Preparations step up despite fresh Brexit deal within grasp
Published On: Tuesday 22 October 2019
Transport trade groups are busily assessing the detail of Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal and its potential impact on the sector’s operations; but the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has already [...]
Operators need to scrutinise and interpret the results of roller brake-testing, and not just rely on seeing the word ‘pass’ on the bottom line of the generated report. That was [...]
Allison Transmission hopes that legislative requirements for increasingly specialised truck designs to operate in London may lead operators to specify its fully-automatic gearboxes in place of standard automated manual transmissions. [...]
Operators of vehicles that hit bridges will be summoned to preliminary hearings, the Western area traffic commissioner Kevin Rooney warned at the FTA conference, following building concern over recent months [...]
DVSA sets out enforcement priorities at FTA conference
Published On: Friday 11 October 2019
Addressing the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Transport Manager conference in Sparkford, Somerset, Caroline Hicks, head of enforcement transformation at DVSA, outlined several areas of current focus for the agency’s enforcement [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced improvements to its heavy vehicle walkaround check guidance, and created a new video to help HGV drivers carry out their daily [...]
David Howe, commercial sales manager at Goodyear, offers his take on how a little investment in tyres can go a long way The commercial fleet arena is becoming increasingly complex. [...]
RHA: post-Brexit customs checks will harm NI hauliers
Published On: Friday 4 October 2019
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned that the creation of customs posts on either side of the Irish border after Brexit would lead to higher costs and hold-ups for [...]
Stronghold launches online curtainside parts store
Published On: Wednesday 2 October 2019
Stronghold International Ltd, which has been manufacturing tension curtain systems since 1965, has recently launched Strongspares.co.uk, a brand new online store dedicated to curtainside parts and spares. Based in Hoddesdon, [...]