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Zenloc Security Systems Ltd has announced that the award-winning Zenloc Portable Security Alarm has been selected as one of the Road Haulage Association’s most recent additions to its Hauliers Shop.

irtec, the IRTE’s technician licensing scheme, is staying ahead of the game by asking industry to contribute to the Licence’s direction, following a review by the irtec Steering Committee (iSC).

The problem of transport related crime is a significant issue in Europe and the UK, as crime rates soar and the use of violence in crimes increases. More than ever, secure parking is at the top of the agenda for the truck drivers and the freight industry as a whole.

Delivery drivers must take more personal responsibility to avoid attacks on themselves and their vehicles. That’s the message from leading transport lawyer, Anton Balkitis of Nottingham-based solicitors Rothera Dowson.

Recovery in the UK economy was signalled by significant increases in transport sector job vacancies in May 2010. The figures for lorry and van drivers showed substantial increases on the same month for 2009, with the highest number of recorded monthly vacancies since 2008.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) welcomes government proposals to introduce a tax on foreign lorries, but the leading trade body insists that for a lorry road user charging scheme (LRUC) to be worthwhile it must bring tangible benefits to commercial vehicle operators.

The Road Haulage Association is calling for a step-change in enforcement against lorry drivers who use magnets to hide how many hours they are driving.

Does the insurance status of your fleet get the attention it deserves so that your vehicles keep moving and unnecessary delays are avoided?

Contingency plans for goods movements could be thwarted by European bureaucracy, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Brian Sullivan, the TT Club’s Director of Business Development, brings insight into what is for some a mysterious world of risk and legalese