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New UK bosses at Scania and Volvo
August 14, 2013 · 1 comment

Scania and Volvo have both appointed new managing directors to their respective UK market companies, with the men taking up their posts this Autumn. Claes Jacobsson (left), currently...

More VOSA test stations to close as ATF numbers hit 350
July 24, 2013 · 1 comment

VOSA has announced the forthcoming closure of eight more of its test stations in the first quarter of next year. Testing will cease at Northampton, Wolverhampton, Southampton, Wrexham,...

MPs publish report on work of VOSA
July 22, 2013 · No comments

The House of Commons transport select committee has published its report on the work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, VOSA, in which it has highlighted ‘significant communciation problems’...

European Parliament votes to back wheel safety campaign
July 20, 2013 · No comments

The European Parliament (EP) has voted to support the testing of commercial vehicle wheels fitted onto non-standard axles as part of the EU Roadworthiness Package, following an amendment...

OFT rejects renewed calls for oil pricing inquiry
July 19, 2013 · No comments

The Office of Fair Trading has said it will not launch a further investigation at present into the issue of UK oil pricing, despite being handed a petition...

EU seeks views on future of Driver CPC
July 19, 2013 · 1 comment

Interested parties across the EU are being invited by the European Commission to submit their views on the implementation of Driver CPC, “in order to assess how effectively...

Surplus of Driver CPC training centres is good news for operators
July 17, 2013 · 3 comments

There are nearly three times as many Driver CPC (DCPC) training centres in operation as were anticipated, and more than enough capacity to train everyone before the September...

Fatal coach crash prompts coroner tyre age warning
July 17, 2013 · No comments

A coroner has announced that he will write to the Department for Transport to address the issue of ageing tyres, following a coach accident last September which resulted in...

Agencies launch combined clampdown on non-compliant Midlands hauliers
July 17, 2013 · No comments

Government forces in the West Midlands have been combining their efforts to crack down on suspected tax evasion and other criminal activity within the haulage industry. HM Revenue & Customs...