This month at a glance
Kerbo charge
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Government direction, policy and industry lobbying
Spring into Safety: National Highways’ Road Safety Campaigns
National Highways has three road safety campaigns to help road users stay safe on the UK road network this spring. The first includes tips for drivers on how to prepare for long journeys during holiday periods.
The TRIP elements of the campaign are:
- Top up – fuel/battery, oil, and screen wash
- Rest – plan your rest stops every two hours
- Inspect – tyre pressure and tread
- Prepare – for all weather conditions.
TRIP Resources and more information can be found on the National Highways website.
National HighwaysDigital tacho for overseas travel from next year
From 31 December 2024, all international road transport vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes or more must switch to the latest smart tachograph. The change is to allow improved tracking and safer roads when vehicles are travelling outside the UK.
Whilst the deadline isn’t until the end of the year, it’s likely that slots for upgrades to tachograph centres will become increasingly hard to come by, so if you have vehicles that regularly travel outside the UK, you may wish to look at this sooner rather than later.
Zero Emission Truck Taskforce publishes pathway to HGV decarbonisation
Senior leaders from Scotland’s HGV industry have developed a set of actions to help the sector transition to net zero.
The HGV Decarbonisation Pathway is the result of 18 months of work by the Zero Emission Truck Taskforce with representatives from truck manufacturers, Government, unions, and the finance, energy, haulage and logistics sectors.
The pathway is based around four key challenges posed by a move to zero emission trucks:
- Energy infrastructure
- Financial models
- Confidence in technological and commercial change
- Workforce skills
The pathway will be revisited in three years to build on the progress made.
