Home News Features Compliance


Will new air quality bill drive change or simply tax Welsh logistics, asks Logistics UK

Logistics UK is querying the impact that the Welsh government’s new Environment Bill could have on air quality across the country.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK calls for major reforms in response to Labour Party consultation

Logistics UK has called for reforms across a host of major policy areas, including infrastructure, decarbonisation and skills, in its recent submission to the Labour National Policy Forum Consultation (17 March 2023).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK calls for Britain’s best van operators to throw their hats into the ring

Logistics UK’s Van Awards are returning for 2023 and the business group is calling for the UK’s best van operators to start preparing their entries.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK calls for faster progress on low carbon plans to support business investment

Following the government’s announcement made today (30 March 2023), Logistics UK has welcomed progress on green energy and energy security but expressed disappointment at the continued lack of a plan for a green transition for larger logistics vehicles.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

The worst of the supply chain crisis may be over but mega threats persist, logistics expert warns

The acute supply chain crisis experienced by the logistics industry in recent years is almost over, a leading logistics expert has declared.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Budget was a missed opportunity on decarbonisation, said Logistics UK

The Chancellor’s spring Budget last week (15 March 2023) represented a missed opportunity to encourage logistics businesses to decarbonise their operations, Logistics UK has said.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Warnings on climate change extremely concerning, says Logistics UK

The logistics sector is ready and willing to play its part in helping the UK economy to reach net zero by 2050, Logistics UK has said, following warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Industry experts to share their insights at Vans Today 2023

Following last year’s inaugural conference, Logistics UK’s popular Vans Today conference is returning for 2023.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Warnings on climate change extremely concerning, said Logistics UK

The logistics sector is ready and willing to play its part in helping the UK economy to reach net zero by 2050, Logistics UK has said, following warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK responds to MOT date change consultation

In response to government’s consultation on the timeframe for MOT tests for light vehicles which closed yesterday (22 March), Logistics UK is holding its position on retaining the current system where the first date a vehicle should be MOT tested is at three years after registration and every year thereafter.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK disappointed by delays to major infrastructure projects

Logistics UK has expressed its extreme disappointment at the delays to major infrastructure projects announced by Transport Secretary Mark Harper MP earlier this month (9 March 2023).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Use online tools to help decarbonise your van fleets, Logistics UK urges

Logistics UK is urging van operators looking to decarbonise their fleets to take advantage of several online tools that have been developed by Transport for London’s (TfL’s) LoCITY project, in partnership with Cenex.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Continued Fuel Duty cut welcomed by Logistics UK

In response to yesterday’s (15 March 2023) Spring Budget, Logistics UK is delighted that – following multiple calls from the business group – the 5ppl Fuel Duty cut originally introduced in March 2022 is to be retained for a further 12 months.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Logistics UK calls for Low Carbon Fuels strategy

Logistics UK is seeking a long-term plan from government for utilising Low Carbon Fuels (LCFs) across transport modes.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Momentum on infrastructure delivery must be maintained, Logistics UK says

Stop-start investment in transport infrastructure must be avoided, Logistics UK has said following the announcement of a record £40 billion of capital investment over the next two financial years by Transport Secretary Mark Harper MP last week (9 March 2023).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Best February for van market in 25 years

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew by 8.5% to 17,540 units in February – its best February performance for a quarter of a century, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

DVSA and Border Force staff plan strike action

Some staff from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and most UK Border Force staff are planning to go on strike during the month of March.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Decarbonisation and economic growth are not mutually exclusive, Logistics UK tells Transport Committee

Supporting economic growth and reaching net zero transport emissions do not have to be mutually exclusive, Jonathan Walker, Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy, Logistics UK, told MPs while giving evidence before the Transport Committee at the Houses of Parliament last week (1 March 2023).

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Driver CPC updates could raise serious safety concerns, says Logistics UK

Logistics UK has said that the consultation on proposed Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) reforms announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) last week (2 March 2023) raises serious safety concerns and devalues the professionalism of the road haulage sector.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Trade associations call on Chancellor for Green Super-Deduction programme

Logistics UK – along with seven other trade associations – has written a joint letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP, calling for a more flexible Green Super-Deduction scheme, once the current super-deduction programme finishes at the end of March.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article
|<  <   ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ...   >  >| Pages: 25 of 52

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