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10-year-old tyre ban now in force
February 10, 2021 · No comments

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded fleet operators that tyres aged over 10 years are now banned on the front steered axles of lorries, buses...

Figures suggest major upsurge in agency driver use
February 9, 2021 · No comments

Statistics released by road transport software provider Aquarius IT have indicated a marked increase in the number of agency drivers used by the firm’s UK customers during the...

Diesel trucks to reach the end of the road by 2040
February 2, 2021 · No comments

Europe’s truck makers have agreed to phase out the use of fossil fuels in new vehicles by 2040, with the objective of achieving carbon neutrality in road freight...

Delays follow Brexit transition end as Covid crisis rolls on
January 23, 2021 · No comments

The combination of new paperwork requirements owing to changed regulations post-Brexit transition, and the increased severity of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, was continuing to pose major...

Dennis Eagle electrifies Nottingham refuse fleet
January 17, 2021 · No comments

Dennis Eagle has put the first production examples of its eCollect electrically-powered refuse collection vehicles into service with Nottingham City Council. The eCollect is said to be the...

Scania’s biggest European order
January 16, 2021 · No comments

Scania (Great Britain) Limited has won a major order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, Executive Chairman of GreenWhiteStar...

Battery boost for Renault Trucks electrics
January 15, 2021 · No comments

Renault Trucks has extended the ranges of its battery-powered heavy trucks, and introduced a 3.5-tonne version of its electric van. In the heavy truck segment, a new 66...

Low-carbon options on trial
January 14, 2021 · No comments

With the deadline for the phase-out of conventional diesel-engined trucks now set for 2040, the UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has published the results of £20 million trials...

Electric DAFs come to UK market
January 13, 2021 · No comments

UK market leader DAF has launched electric trucks in the UK, with the latest versions featuring Lithium FeroPhosphate batteries that reduce vehicle weight and extend range compared to...