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DfT longer semi-trailer trial opened to new participants
September 21, 2013 · No comments

The Department for Transport has announced that more truck operators will be given the opportunity to join the 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers. The scheme initially allowed operators to bid...

Call for further funding for low-emission HGVs
September 17, 2013 · No comments

The Freight Transport Association has claimed that not enough funding support is being allocated to the heavy goods vehicle sector for the development of ultra low emission HGV...

Fracking could bring double boom for truck operators
September 16, 2013 · 1 comment

Large-scale UK shale gas production could create a double boom for Britain’s truck operators, by simultaneously increasing demand for transport services and reducing the cost of fuel.  A...

Boris and DfT announce HGV crackdown in capital
September 14, 2013 · 3 comments

The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, are to establish what is being billed as a “new industrial HGV taskforce”, which they claim...

VOSA clarifies transitional enforcement around new Driver CPC exemptions
September 11, 2013 · 23 comments

With the periodic training deadline for bus and coach now passed, VOSA has clarified that it will not issue fines or penalties to those found breaching Driver CPC rules if they...

Fuel rebate extension planned as oil prices fluctuate
September 9, 2013 · No comments

The government has called for fuel retailers in remote parts of the UK to provide details of how much they are charging for petrol and diesel, as it...

Fury over A9 speed cameras
August 22, 2013 · No comments

Plans to install average speed cameras along a 136-mile stretch of the A9 to Inverness have been slammed by the haulage industry, which points out that trucks travelling...

New MD announced for Isuzu Truck UK
August 21, 2013 · No comments

Isuzu Motors has appointed a managing director designate at its Isuzu Truck UK subsidiary in preparation for the departure of Nikki King, who is retiring at the end...

Traction operators must take responsibility for third-party trailer condition
August 19, 2013 · No comments

Operators have been reminded by a deputy traffic commissioner that the condition of thirdparty trailers, including those travelling unaccompanied from mainland Europe pulled by British traction providers, is...