• Hauliers gear up for hard Brexit

    Published On: Sunday 29 January 2017

    Preparation is underway by road transport groups for the potential impact of a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ approach to Britain’s departure from the European Union. The prime minister Theresa May recently [...]

  • London mayor takes next steps towards dangerous lorry ban

    Published On: Wednesday 25 January 2017

    Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new consultation on its forthcoming Direct Vision Standard (DVS) system, which will see some vehicles banned from the capital based on a ‘star [...]

  • ATF update: renewed calls for third-party examiners

    Published On: Thursday 19 January 2017

    Steve Banner casts an eye over the latest happenings in the authorised testing facility (ATF) network There is no denying that Boleyn Recovery & Fleet Services has benefited from being [...]

  • 3D component printing comes to the truck industry

    Published On: Friday 13 January 2017

    Replacement parts for trucks produced by 3D printing to order at a local dealership are now a reality for operators of older Mercedes-Benz models. Replacement plastic components such as covers, [...]

  • TCs get new guidelines on repute and cabotage

    Published On: Friday 6 January 2017

    Revised guidelines have been issued for traffic commissioners (TCs) examining cases of transport managers’ repute and authorisation, and cabotage by international hauliers visiting the United Kingdom, in the light of [...]

  • DVSA rolls out changes to OCRS system

    Published On: Thursday 15 December 2016

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced changes to its operator compliance risk score (OCRS), the ‘traffic light’ system which it uses to target its enforcement activities at [...]

  • Truck-Lite adds new LED rear lamp to portfolio

    Published On: Tuesday 13 December 2016

    Lighting technology supplier Truck-Lite has recently launched the newest addition to its range of full LED rear lamps, in the form of the model 900, showcased at this year’s IAA [...]

  • Total Lubricants launches next-generation oils

    Published On: Tuesday 13 December 2016

    Total Lubricants has announced the arrival of its latest generation of heavy-duty engine oils, branded Rubia Optima. The oils, whose specifications have been driven by legislation and OEM requirements, are [...]

  • Gaskells gets weighing with VWS

    Published On: Tuesday 13 December 2016

    Liverpool-based waste services specialist Gaskells has invested in an integrated bin-weighing and software system to track and record the weight of every collection, in a bid to provide complete transparency [...]