Gas power blowing hot for Iveco
Iveco is staking its future in the UK on gas-powered vehicles, from vans to 40-tonne tractor units. Speaking to journalists at the manufacturer’s annual State of the Nation conference, managing […]
Volvo and Renault to sell electric trucks from 2019
The Volvo Group truck manufacturers have announced that they will commence the sale of electric trucks in Europe next year. Both Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks will bring electric trucks […]
DAF retains top spot in falling market
DAF Trucks celebrated its twenty-third year of truck market leadership in 2017, claiming just under 30 per cent of new truck registrations. At 13,301, it put almost twice as many […]
Transport trainers look to tackle terrorism
Transport industry training providers are launching programmes to help commercial vehicle operators and drivers counter the risk of their vehicles being deployed in terrorism, in the wake of increased ‘vehicle […]
Safety in the spotlight
Lee Sadd, senior trainer at SAMS Ltd, assesses the current safety landscape of the HGV sector Despite the myriad ways in which health and safety has improved our lives, it’s […]
DVSA reveals earned recognition pilot participants
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 scheme, which […]
Roadside clampdown nets emissions cheats
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 were found […]
Traffic commissioners’ report puts compliance in the spotlight
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 was published […]
TfL seeks new way forward on direct vision
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 that most […]