• Latest transmission technology launched at IAA

    Published On: Thursday 4 October 2018

    For decades, European truck manufacturers have been faced with a choice of using ZF transmissions or developing their own gearboxes for heavy trucks. But now Eaton, one-time maker of the [...]

  • Behind the wheel of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros

    Published On: Wednesday 3 October 2018

    Missing mirrors are the main distinguishing feature of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros, but there’s a lot more going on under the skin, as Richard Simpson discovers Mercedes-Benz has never been [...]

  • Driveline innovations unveiled at IAA

    Published On: Monday 1 October 2018

    While even mainstream European truck manufacturers were pushing ‘alternative’ power to the forefront at the IAA, the industry’s Tier One and Two suppliers were finding ways of squeezing the last [...]

  • Ford & Slater apprentices compete in head-to-head charity truck-pull

    Published On: Friday 21 September 2018

    Apprentices from DAF dealer Ford & Slater have been pushing themselves to the limit in the ultimate battle of strength, stamina and teamwork – in a one-of-a-kind charity truck-pull race, [...]

  • Allstar: on-the-road expenses put burden on van drivers

    Published On: Friday 21 September 2018

    Fifty-seven per cent of workers in the UK who regularly travel for business have suffered personal financial difficulties as a result of paying for expenses out of their own pocket, [...]

  • Industry braced for Brexit as deal deadline looms

    Published On: Friday 21 September 2018

    As Theresa May smarts from an all-out offensive by European Union officials and member state leaders on her much-vaunted Chequers plan for the UK’s future relationship with the EU, a [...]

  • DVSA rolls out emissions enforcement nationwide

    Published On: Thursday 20 September 2018

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has ramped up its efforts to curb the use by truck operators of emissions cheat devices, with a nationwide rollout of raodside checks. [...]

  • Transport sector blasts ‘ignorant’ post-Brexit migration proposals

    Published On: Wednesday 19 September 2018

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have both condemned a report from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which has called for restrictions for lower-skilled European [...]

  • Get on board with on-vehicle power

    Published On: Tuesday 4 September 2018

    When a vehicle breaks downs due to tyre problems, it is a tyre repair company’s job to get the customer back on the road as quickly as possible. So, instead [...]