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Truck drivers switch off life-saving safety systems
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (494+ words) Driver assistance systems are designed to save lives, yet many truck drivers do not use them consistently. A recent survey shows: there is a clear gap between expectations and reality. Modern driver assistance systems are considered a key building block…...
This drivers’ hours mistake to cost hauliers their licence
8+ hour ago (361+ words) Drivers" hours breaches are back in the spotlight in Britain, with traffic commissioners making clear that repeated failures can have serious consequences for hauliers and transport managers alike. UK traffic commissioners say serious drivers" hours and tachograph breaches can lead…...
Court orders haulier to pay driver €18,000
1+ week, 1+ day ago (852+ words) A Dutch court has ruled that a truck driver working for a Lithuanian haulage company was entitled to stop his vehicle and retain it over unpaid wages, ordering the employer to pay nearly "18,000. The case could have wider implications for…...
Transport industry faces the biggest workforce crisis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) Recruitment Director at Lodisna in Romania | 17.03.2026 In 2026, Europe's road freight transport sector is facing the most severe human capital crisis in its recent history. Data from industry organizations, including the International Road Transport Union (IRU), point to a shortage of…...
MAN launches 250-ton tractor unit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) For extreme transports such as wind turbines or transformers, MAN has unveiled a new heavy-duty tractor unit. The four-axle TGX with 640 hp is designed for gross combination weights of up to 250 tonnes and is supplied as a series-based factory solution…...
Truckload demand rises across Europe, but recovery is uneven
1+ week, 5+ day ago (712+ words) Truckload demand strengthened on several major European spot-market corridors in the second half of 2025, especially towards the end of the year. But with carrier activity subdued for much of the period, the rebound still looks more like a seasonal surge…...
Brazilian truck drivers are lining up for jobs in Europe
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (195+ words) Brazil is emerging as a significant new source of truck drivers for European hauliers, with one recruitment agency alone expecting to place more than 2,000 this year. European haulage firms could recruit more than 2,000 Brazilian truck drivers in 2026, according to international…...
Why fleets face higher legal risk after serious truck crashes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (289+ words) A serious truck crash no longer ends with the driver. Across Europe, investigators are increasingly looking past the moment of impact and into the operator's systems, controls and decisions. French public information states that road homicide is punishable by up…...
Road freight stays weak; logistics giants defend margins
2+ week, 6+ day ago (960+ words) Europe's biggest logistics groups ended 2025 facing the same reality: the road market is still fragile, and margin defence now depends more on scale, cost discipline and technology than on rate recovery. DSV's full-year figures were dominated by the Schenker acquisition,…...
UK haulage rates fall again as capacity jumps, TEG shows
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) UK road transport prices fell further in February as capacity rose sharply while demand stayed broadly flat, according to the latest TEG Road Transport Price Index, extending the post-Christmas dip and setting up a volatile spring shaped by Easter volumes…...