The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) was introduced in 2007, from the European Union Directive 2003/59/EC. This was transposed into domestic legislation by The Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 (as amended), with DCPC coming in force from 2008 for passenger transport and 2009 for goods transport
The DVSA has recently published new and updated guidance on how to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured, and unloaded safely from HGVs,
Last week, a major electrical wholesaler was fined £472,815 at City of London Court by the DVSA.
Ping uses several sensors as well as cameras on the strategic road network (SRN) to “ping” alerts to fleet operators to notify them of dangerous driving behaviours.
Rishi Sunak has announced that his government has introduced a ban on building any new Smart Motorway developments following safety and cost concerns.
Current use of the DVSA Operator Risk Compliance Score will change as of 31st March 2023 – the DVSA has announced. Presently, operators can access their company OCRS score and suite of other reports through the Transport Office Portal (TOPS)
In a recent blog published by the DVSA – there has been a focus on lorry mounted cranes and compliance
Following a winter of discontent in the Supply Chain and Transport industry, today Amazon workers have announced a series of potential strikes
Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway
2022 presented itself as another highly challenging year for the UK road haulage network. Record high fuel prices added further crippling costs to the already beleaguered industry that was recovering from Covid and Brexit restrictions.
