Fragile, crushable and non-uniform loads need securing that protects without crushing - and high-value freight adds the security layer. The combined playbook.
FOI gives any operator the right to ask public authorities for recorded information. Used well - and after a proper search - it is a serious research tool for a transport business.
The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 2017 require containers used at work to be approved, plated and periodically examined. What the CSC regime means for operators and yards.
Every new truck's declared CO2 and fuel consumption figure comes out of a simulation called VECTO under retained Regulation 2017/2400. What the GB scheme requires and how operators should read the numbers.
Fuel duty is 52.95p per litre on diesel - but the 5p cut ends in stages from September 2026. Current rates, the staged increases, biofuel treatment and what it means for fuel budgets.
Causing or allowing pollution can mean an unlimited fine, up to 5 years in prison, and the full clean-up bill. The Environment Agency's rules on storage, drains, spill kits and the 0800 80 70 60 incident hotline.
Construction and Use regulation 94(2) prohibits gaseous propulsion except LPG - LNG vehicles run under individual Vehicle Special Orders. The legal frame for gas trucks.
Carrier liability, goods in transit insurance and CMR notes are three different things. What conditions of carriage actually limit, where the gaps sit, and what to check before the load moves.
The old grandfather rights route to professional competence ended; acquired rights and examination are what remain. What the Traffic Commissioners' statutory document says transport managers must prove.
UK vehicles no longer need a green card in the EU, EEA and several neighbours - but other countries still require one. The current rules on insurance proof for international drivers.
Health and safety law covers grey fleet vehicles exactly like company trucks. HSE guidance on risk assessment, the safe journey/driver/vehicle approach, and managing the grey fleet.
At GVMS ports, no goods movement reference means no boarding. How pre-lodgement works, what links into a GMR, and the failure points that leave trucks parked at the terminal.