Brief reprieve for hauliers as Brexit transition kicks in
Published On: Saturday 1 February 2020
While the UK has now officially left the European Union, the terms of the withdrawal agreement mean that little should change immediately for fleet operators, as the transition or ‘implementation’ [...]
England’s traffic commissioners (TCs) opened their annual report to the transport secretary by re-emphasising the importance of competent brake testing procedures for heavy vehicles. The message underlines that of western [...]
Bridgestone prison partnership trains technicians of the future
Published On: Thursday 23 January 2020
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has partnered with HM Prison Featherstone to give prisoners an opportunity to pursue careers after their sentences have been served, by providing them with access to its [...]
Operators of battery and fuel cell powered heavy-duty electric vehicles may be disappointed to find that their range is substantially reduced in cold weather. An American study funded by a [...]
Iveco has unveiled a full-size mock-up of the battery-electric truck it is developing with Nikola. The actual production prototype will be displayed at the IAA Show in Hannover this Autumn, [...]
Operator trials of prototype DAF CF Electric trucks have seen the 4×2 distribution artics travel a total of 150,000 km in their first year of operation, and the vehicle is [...]
New traffic commissioners (TCs) electric vehicles have been appointed for the North West England and Wales areas: Gerallt Evans and Victoria Davies replacing the outgoing Simon Evans and Nick Jones, [...]
Fuel card provider WEX Europe Services, the owner of the Esso Card portfolio, has recently celebrated five years of operation with a celebration at its Crewe head office. Founded in [...]
No new ‘smart’ motorways with dynamic hard shoulders are to be built, according to Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan. He said the roads, on which hard shoulders are opened [...]
