What is cargo security and what technologies can be used to enhance it? Supply chain security is an important priority for any organisation, every business needs to develop its practices for the security of their goods to prevent future losses within their company. With criminals becoming more sophisticated and value of cargo increasing, security [...]

The need for CCTV has never been more prevalent.   Two men armed threatened a now traumatised taxi driver with a machete and stole his cash. The pair, who were travelling along Corporation Street in Swindon stole approximately £40 from the driver before leaving the vehicle and fleeing from the Taxi. Police are appealing [...]

A 20mph speed limit has been enforced onto roads managed by TFL (Transport For London) in a bid to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on London’s roads. TFL manage around 5% of London’s roads, these are known as “red routes”. TFL has said ‘’we will re-calibrate all of the speed cameras in central London [...]

The RHA has repeated its plea to the French authorities to do more to protect truck drivers from violent migrant gangs looking to enter the UK illegally. On Thursday night, 20th February a call was received by the authorities after an alleged threat with guns and knives at a French service station occurred. The driver [...]

FORS fees have now been fixed at the same rate since 2015, with the hold in membership costs announced as FORS enters its 12th year of operation. Now with 5,000 members across the UK, FORS continues to provide evolving best practice for transport operators of any size and vehicle make-up, delivering an even broader range of [...]

'Improve Fleet Safety' The Essentials of Fleet Safety is a series of five, 60-minute webinars to give champions the essential elements of running a fleet safety programme. The webinars are based on the five pillars of Global Fleet Champions: Driver behaviour, Incident analysis and intervention, Vehicle procurement and maintenance, Journey routing and modal choice, and [...]

The Government must fully prepare businesses for new customs procedures if border delays are to be avoided next year, urged the Road Haulage Association. The call comes as the Association’s chief executive, Richard Burnett raised concerns that officials have failed to commit to a deadline to provide ‘the promised operating model for customs processes’. He [...]