• Tecalemit play detectors steer path to test success

    Published On: Monday 14 June 2021

    Garage equipment provider Tecalemit has highlighted the value of play detector equipment in ensuring the reliability of steering and suspension joints. “The annual MOT test for commercial vehicles plays an [...]

  • Boosting small business in a brave new world

    Published On: Saturday 12 June 2021

    Lyall Cresswell, CEO of Transport Exchange Group, discusses how logistics services are helping SMEs flourish According to government data, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) made up over 99 per cent [...]

  • DAF unveils new truck lineup

    Published On: Friday 11 June 2021

    DAF has revealed its New Generation truck range – including the new XF, XG and XG+ vehicles – which will begin production in October, starting with 4×2 tractors and rigids. [...]

  • Driver recruitment action required now, warns report

    Published On: Wednesday 9 June 2021

    A combination of Covid-19, economic recovery, Brexit and continuing poor pay and conditions could lead to a severe shortfall in available truck driver numbers this summer and beyond, warns the [...]

  • DVSA reopens ATF application process

    Published On: Friday 4 June 2021

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will now allow prospective authorised testing facility (ATF) providers to apply for new ATFs – provided they meet certain criteria [...]

  • Major expansion for Goodyear TruckForce network

    Published On: Wednesday 2 June 2021

    Tyre specialist Goodyear has announced its TruckForce 24/7 commercial vehicle support network is to increase both head count and van numbers by 30 per cent. Specialising in the complete lifecycle [...]

  • ECS orders 50 dual-height Tiger curtainsiders

    Published On: Wednesday 2 June 2021

    Tiger Trailers has announced it has expanded its international customer base with the delivery of 50 mega trailer curtainsiders to ECS in Zeebrugge. ECS’ new EN 12642 XL curtainsider trailers [...]

  • Daimler and Volvo launch hydrogen hook-up

    Published On: Wednesday 26 May 2021

    Daimler Truck and Volvo Group have officially launched cellcentric, their joint-venture enterprise to develop hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for future generations of electric long-haul trucks. Their goal [...]

  • What’s next for DVS?

    Published On: Tuesday 25 May 2021

    Emily Hardy of Brigade Electronics looks to the future of London’s Direct Vision Standard The enforcement of Transport for London’s (TfL) Direct Vision Standard (DVS) is well underway, with goods [...]