The report by SMMT can be downloaded for you to read at the link below:
http://ow.ly/gucx

Wednesday was a difficult day for our same day courier and delivery business. It started off very well, two contracts were due to start and we were prepping our drivers with the new requirements. Two of our biggest ad hoc / express delivery customers were booking in jobs and we had all four of the [...]

Thursday last week was European Level Crossing Awareness Day, this is a great idea in one sense but why do we need to focus on Level Crossings for one day? I have seen drivers do some really stupid things at level crossings and I am struggling with the mentality of some road users on this [...]

It is a time of rejoicing, apparently, as last year we only killed 2,538 people last year on the roads which is 408 less than 2007. Now I am personally pleased that 408 more people went home to their children and loved ones, but really is 2,538 dead people good news at any level?
On a [...]

The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 are the legislation that enacts a directive laid down by the European Union which requires member states to set out in law the need for drivers of Goods Vehicles and Passenger Carrying Vehicles to have more training and qualifications than just a valid driving licence to [...]

Article by Chris Lodge, this is for information purposes only and is not legal advice.
Potholes
Liability for damage or injury caused by potholes will depend on whether the property is privately or publicly owned.
Publicly owned property
Generally, councils will have a defence to damage caused by potholes so long as they can demonstrate that they maintain a [...]

Have you caught the Twitter Bug?
Do you work in Transport and know others that do? Can you help us out?
We are  compiling a list of couriers, fleet managers, freight teams and transport professionals worldwide that are on twitter.
Transport is a very collaborative industry and it makes sense to follow or ‘join’ people in transport related [...]

Chris Lodge from Kaslers explains why it’s not as clear cut as it first may seem.
A claim is regarded as a fault claim if the Claimant’s insurers cannot recover the amount they have paid in repairs or a total loss from any other person.
Consequently if a wild animal like a fox causes an accident [...]

On May 7th 2009 you can meet the creators of RUBS at the Chelmsford Business Networking event. The event takes place in a Mercedes Benz showroom (all the details are in the link).

Image via Wikipedia

If you cannot make Essex that day, you can meet our fleet risk consultant Nigel Grainger the same day at the [...]

In June 2008, the law surrounding Cabotage changed and Uk companies were allowed to use drivers returning to European companies to deliver their goods. A lot of industry people thought that was a good thing, myself included until I started examining the laws regarding corporate manslaughter act.
Looking at in in more detail and reading and [...]