Logistics UK was delighted to welcome newly appointed Senior Traffic Commissioner Kevin Rooney to its London office on 15 July for a meeting with Policy Director Kevin Green and Senior Policy Manager Chris Yarsley.
At the end of June, over 20 senior industry experts joined Logistics UK and Energy UK to participate in a roundtable discussion to consider the future energy demand from road freight.
The government has this week announced a new grant scheme to make it easier for businesses to provide electric vehicle charging facilities at commercial vehicle depots.
Skills shortages in logistics are nothing new but, while recruitment issues have eased from the crisis levels experienced during the pandemic, there are still critical areas of employee scarcity, such as mechanics and technicians, where the sector continues to struggle to attract high quality new candidates.
The government’s latest employment data issued today (17 July) shows unemployment is at its highest level since June 2021 and has increased to 4.7% in the three months to May.
Logistics UK held a breakfast roundtable for Executive Members in the Houses of Parliament on 3 July 2025, hosted by Chair of the influential Transport Committee Ruth Cadbury.
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The rapid charging fund (RCF) fund for installing high powered electric chargers near motorways has been shelved.
From tariffs to cyber security - it was all under scrutiny at Logistics UK's Finance Forum 2025.
Decarbonising road freight needs a collaborative approach, with the amount of power required to electrify the UK’s road freight vehicles estimated to be 32 TWh (terawatt hours) – substantially more electricity than is used in Scotland each year.
The announcement that the DfT will not modify heavy vehicle testing and allow Earned Recognition accredited operators to perform annual vehicle tests, through ‘delegated testing’, will be met with disappointment and frustration says Logistics UK’s Head of Engineering Policy, Phil Lloyd:
On 30 June Logistics UK and members met with the Welsh government’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates MS for an online meeting.
Generation Logistics celebrated its third year with a Parliamentary reception on 25 June which highlighted the campaign’s success in reshaping perceptions of logistics and inspiring the next generation to join the sector.
To celebrate the end of Generation Logistics Week, Logistics UK is delighted to announce the opening of the Generation Logistics Awards 2025.
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Responding to the publication today (26 June 2025) of the government’s Trade Strategy, Logistics UK Head of Trade and Devolved Policy Nichola Mallon said:
Logistics UK launched a new report highlighting the untapped potential of the UK's inland and coastal waterways for moving freight on 18 June.
In response to the publication (23 June 2025) of the government’s Industrial Strategy, Kevin Green, policy director at business group Logistics UK said:
The government has announced that charges for drivers using the Dartford Crossing will increase from 1 September.
The UK’s trading relationships have suffered more than the EU’s following its exit from the trade bloc, according to business group Logistics UK, with the country’s exports down 23% from 2017 to 2024 while imports fell only by 5%.
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