The UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul if businesses which make regular levy payments into the scheme are to be able to train new recruits using these funds, according [...]
Workshop equipment expert Totalkare has launched an expanded portfolio of tyre changers for both heavy duty and light commercial vehicle applications. Bringing tyre changing in-house can benefit workshops of all [...]
Vision Techniques boosts safety for Blackburn with Darwen
Published On: Friday 28 July 2023
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has recently opted to install the new Banksman Auto Braking 77ghz Radar from Vision Techniques on its vehicles, which can warn drivers of potential risks [...]
Mobility services provider BPW is celebrating 125 years of operation this month. The family-owned company – which was founded on 15 July 1898 as Bergische Patentachsenfabrik GmbH in Wiehl (BPW), [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it is looking into the provision of additional and more secure truck parking capacity in England, with grants expected to be announced shortly. [...]
Transport for London has finalised details of its Progressive Safe System, which will be a requirement for HGVs over 12 tonnes with a Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating of less [...]
Report urges action by truck makers on battery supplies
Published On: Thursday 13 July 2023
Just two of the major European truck brands have secured long-term supplies of battery raw materials, according to campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E), in a new report which gauges [...]
Trade bodies are reminding operators that the HGV levy is to make its return from 1 August, following its suspension during difficult trading times for hauliers amidst the Covid crisis, [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency is trialling a new ‘road to DVSA Earned Recognition’ programme, which is open to new HGV and PSV operators whose licence was issued in [...]
