High Court ruling could restrict urban hauliers
Fresh plans will have to be drawn up to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels in British cities following a High Court ruling that the current government strategy would not deliver legal […]
MAN boss ‘surprised and disappointed’ over RHA pricing action
The first senior figure in the British truck industry to go public over the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) decision to seek compensation for operators for the fixing of new vehicle […]
Traffic Commissioner posts warning on mobile phone use
Nick Jones, the traffic commissioner (TC) for the West Midlands and Wales, told the Freight Transport Association’s Transport Manager’s conference in Chepstow that he planned to do more about drivers […]
IAA truck roundup
The forthcoming tightening of Euro 6 requirements to Step C has spurred Europe’s heavy truck manufacturers to refine existing designs, and display them at the recent IAA Show in Germany. […]
EC urged to take a holistic view on CO2 emissions
The European Commission must not be drawn into the trap of regulating CO2 emissions from commercial vehicle operations by merely measuring the exhaust output of individual engines, Martin Lundstedt (pictured), […]
Solving the logistics skills shortage
Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, offers her take on how industry should seek to inspire the next generation In July, a report from the House of Commons […]
Driving the new Scanias
Transport Operator’s Richard Simpson gets behind the wheel of Scania’s new cab launches After Scania launched what it described as its most important new trucks ever, a select group of […]
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Scania goes flat-floor with ‘most important trucks ever’
Scania has launched its first all-new truck cabs in a more than a decade, and announced a renewed commitment to sustainable transport and renewable fuels. The S-series, with a flat […]
RHA to seek compensation from ‘cartel’ truck makers
Having sought legal advice regarding the recent price-fixing findings by the European Commission (EC) involving several of Europe’s major truck producers, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said it will […]
