The Department for Transport's National survey of lorry parking 2022, produced by AECOM, has found that 80% of all foreign HGVs in England park on-site. The report also found a 21% increase in foreign lorries parked in England since 2017. 

Almost a third of HGVs parked in England’s lorry parks are foreign

Talking all things parcel lockers with Bloq.it CEO Miha Jagodic

A logistics company with a fleet of 300 trucks has expressed its frustration over the driver shortage in Germany. Speaking to the <a href="https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article241256573/Arbeitsmarkt-3000-Euro-Kopfpraemie-fuer-Lkw-Fahrer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Welt news outlet</a>, a manager at Langgöns-based <em>Spedition Bork GmbH & Co. KG</em> said that Polish drivers are becoming increasingly wooed by work offers in their home country. Moreover, it was claimed that such is the competition for lorry drivers in Germany, that some truckers are even being poached at rest stops with offers to work for rival firms with a promise of a €3,000 signing-on bonus. 

Haulier claims HGV drivers are being poached at rest stops with €3,000 bonuses

A visit to a Kent HGV workshop led to a lot more than just hefty repair bill after staff at the facility notified the DVSA about a tachograph hack.

Kent workshop visit leads to DVSA issuing prohibitions for tachograph manipulation

A lorry driver resident in Montenegro is facing several charges after being arrested in Germany for driving under the influence of illegal drugs. The 24-year-old crashed into a barrier on the A1 northbound between the Vechta and Cloppenburg junctions. He later resisted arrest and even had to be pepper sprayed by officers. 

Drug-driving trucker pepper sprayed while resisting arrest after autobahn crash

On October 4th, Alcott Global's ‘<a href="https://makersmovers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers and Movers The Chain</a>' day will see a number of events and launches. This includes the Leaders in Supply Chain Awards, the release of the ‘From Source To Sold' book, and the launch of the Alcott Global Supply Chain academy e-learning platform. In addition to this, Alcott Global will officially launch the Beta version of <a href="https://getsupplify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supplify</a>, a project focused on connecting the supply chain ecosystem.

New Supplify platform aims to connect the tech supply chain ecosystem

An investigation has been launched after a lorry driver hauling a 78 metre-long wind turbine blade had to turn back due to the load not fitting under a railway bridge. Although the accident only caused superficial damage to the bridge, the damage to the load is estimated to be half a million euros.

Special transport miscalculation causes €500,000 damage

A Kent resident has been slammed by lorry drivers over an embarrassing HGV parking complaint in a local Facebook Group. The complaint, posted in the Kennington Forum Facebook Group earlier this week, was promptly deleted after lorry drivers flooded the open group to teach the author of the tedious post a lesson.

Lorry drivers shame Kent resident over absurd HGV parking moan

The driver of a Croatian-registered lorry who used a tachograph manipulation device has been banned from driving for 3-months as well as fined. In a report published online by the <a href="https://witd.olsztyn.pl/index.php/185-aktualnosci/959-jazda-na-magnesie-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polish road transport inspectorate in Olsztyn</a>, it is said the driver removed a magnet from his vehicle in full view of the inspectors who were at a checkpoint just 500 metres further up the road. 

Gregor Gowans