Fresh clean air plans to further restrict trucks
Councils in Bristol, Bath, Birmingham and Oxford have announced further details of restrictions to commercial vehicle access in their city centres, including in the latest set of local plans outlining […]
Brief reprieve for hauliers as Brexit transition kicks in
While the UK has now officially left the European Union, the terms of the withdrawal agreement mean that little should change immediately for fleet operators, as the transition or ‘implementation’ […]
Brake testing tops TCs’ agenda in 2019 report
England’s traffic commissioners (TCs) opened their annual report to the transport secretary by re-emphasising the importance of competent brake testing procedures for heavy vehicles. The message underlines that of western […]
Bridgestone prison partnership trains technicians of the future
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has partnered with HM Prison Featherstone to give prisoners an opportunity to pursue careers after their sentences have been served, by providing them with access to its […]
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Bleak winter outlook for electric vehicles
Operators of battery and fuel cell powered heavy-duty electric vehicles may be disappointed to find that their range is substantially reduced in cold weather. An American study funded by a […]
Iveco rolls out Nikola mock-up
Iveco has unveiled a full-size mock-up of the battery-electric truck it is developing with Nikola. The actual production prototype will be displayed at the IAA Show in Hannover this Autumn, […]
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DAF electric tractors now in limited production
Operator trials of prototype DAF CF Electric trucks have seen the 4×2 distribution artics travel a total of 150,000 km in their first year of operation, and the vehicle is […]
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Two new faces join traffic commissioner team
New traffic commissioners (TCs) electric vehicles have been appointed for the North West England and Wales areas: Gerallt Evans and Victoria Davies replacing the outgoing Simon Evans and Nick Jones, […]
Time called on dynamic ‘smart’ motorways
No new ‘smart’ motorways with dynamic hard shoulders are to be built, according to Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan. He said the roads, on which hard shoulders are opened […]
