Transport compliance guides
Practical guides written by working transport compliance consultants. Each one is dated and checked against the primary source, and free to use with no sign-up.
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FORS Standard v7.2 applies to every audit dated on or after 1 September 2026. The changes are small, but a missing diesel-to-AdBlue ratio now earns a minor action point, and Category B drivers have a new training route at Silver.
ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. If your transport business holds an ISO 9001:2015 certificate, you have until 30 September 2029 to transition, and the work fits best into your normal audit cycle.
Since April 2025, DVSA has expected every safety inspection to include a laden brake performance assessment. This guide explains the accepted methods, when an unladen test is allowed, the risk assessment you need and the records an examiner will ask for.
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How FORS accreditation works under the current Standard, v7.2: what Bronze, Silver and Gold require, what it costs, how long it takes and why operators fail. Written by former transport managers who prepare operators for FORS audits.
Every HGV over 12 tonnes working in Greater London needs a Safety Permit, and since October 2024 that means 3 DVS stars or the Progressive Safe System. Direct vision is also moving into vehicle approval rules in the EU and Great Britain, so it now shapes what you should buy.
DVSA's trailer IVA manual changed on 11 May 2026, and from 1 February 2027 new trailers that do not go through IVA must hold full GB or UK(NI) type approval. Here is what changed and what to check before you order your next trailer.
What ISO 9001 requires from a haulage or distribution business, how accredited certification works and how long it takes. Updated for ISO 9001:2026, published on 16 September 2026.
What Good Distribution Practice requires from a haulier or courier carrying medicines in Great Britain: the legal basis, Quality Agreements, temperature control, deviations, training and how clients will audit you.
The FORS Standard has been through three releases of version 7. This explains what v7.1 changed, requirement by requirement, and how it led to v7.2, which applies to every audit from 1 September 2026.
First published in April 2026, when diesel rose by more than 40p a litre in five weeks. Updated in October 2026 with official prices, the latest duty and VED changes, and ten actions that cut fuel use whatever the pump price.
We first wrote this in April 2026, when diesel rose by more than 44p a litre in five weeks. This October update adds the latest official prices: 197.58p in the week of 28 September, with the RAC reporting a record 200.01p on 2 October.
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