Industry warns PM to rethink customs union exit
The surprise result of last month’s general election was swiftly followed by calls from the transport industry for the government to reconsider its approach to Brexit – specifically, its intention […]
Industry issues in the spotlight at Talent in Logistics
Advice and inspiration on how to tackle some of the key challenges facing the sector was offered last month at Talent in Logistics, a new annual event dedicated to training […]
‘Don’t let diesel be branded the new asbestos’
Mounting concern about the threat to health posed by diesel exhaust fumes could see clean and efficient Euro 6 heavy-duty diesels being banned from many cities because of the poor […]
Driver CPC bottleneck looms in 2019
Driver CPC training providers fear another last-minute stampede for training places, with the industry having now passed the halfway point in the current five-year cycle for lorry drivers. Worries that […]
Opinion: keep an eye on driver surveillance
Researcher and supply chain risk expert David Hogarth, formerly an international truck driver, argues that the increasing surveillance of drivers by their employers will play a growing role in the […]
Scania refreshes engine ranges as latest trucks roll out
VW Group subsidiary Scania has further distanced itself from exhaust gas recirculation as a means of controlling diesel emissions with the launch of new ratings for its modular engine family. […]
Truck market makes stable start to year
The truck market began the year in stable form, with an increase of 0.4 per cent over the first quarter of 2016 to record the registration of 10,406 new vehicles […]
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Truck makers ‘still waiting for direct vision guidance’
The prospect of more devolved British cities effectively imposing their own versions of the Construction & Use Regulations on truck operators alarmed senior truck manufacturer representatives at the Microlise Transport […]
Telematics data ‘may put operators in breach of GDPR’
Transport operators need to be aware of all the implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force in May of next year, Paul Currie, partner at […]
