1. Home
  2. Logistics Magazine
  3. News Articles
Home News Features Compliance


News Articles

Keep up to date with recent articles

Logistics Magazine covers the latest breaking news stories affecting the industry, including COVID-19, Brexit, technological developments and decarbonisation.

You can also find our e-news archive here.

Vans come into scope of operator licensing this weekend, Logistics UK reminds members

Certain types of van will be coming into operator licensing for the very first time this weekend. From Saturday 21 May 2022, vans between 2.5 and 3.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), which conduct business on a ‘hire and reward’ basis in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, will need to be specified on a standard international operator licence.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK reacts to Civil Service recruitment freeze

The Prime Minister’s proposed Civil Service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate if staff managing the backlog of driver testing cannot be recruited, according to Logistics UK.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

HGV driver shortage persists but green shoots of recovery emerging, says Logistics UK

The UK’s HGV driver shortage remains chronic, according to Logistics UK’s analysis of the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey data.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Next Generation Van 2022 event to show operators how to transition their van fleets to net zero

As decarbonisation continues its rapid and inexorable rise to the very top of the logistics sector’s agenda, vans are often perceived to be the industry’s low-hanging fruit, ripe for the early adoption of zero emission fuels.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK announces Van Driver of the Year 2022

Paul Simonds of G4S Cash Solutions was crowned Logistics UK’s Van Driver of the Year 2022 yesterday (11 May 2022) following a competition day held at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre alongside ITT Hub and the Future Logistics Conference.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Space scientist inspires Future Logistics Conference delegates

Delegates at the Future Logistics Conference reported being inspired and enthused following the keynote speech delivered by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist, science educator and co-presenter of the BBC’s long-running The Sky at Night programme.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Transport Minister announces £200m zero emission HGV funding at Logistics UK conference

Transport Minister Trudy Harrison MP announced earlier today (12 May 2022) the world's largest demonstration of zero emission HGVs is set to be rolled out in the UK, through plans to achieve cleaner air and greener jobs.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Former HGV drivers: rejoin the workforce with funded training spaces available

With the HGV driver shortage continuing to place pressure on UK supply chains, Logistics UK is urging HGV drivers who have left the workplace to consider re-joining the profession, with hundreds of spaces now available on government-funded refresher training courses, called HGV Skills Bootcamps.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Businesses frustrated by constant delays to post-Brexit import checks, says Logistics UK

The government’s decision last week (28 April 2022) to rethink the introduction of post-Brexit import checks on certain goods arriving from the EU (originally scheduled to be introduced in July 2022) while it finalises its 2025 Border Strategy will be met with mixed reactions from the industry, Logistics UK has said.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK members to enjoy VIP access to Future Logistics Conference next week

Logistics UK is offering its members free VIP access to next week’s eagerly awaited two-day Future Logistics Conference, an integral part of the ITT Hub event, which runs from 11-12 May 2022 at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Global trade to double in real terms by 2050, official tells air freight industry

An official from the Department for International Trade (DIT) has said that the government expects global trade to double in real terms over the next 30 years and quadruple in dollar terms by $100 trillion a year until 2050.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Plan now for vans coming into operator licensing, Logistics UK urges operators

Logistics UK has advised its members to plan now for vans coming into scope of operating licensing in just over a fortnight’s time.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Amendments to pave the way for autonomous vehicles are welcomed by Logistics UK

Logistics UK has welcomed the changes planned for The Highway Code, confirmed by the Department for Transport (DfT) last week (20 April 2022), which will set the framework for the first wave of autonomous vehicle technology.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Plan for delays during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Logistics UK advises members

Logistics UK is telling its members to prepare for significant road closures to support events taking place in central London to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Changes to DVSA’s Categorisation of vehicle defects guidance

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a revised edition of its Categorisation of vehicle defects guidance recently (20 April 2022), which will come into effect next week (1 May 2022).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK welcomes plug-in grant extension for ordered vehicles

An ongoing shortage of semi-conductor chips and other components in the manufacturing supply chain, has led the government to extend from nine months to 12 months the period that plug-in vehicle grant orders have to reach ‘completed’ status, the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) confirmed earlier this month.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Additional funding for HGV driver facilities a positive step forward, says Logistics UK

The government’s announcement of an additional £20million to boost HGV driver facilities is a positive step forward for industry, according to Logistics UK.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Clean Air Zones for northern cities face delays

A combination of a scarcity of new compliant vehicles, rising costs and insufficient government funding is leading to delays in the introduction of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) across the north of England.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

UK van registrations fall by more than a quarter

The UK van market declined by more than a quarter (27%) in March, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Plan for road closures during Commonwealth Games, Logistics UK warns members

Logistics UK has warned its members that operate in the West Midlands to prepare for road closures and restrictions in the run up to and during the Commonwealth Games, to be held between Thursday 28 July 2022 and Monday 8 August 2022.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article
|<  <   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17    >  >| Pages: 1 of 17

Search for articles

Filter by

 

Topic

Contents

News

Logistics Magazine will cover all the latest news on stories breaking in the industry, including developments on COVID-19,  Brexit, Clean Air Zones, transport law and decarbonisation.

News

Features

Our frequent features will tackle the broader issues affecting logistics such as the COVID-19 vaccination programme, technology and innovation, the political and economic landscape, global trade and the drive to reduce emissions across all transport modes.

Features

Compliance

Each month we explore a different topic in depth in our popular Compliance section, while each week we will publish answers put to our Member Advice Centre team.

Compliance

View Supplements and Previous Printed Editions

View Supplements and previous printed editions of Logistics Magazine here.

Previous

 

© Copyright 2008-2022 Logistics UK (a trading name of FTA)

Logistics UK is a trading name of Freight Transport Association Limited

Registered Office - Hermes House, St John’s Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ

Registered in England Number 391957