In recent months, a logistics company in the West Midlands has made the headlines, after their haulage director was disqualified for seven years. This is as a result of issues regarding prohibition rates and inadequate driver defect reporting systems, in addition to a shocking number of drivers’ hours offences committed. Drivers’ hours infringements are not …
Since the EU referendum in 2016, businesses throughout the UK have been attempting to make preparations to limit the impact when we leave the EU. Regardless of any actions taken to minimise the negative effects, declining profit margins are severely limiting businesses’ preparations. The 2019 Logistics Report launched by the FTA aims to provide insight …
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Minicab company Addison Lee has been making headlines after a tribunal ruled that its drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors. It now looks likely that the company will have to make payments to each driver of around £10,000, relating to unpaid holiday pay and making wages up to the national minimum, with the total bill …
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The introduction of smart tachographs has been confirmed for June 2019 and from that date, any new commercial vehicle will be required to be fitted with the new generation of smart tachograph. But what does that actually mean for the haulage industry and how are these new tachos different from the current version? Tachographs have …
An 18 month investigation carried out by Bridgestone and Highways England – the company responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the country’s motorways – has found that nearly three-quarters of tyre-related motorway accidents could potentially have been avoided by simple tyre checks. The research showed there are several reasons why tyres eventually wear and tear, …
Earlier in the year Uber was hitting the headlines after losing its appeal against a landmark ruling which ordered it to treat ‘partner drivers’ as workers (you can read our blog on this here), and it seems that courier giant, Hermes, is about to lose the same battle. An employment tribunal ruling has found that …
EU workers currently account for 13% of HGV drivers and 26% of warehouse operatives employed in the UK’s freight and logistics industry, and with the latest immigration figures showing that migration has fallen by nearly a third since the Brexit vote, the UK’s EU exit is likely to have serious repercussions for transport companies. Much …
Everyone’s talking about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and with only a month to go until implementation, businesses are reviewing and improving their procedures for collecting and storing customer and employee data. The GDPR applies to every UK business, but for logistics firms, where creating and collecting large amounts of customer data is the …
Uber has been making the headlines in recent weeks, losing its appeal against a landmark ruling which ordered it to treat ‘partner drivers’ as workers. Until this ruling, the driving app giant had classed its drivers as ‘self-employed’, thereby avoiding the responsibilities and obligations that accompany employment. However, ongoing legal proceedings have successfully challenged this …
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The DVSA is the result of the merger between the DSA (Driver Standards Agency) and VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) and is responsible for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in Great Britain. To get a better understanding, it’s important to know what the DSA and VOSA were responsible for…. The DSA improved …