• Warning over tacho retrofit ‘bottleneck’ this year

    Published On: Friday 1 March 2024

    Tachograph experts have advised UK fleets with heavy vehicles that are driven abroad, but which are currently not fitted with ‘smart’ tachographs, to book in their retrofits of second-generation smart […]

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  • Registrations of new trucks up 13.5% in 2023

    Published On: Friday 23 February 2024

    UK registrations of new HGVs rose by 13.5 per cent in 2023, according to recently released figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), representing a growth in […]

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  • DVSA bulletin on tacho error message

    Published On: Wednesday 7 February 2024

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued advice to heavy vehicle operators regarding an error message that is reportedly being wrongly displayed and recorded by some Stoneridge SE5000 […]

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  • Plea for more time on DVS changes

    Published On: Monday 5 February 2024

    Transport for London (TfL) is facing calls from industry to extend the timeframe for the introduction of more stringent safety equipment requirements for HGVs which fall below the necessary Direct […]

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  • DfT outlines next steps on ER vehicle testing

    Published On: Friday 2 February 2024

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued an update on its call for evidence on heavy vehicle testing, which sought feedback on a range of options that would relax current […]

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  • Europe forges deal on heavy vehicle CO2 emissions

    Published On: Wednesday 31 January 2024

    Negotiators for the European Parliament and Council of the European Union, which comprises ministers from EU member states, have reached a provision­al political agreement on the way forward for the […]

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  • Skiploaders are electric addition for Powerday

    Published On: Friday 26 January 2024

    Recycling and waste manage­ment specialist Powerday has taken delivery of two new Volvo FE Electrics, said to be among the first zero-tailpipe emission skip­loaders to be put into operation in […]

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  • Econ electric gritter deal for Ringway

    Published On: Tuesday 23 January 2024

    Econ Engineering’s fully elec­tric-powered gritter has secured a landmark contract, the firm re­ports, with UK highways special­ist Ringway signing up to take de­livery of the E-QCB (Electric Quick Change Body). […]

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  • Agreement reached on Euro 7 pollutant limits

    Published On: Tuesday 16 January 2024

    A deal reached late last year be­tween the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the new Euro 7 emissions regime for road transport has set the likely […]

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