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TCs warn driver shortage is no excuse for safety failings
September 8, 2021 · No comments

In their 2020/21 annual report, the traffic commissioners (TCs) have warned operators not to let standards slip because replacement drivers are currently difficult to recruit, while reminding those...

Longer trailers could see full rollout from 2022
September 5, 2021 · No comments

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that longer semi-trailers (LSTs) could be rolled out beyond the existing trial into general circulation as soon as next year, following...

DfT mulls future direction of traffic commissioners
September 3, 2021 · No comments

Industry representatives, as well as trade groups and lo­cal authorities, have been encouraged to contribute to a Department for Transport (DfT) review of the role of the traffic...

Government: fleets should seek drivers from UK workforce
September 2, 2021 · No comments

The British government has continued to resist pleas by the logistics sector and its customers to loosen immigration rules so as to facilitate an influx of EU-based HGV...

DVSA moves to shift test backlog
September 1, 2021 · No comments

DVSA announced plans last month to recruit up to 40 extra vocational licence examiners to handle the current backlog in driving tests. It said it had filled some...

Call for rise in ATF ‘pit fee’
August 28, 2021 · No comments

Independent operators of authorised testing facilities (ATFs) are demanding that pit fees are included in a consultation on test fee increases being launched by DVSA. The Authorised Testing...

CVs and the growth of green mobility
August 26, 2021 · No comments

Mike Palmer, client development director at Nexus Vehicle Rental, says sustainability should not take a backseat in the wake of Covid-19 As a result of lockdown restrictions imposed...

Volta chassis testing commences
August 25, 2021 · No comments

Volta Trucks has begun testing its first production specification chassis at the Horiba MIRA facility in Nuneaton. The 16-tonne trucks are designed for urban deliveries, and production versions...

Renault Trucks facelifts heavy range
August 20, 2021 · No comments

Renault Trucks has refreshed its Range T, T High, C and K heavy truck designs for the long-haul and construction markets. Aimed to improve driver comfort, lighting, safety,...