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DfT releases anti-terror advice for transport sector
September 5, 2019 · No comments

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published best practice guidance for goods vehicle operators and drivers to help them mitigate the threat of ‘vehicle as a weapon’ (VAW)...

CNH in Iveco spin-off and hydrogen hook-up
September 3, 2019 · No comments

Truck maker Iveco is to be spun off from its parent company, farm equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial,  as part of a separate business unit by 2021, subject to...

Truck manufacturers gear up for no-deal Brexit
August 30, 2019 · No comments

Truck manufacturers have invested large sums of money to ensure continuity of parts supplies should the UK leave the European Union without a deal. However, questions remain about...

TIP to handle Ford service
August 30, 2019 · No comments

Less than one year after launching its all-new F-Max heavy truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany, Ford Trucks has appointed TIP Trailer Services to...

New truck market surge likely short-lived, say experts
August 28, 2019 · No comments

The UK’s new truck market grew by 34 per cent in the first half of the year, with 27,464 vehicles registered, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers...

Court clarifies law on phone use while driving
August 22, 2019 · No comments

A court judgment appears to have clarified the circumstances in which the use of a mobile phone or handheld device while at the wheel constitutes a specific offence....

Scania tops up 13-litre engine range
August 21, 2019 · No comments

Scania has launched a 540hp version of its 13-litre engine, taking the straight-six into the 500+ power rating that was previously the preserve of its 16-litre V8s. The...

Getting a head start
August 21, 2019 · No comments

Steve Banner explores the latest efficiency-boosting workshop technology Wearable technology could be about to make the lives of workshop employees a whole lot easier and speed up repairs,...

Brexit assumptions contributing to Driver CPC bottleneck
July 16, 2019 · No comments

The second cycle of Driver CPC training for professional lorry drivers with acquired rights ends this September. With the continuation of the scheme having being earlier called into...