4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1603+ words) Are transport exchanges safe? How is crime evolving on freight platforms? Piotr Sobala, International Security Team Leader, Trans.eu Group: I used the word cycle because the nature of transport crime has been changing for years. At some points, we…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (644+ words) A recovery firm has been ordered to pay £18,620 after transporting roadworthy vehicles without an operator’s licence, in a DVSA case that shows when vehicle recovery becomes ordinary haulage. Illustrative image. Recovery vehicles may require an operator’s licence when used for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus TAPA EMEA recorded 1,077 supply-chain crime reports in July 2026, more than 50% fewer than in June. Yet the documented value of losses almost doubled to nearly €22.49m. Germany remained the country with the most reports, while violence and high-value thefts…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (714+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Former Vlantana Norge managing director Vladas Stončius junior has been sentenced in Norway to eight months in prison after the court found that around 200 employees had not received their full wages. He was also ordered to pay…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) An inspection of a lorry on the A7 near Drachten in the Netherlands uncovered several irregularities involving the driver’s and vehicle’s documents. The driver was using a forged Lithuanian driving licence that had been used to obtain a French driver card....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (559+ words) A British haulier has lost its operator’s licence after an investigation triggered by a truck that was recorded by ANPR cameras 467 times while apparently being used without a valid MOT. The company and its director have also been indefinitely disqualified…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (480+ words) Six people have been arrested in Leeds as part of a national investigation into organised cargo theft from HGVs. Police seized suspected stolen goods, controlled drugs and several weapons during raids at six properties. Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (937+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus The inspection took place in Saint-Jean-d’Angély, in France’s Charente-Maritime department. During a review of data from the lorry, officers from the motorised unit in Saintes identified a significant discrepancy between the distance recorded by the tachograph and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (601+ words) A six-lorry international haulier has lost its operator’s licence after the Traffic Commissioner found that its use of self-employed and limited-company drivers had contributed to inadequate management, alongside repeated drivers’ hours and maintenance failures. Nored Transport Ltd, based in West…...