Operators should think very carefully about the health and safety implications before acquiescing to pressure to switch to night-time deliveries, according to Richard Brewer, the lead technical executive at training […]

Volvo Trucks will no longer offer manual gearboxes as an option on heavy trucks, as its I-Shift automated transmission has become almost universally accepted. The company said that less than […]

A leading figure in the refrigerated transport equipment industry has hit back at allegations that diesel-powered reefers are responsible for a disproportionate amount of urban NOx emissions (Transport Operator, April). […]

Transport trade associations have reacted with concern to proposals by the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to bring forward the start date for London’s planned ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) from […]

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has invited truck, bus and coach operators in Great Britain to take part in its ‘earned recognition’ pilot scheme, but warned that they […]

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the UK’s political parties to use the forthcoming general election as an opportunity to pledge their support for hauliers, and re-examine the […]

Incumbent Dover & Deal Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has won industry and cross-border support for a plan to help Dover ports cope with the UK’s exit from the single European […]

Richard Turfitt will replace Beverley Bell in the role of senior traffic commissioner (STC) on 1 June. He is currently the traffic commissioner (TC) in the largest of Great Britain’s […]

UK market leader DAF has launched revised versions of its CF and XF heavy trucks, which offer increased payload and have new drivelines which are claimed to reduce fuel consumption […]