• Trade groups air concerns as DVS guidance published

    Published On: Friday 22 September 2023

    The UK’s foremost road haulage representative groups, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Logistics UK, have warned that Transport for London (TfL) has not taken into account industry concerns around […]

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  • Renault unveils low-entry electric RCV

    Published On: Thursday 21 September 2023

    Renault Trucks has launched a new electric truck into the UK’s low-entry cab refuse collection market. The 26-tonne E-Tech D Wide LEC, shown at the recent Re­source and Waste Management […]

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  • Scania to cut CO2 with gas-powered coaches

    Published On: Wednesday 20 September 2023

    Germany’s Flix bus travel brand has joined forces with Scania to form a long-term partnership which will initially see the manufacturer provide the German intercity bus service brand with up […]

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  • TCs identify key challenges in annual report

    Published On: Wednesday 6 September 2023

    Great Britain’s independent traffic commissioners (TCs) have published their 2022-23 annual report, which outlines key issues of concern to the goods and passenger transport sectors in the year ending 31 […]

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  • Industry risks rerun of recruitment crisis without younger drivers

    Published On: Monday 4 September 2023

    Road transport has emerged from the driver short­age and Covid crisis of the early 2020s still over-reli­ant on the same shrinking pool of ageing drivers and temporary workers from Eastern […]

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  • RHA airs concerns over stowaway fines

    Published On: Friday 1 September 2023

    The government’s crackdown on illegal migration via HGVs is prov­ing costly for hauliers, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA) – with innocent lorry drivers re-entering the UK from France […]

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  • Plea for consistency on abnormal loads

    Published On: Friday 1 September 2023

    Trade groups including the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Heavy Transport As­sociation last month called for fair and consistent application by police forces of the rules around the movement of […]

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  • Cummins develops hydrogen combustion in China

    Published On: Sunday 27 August 2023

    A recent launch at Cummins’ East Asia Research & Devel­opment Centre showcased the company’s latest product strategy for China-based cus­tomers, focusing on the China debut of its 15-litre hydrogen internal […]

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  • Iveco set to roll out heavy-duty EVs

    Published On: Thursday 24 August 2023

    Iveco has taken over the produc­tion and marketing of the battery and fuel cell heavy-duty trucks it previously manufactured for the Nikola Iveco Europe joint venture (JV). After displaying a […]

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