Hauliers not required to join AB Agri SafeContractor accreditation scheme

Temporary visas for HGV drivers are the only way to fill an immediate need for truckers if the supply chain is to continue running through the peak period, according to the RHA.

An “extremely dangerous and selfish” HGV driver was so drunk behind the wheel, it took 16 hours in custody before he was in a fit state to be questioned, according to police.

Transport firms facing collapse in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have been thrown a lifeline in the form of a new law.