• Transport trainers look to tackle terrorism

    Published On: Thursday 15 February 2018

    Transport industry training providers are launching programmes to help commercial vehicle operators and drivers counter the risk of their vehicles being deployed in terrorism, in the wake of increased ‘vehicle [...]

  • Safety in the spotlight

    Published On: Friday 9 February 2018

    Lee Sadd, senior trainer at SAMS Ltd, assesses the current safety landscape of the HGV sector Despite the myriad ways in which health and safety has improved our lives, it’s [...]

  • Wabco talks winter testing

    Published On: Friday 9 February 2018

    This season, vehicle technology provider Wabco began its thirtieth winter testing programme at its proving ground located in Rovaniemi, Finland. The test track at the Arctic Circle, one of three [...]

  • Allstar Business Solutions launches SME cost-saving scheme

    Published On: Friday 9 February 2018

    A scheme recently launched by Allstar Business Solutions will help small and medium businesses reduce their fleet service, maintenance and repair (SMR) bills, the fuel card provider says. The firm [...]

  • DVSA reveals earned recognition pilot participants

    Published On: Thursday 1 February 2018

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published a full list of all the HGV and PSV operators taking part in the pilot of its earned recognition scheme, which [...]

  • Roadside clampdown nets emissions cheats

    Published On: Wednesday 31 January 2018

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that over 100 operators, some running as many as 80 vehicles, are under investigation after emissions control defeat devices were found [...]

  • RIF Logistics partners with Access Group

    Published On: Friday 26 January 2018

    Bedfordshire-based RIF Logistics has outlined a new partnership with supply chain technology specialist Access Group, as part of its growth strategy. The 3PL provider, which is part of the global [...]

  • Traffic commissioners’ report puts compliance in the spotlight

    Published On: Sunday 21 January 2018

    Shortages of good drivers, good managers and competent systems to maintain compliance are recurring themes in the annual report of Great Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) for 2016-17, which was published [...]

  • TfL seeks new way forward on direct vision

    Published On: Saturday 20 January 2018

    Transport for London (TfL) is having to rethink its proposed direct vision standard (DVS) for trucks, after the aborted publication of initial star ratings for the scheme revealed that most [...]