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DVSA reveals earned recognition pilot participants
February 1, 2018 · 1 comment

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published a full list of all the HGV and PSV operators taking part in the pilot of its earned recognition...

Roadside clampdown nets emissions cheats
January 31, 2018 · No comments

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that over 100 operators, some running as many as 80 vehicles, are under investigation after emissions control defeat devices...

Traffic commissioners’ report puts compliance in the spotlight
January 21, 2018 · No comments

Shortages of good drivers, good managers and competent systems to maintain compliance are recurring themes in the annual report of Great Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) for 2016-17, which...

TfL seeks new way forward on direct vision
January 20, 2018 · No comments

Transport for London (TfL) is having to rethink its proposed direct vision standard (DVS) for trucks, after the aborted publication of initial star ratings for the scheme revealed...

Mixed industry response to new Calais funding
January 19, 2018 · No comments

Transport trade groups have reacted with differing levels of enthusiasm to the news that an additional £44.5 million is to be given to France by the UK to...

Scania seeks growth through services, not sales
January 11, 2018 · No comments

Although it starts 2018 with the most modern range of trucks and engines of any manufacturer, Scania is not seeking to achieve any greater share of new truck...

Truck market appears steady
January 10, 2018 · No comments

With the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders no longer issuing prompt and detailed new truck registration, it is increasingly difficult to report on the state of the...

Brexit could advantage DAF, says MD
January 10, 2018 · No comments

Robin Easton, who took over from Ray Ashworth as managing director of DAF Trucks last March, has said that although he personally thinks Brexit will not be in...

Entries open for Talent in Logistics 2018
January 8, 2018 · No comments

Capitb, the organiser of the Talent in Logistics Awards, has announced that entries for the event are now open. The annual awards are designed to provide an opportunity...