Roger Brereton of Pailton Engineering explains the impact of poor flexibility for vehicle design Pick a number from one to ten. It must be odd and it must also be [...]
Agility, analytics and sustainability are key considerations, says Pjotr Horowitz, chief sales officer at freight transport platform Ontruck Telematics has been a critical force in reshaping the transportation of goods [...]
Fuel card provider Keyfuels now has over 3,000 network sites in the UK, following the addition of the Racecourse Service Station in Doncaster to the network in December, a site [...]
Covid-19 forces Direct Vision Standard postponement
Published On: Monday 13 April 2020
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London (TfL) to delay the enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme, as well as upcoming changes to the low emission [...]
DVSA suspends periodic tacho calibrations and inspections
Published On: Thursday 9 April 2020
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections on vehicles are to be suspended, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.To ensure vehicles with tachographs [...]
Note: This article was accurate as of publication on 9 April, but the DfT relaxations detailed below have since been extended to the end of May, with some exceptions. Please see [...]
Fleets stand firm and deliver as coronavirus crisis bites
Published On: Sunday 5 April 2020
Faced with what was undoubtedly proving its biggest test in modern times, the road transport industry was responding with composure, agility and determination to the Covid-19 crisis as lockdown measures [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
