• Iveco expands ready-bodied range

    Published On: Sunday 13 August 2017

    Iveco now offers ready-bodied trucks for a wide range of specialist and general applications at gross weights of up to 32 tonnes. The CNH subsidiary has expanded its general haulage […]

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  • Low-pollution diesel created from waste tyres

    Published On: Wednesday 9 August 2017

    Waste tyres could be reprocessed into a fuel additive to reduce emissions of NOx and particulates, after successful trials in Australia. Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) produced 3,000 litres of the […]

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  • CV drivers ‘vulnerable to mental health issues’

    Published On: Wednesday 2 August 2017

    Transport training body RTITB has urged the industry to take action to help improve the mental health of LGV drivers. The organisation cites a recent presentation from the mental health […]

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  • New diesel and petrol vans and cars banned by 2040

    Published On: Wednesday 26 July 2017

    The government has announced its intention to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol-powered light commercial vehicles, as well as passenger cars, from UK roads by 2040. The move […]

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  • DVSA to check at roadside for emissions cheating

    Published On: Tuesday 25 July 2017

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will start examining trucks on Great Britain’s roads for emissions cheating devices and modifications at the roadside from August. With […]

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  • Looking to the road ahead: Transport Operator speaks to Scania

    Published On: Monday 24 July 2017

    Steve Banner journeyed to Scania‘s headquarters in Södertälje, Sweden, to learn about the company’s latest technological developments, and its future predictions for truck and bus manufacture Switching to battery-powered trucks […]

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  • Overnight allowances: RHA ramps up pressure on HMRC

    Published On: Monday 24 July 2017

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) met last week for the second time in a fortnight with officials from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), in a bid to clarify the situation […]

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  • Renault goes flat out for flagship truck market

    Published On: Sunday 23 July 2017

    Four years after its launch on the European market, the flagship Renault Trucks Range T High is finally to be sold in right-hand drive form in the UK. Available from […]

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  • RHA launches truck cartel legal action

    Published On: Monday 17 July 2017

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced it is to take funded legal action for compensation against truck manufacturers on behalf of both RHA members and non-members, following the European […]

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