<span style="font-weight: 400;">To tackle the driver shortage, the Spanish government is paving the way for third-country workers to enter the country more easily if they are willing to work as truck drivers. Four different routes have been created for people with different skills and backgrounds.</span>

Spain cuts work permit red tape to ease driver shortage

Thanks to the drivers of a German lorry, two Hungarian border guards have been taken into police custody for demanding a €1,500 bribe to let the lorry through the border.

Lorry drivers take down corrupt border agents in Hungary

From 1 October, when Milan's HGV ban comes into force, only lorries equipped with a blind spot assistant will be allowed to enter the city. However, it's not enough to have a blind spot assistant, lorries must also have the appropriate stickers placed on certain parts of the vehicle.

Milan’s new HGV restrictions apply from 1 October, here’s all you need to know

A haulage company in Wales has been fined £100,000 after a worker fell from a loading bay and died, the Health and Safety Executive has announced. “This incident could so easily have been avoided if the company had simply ensured control measures were in place," said HSE inspector Matthew Pendle.

Welsh haulage company fined 100K after international lorry driver dies from injuries

Daimler Truck is conducting extensive tests on its new safety assistance systems at its Development and Testing Centre (EVZ) in Wörth am Rhein, Germany, as well as in Finland, Spain, Japan, and the United States. The new systems will be available on all Daimler Truck trucks and buses from April 2024 and will set new benchmarks in terms of safety. 

This is how Daimler Trucks is testing its latest braking assistant systems

A lorry driver in Italy won a court case against a speeding fine because the police did not specify where the speeding violation took place. The judge ruled that the Italian police do not have the power to impose fines for speeding violations that occur outside of Italy.

Judge rules in favour of lorry driver in speeding fine case

Veterans into Logistics helps veterans find employment in the logistics industry. Former professional footballer and Army veteran Tamara Honeywell, who started work as a lorry driver through the organisation, says she has finally achieved a flexible work-life balance as a HGV driver for Stobart.

Army Veteran who became HGV driver says she’s found work-life balance with Stobart

The Italian government has postponed the Euro5 ban in Piedmont, a region in north-west Italy. According to the latest decision, the restrictions will come into force on 1 October 2024 and will affect lorries both registered in or transiting through the region.

Ban on Euro 5 trucks in Piedmont, Italy, delayed for at least a year

A lorry driver was fined £116 and had 3 penalty points added to his licence after he was caught driving a vehicle that he was not medically fit to drive. The driver had been sent a letter from the DVLA but he said he did not see the letter.

Lorry driver fined £116 for driving while medically unfit

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Customs in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has issued a fine of more than €4,800 to a Turkish haulage company. The fine was imposed by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) for failing to download the data content of the tachograph for storage on its premises, as required by law.</span>