Land Transport - 2021-01-21
In response to the exceptional pressures on the freight industry due to the continued consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Department for Transport (DfT) has introduced a temporary relaxation o...
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The Department for Transport has reportedly said that it is considering £150 fines for lorry drivers who enter Kent without a negative coronavirus test...
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For drivers of vehicles headed to the Continent with freight the new rules brought in to accommodate the Brexit protocols are still proving difficult for many...
Read moreLand Transport - 2021-01-18
While our roads are increasingly abuzz with electric cars and scooters, low-emission trucks are conspicuous by their absence...
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The transport sector will not automatically become more sustainable through the adoption of autonomous vehicles, according to a study conducted by transport think tank Agora Verkehrswen...
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5G is the next big leap in mobile data communications! This new generation of networks will allow considerable technologies advances and logistics companies will undoubtedly benefit from those advance...
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The German transport ministry (BMVI) has launched a programme to promote the replacement of old trucks with new ones with clean drives, the BMVI has announced in a press release...
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The EU and UK have agreed a six-year phase-in period for rules-of-origin requirements covering electric cars, according to the final text of the draft co-operation and trade agreement published&n...
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The UK government published more than 300 pages of updated advice setting out how the new trade border with the EU will operate just hours before it came into force, leading business groups to plead f...
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Business group Logistics UK has reacted with optimism to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) reached on 24 December 2020 between the UK and EU but has cautioned that there is still much to be done to ...
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Now would seem to be a good time to remind Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers and operators alike that, amidst all the Covid and Brexit confusion, new regulations for London will shortly come into force...
Read moreLand Transport - 2020-12-23
Entering into force in November, a new Spanish law reduces the minimum age for driving commercial heavy goods vehicles to 18 and for passenger transport vehicles in international transport to 21, with...
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IRU calls on the French, UK and other governments to keep borders open for goods transport and for clarity regarding new COVID-19 measures...
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A number of countries, including France, have closed their borders with the UK to passengers and accompanied freight following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK which is suspected...
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The ETF Safer roads in Europe project moves to a new stage as we recently wrapped up our two workshops on passenger and freight road transport...
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Boosting rail freight transport will be a key factor in the modal shift and achieving the climate goals set out in the European Green Deal...
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European truck manufacturers are ready to lead the transition of transport and logistics to carbon neutrality...
Read moreLand Transport - 2020-12-15
In an unprecedented science-backed statement, Europe’s truck manufacturers have concluded that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil free in order to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050...
Read moreLand Transport - 2020-12-11
Sarah Laouadi, European Policy Manager at Logistics UK, commented on today’s announcement...
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The publication of the European Commission’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy signals the beginning of a process to deliver a legal framework which meets the needs of the rail f...
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