• Structure-flex invests in ‘wow factor’ graphics tech

    Published On: Saturday 4 April 2020

    Lorry tension curtain and livery expert Structure-flex has launched new services, as the company reports rising demand for ever more impactful graphics for commercial vehicles. Norfolk-based Structure-flex has provided lorry [...]

  • DCPC enforcement curtailed by Covid-19

    Published On: Friday 3 April 2020

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has enacted temporary changes to allow truck and bus drivers unable to complete compulsory Driver CPC (DCPC) training to continue to drive. This article was [...]

  • Virus disrupts truck manufacture across Europe

    Published On: Thursday 2 April 2020

    The manufacturing operations of Europe’s major truck brands were feeling the full effect of Covid-19 last month, forcing firms to announce the temporary closure of various production units across the [...]

  • Virus prompts regulatory reprieve in London

    Published On: Wednesday 1 April 2020

    Transport for London (TfL) and the London boroughs suspended the low (LEZ) and ultra low emission zones (ULEZ), the congestion charge, and the Lorry Control Scheme last month as they [...]

  • Dealerships pull out stops to keep fleets moving

    Published On: Tuesday 31 March 2020

    Truck manufacturers have been battling to maintain aftermarket support for UK customers through their dealer networks as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. MAN has put an additional two months’ worth [...]

  • Truck and bus annual tests suspended

    Published On: Tuesday 31 March 2020

    All annual testing of trucks, trailers and PCVs was suspended for three months from 21 March in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), as the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency [...]

  • Going green makes good business sense

    Published On: Monday 30 March 2020

    Derek Bryan, vice president EMEA at Verizon Connect, discusses how fleet management platforms can help boost operators’ environmental credentials Going green is currently front of mind for businesses and consumers [...]

  • IR35 reforms postponed in Covid-19 relief package

    Published On: Monday 30 March 2020

    The government has postponed controversial tax reforms to the IR35 off-payroll working rules for the private sector for a year, until 6 April 2021, as one among a series of [...]

  • Trade shows cancelled to help curb virus spread

    Published On: Sunday 29 March 2020

    Major industry trade events have been postponed and cancelled, following government advice to the effect that large gatherings should be avoided in a bid to curtail the coronavirus’s spread. Organisers [...]