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.
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.
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%.
The UK government published a new 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy on 19 June, setting out long-term plans to deliver and improve infrastructure, and drive growth.
Chancellor increases transport investment but cuts day-to-day spending.
"Imperative the government sets out plan for providing and securing the full funding required".
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) published a series of documents on 10 June outlining the government’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and automated vehicles in transport.
The Spending Review announcement on 11 June was welcomed in principle by business group Logistics UK, but, as Kevin Green, Policy Director explains, the government’s growth ambitions will only be realised if it prioritises the needs of the logistics sector in its forthcoming Industrial, Trade and Infrastructure strategies:
The inaugural Logistics UK Annual Conference took place on Wednesday 4 June at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster.
The government announced on 2 June it will not introduce additional import checks on fruit and vegetables from the European Union due to its anticipated new SPS deal with the EU.
The impact and potential implications of AI on the logistics sector are the source of much speculation and no little concern. Is it a threat to jobs and established ways of working or a transformative opportunity? Here, Logistics magazine talks to AI specialist Kieran Reynolds, Energy & Industrial Business Unit Lead at Cambridge Consultants to get some answers.
Speaking at the inaugural Logistics UK Annual Conference 2025, Minister for the Future of Roads Lilian Greenwood acknowledged just how important the logistics sector is.
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