4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (554+ words) Four of the world's largest shipping container manufacturers and seven executives are facing US federal charges over an alleged cartel that prosecutors say restricted supply and fixed prices during the Covid freight crisis " one of the most disruptive periods for…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (504+ words) A Dutch court has dismissed a "250, 000 claim against the directors of a bankrupt haulier, despite finding serious flaws in the company's administration. The court accepted that deteriorating market conditions, including fuel prices, wage costs, driver shortages and fixed-price contracts, were…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (907+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Belgian enforcement teams have again targeted how truck drivers spend their regular weekly rest. This time, inspections weren't limited to the Port of Antwerp. During PUKHUS, a cross-border enforcement action involving European transport authorities, officers recorded dozens…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (509+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus One of the headline changes is that police would be allowed to search a driver in specific circumstances'when there are grounds to suspect someone else's driver card has been used in the tachograph. Under the draft, this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1047+ words) A roadside DVSA check can end with more than a ticket. Under the agency's updated enforcement policy, truck drivers can face immediate deposits, immobilisation, 28-day tachograph checks, operator follow-up and even prosecution, depending on what examiners find. A 404-page DVSA…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (392+ words) A Dutch roadside operation has put a Lithuanian haulier's local licences at risk after inspectors found illegally employed non-EU drivers and an empty registered office. A Lithuanian transport company suspected of running a sham branch in the Netherlands could lose…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (474+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Diesel theft is becoming a growing burden for Europe's road freight sector. Figures cited by Transport en Logistiek Vlaanderen (TLV) show that one in five companies has seen a clear rise in these incidents, and in April…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (570+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus A long-established haulage company in Tyrol has been hit by a sophisticated scam. Criminals posed as legitimate subcontractors, took over two high-value loads, and disappeared. The losses run into the tens of thousands of euro and, as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (558+ words) A UK haulier has lost its operator licence after a Traffic Commissioner found serious maintenance failings, including a trailer used with all ten wheel nuts loose on one wheel. Pixabay/ Peter H (illustrative puproses only) The case followed an S-marked…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (286+ words) The fight over who controls Europe's busiest Alpine truck route landed in Luxembourg on Tuesday, with Italy accusing Austria of throttling cross-border freight and Tyrol insisting its valleys cannot take any more lorries. Whatever the European Court of Justice decides,…...