics UK is today pressing government to introduce a seasonal visa for European HGV drivers to protect the nation’s supply chain while the organisation catches up with this backlog.

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Traffic Commissioner keynote speaker at Logistics UK Fleet Engineer

Traffic Commissioner keynote speaker at Logistics UK Fleet Engineer

Monday 21 June 2021

Kevin Rooney, the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England, will be sharing his unique insight into how transport operators can avoid making common mistakes in the maintenance of modern fleets at Logistics UK’s 2021 Fleet Engineer Conference, taking place at the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire on 7 September 2021.

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Logistics UK's Transport Manager back for autumn 2021

Logistics UK's Transport Manager back for autumn 2021

Logistics UK’s ever-popular Transport Manager conference series – sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres – will return in autumn 2021 with live events planned at 11 venues around the UK.

Friday 18 June 2021

Countdown begins to the biggest transport event in 40 years!

Countdown begins to the biggest transport event in 40 years!

Tuesday 15 June 2021

Preparations for the free Innovation and Technology in Transport - ITT Hub event are now in the final stages, with the news that the event – the largest show of its kind in 40 years – can go ahead as planned under the latest COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Prime Minister yesterday (14 June 2021).

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Set for take-off: industry ‘call for action’ to secure a vibrant future for UK air freight

Set for take-off: industry ‘call for action’ to secure a vibrant future for UK air freight

Tuesday 15 June 2021

A landmark ‘call for action’ setting out 11 key recommendations for the UK to facilitate the sustainable growth of its economically-vital air freight industry has today been presented to the Government by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) and Logistics UK, the logistics industry business group.

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Logistics UK conference set to discuss the future of vans

Logistics UK conference set to discuss the future of vans

Decarbonisation is a high priority for businesses operating vans of any fleet size, and to support this, Logistics UK has announced a session dedicated to exploring the future of vans at its upcoming Future Logistics Conference, part of the much-anticipated free Innovation and Technology in Transport ITT Hub event.

Monday 14 June 2021

Logistics UK stands against Kent lorry parking ban

Logistics UK stands against Kent lorry parking ban

Monday 14 June 2021

Kent County Council's (KCC) ban on lorry parking in laybys across several areas of Kent contravenes the working rights of logistics workers, according to Logistics UK

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Logistics UK's Van Operational Briefings back by popular demand

Logistics UK's Van Operational Briefings back by popular demand

Friday 11 June 2021

Logistics UK’s ever popular Van Operational Briefings are back for another year, to provide operators with the essential knowledge they need to operate their vehicles in a safe, compliant and efficient manner.

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More than 150 exhibitors confirmed for ITT Hub!

More than 150 exhibitors confirmed for ITT Hub!

More than 150 of the UK’s most innovative transport companies as well as key government departments and agencies will be showcasing their cutting-edge services, products, strategies and ideas at the free-to-attend Innovation & Technology in Transport - ITT Hub event, to be held at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 30 June and 1 July 2021.

Tuesday 08 June 2021

Van Driver of the Year 2021 - deadline extended!

Van Driver of the Year 2021 - deadline extended!

Friday 04 June 2021

Following a surge of late entries, Logistics UK has extended the deadline for submissions to its Van Driver of the Year contest to 11 June 2021, to allow more companies the chance to enter their leading professional drivers into the competition. 

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Ride the vehicles of the future at ITT Hub!

Ride the vehicles of the future at ITT Hub!

Thursday 03 June 2021

Visitors to the free Innovation and Technology in Transport ITT Hub event this spring - the largest show of its kind in 40 years - will be given the unique opportunity to try out the UK’s most cutting-edge trucks, vans, buses, coaches, bikes and autonomous vehicles for themselves on a two mile Ride & Drive roadway at the exhibition and conference.

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