• New rules on night-out allowances, training levy and cab rest

    Published On: Wednesday 8 March 2017

    Hauliers face the new financial year with a number of changes to the way in which they have to manage drivers and payroll issues. These include alterations around night-out allowances, [...]

  • CV Show 2017: Wilcomatic to promote washing solutions

    Published On: Wednesday 8 March 2017

    Stand: 4D39 A comprehensive range of wash equipment will be on show at the NEC from Wilcomatic Wash Systems and its sister companies. Said Wilcomatic business development manager Paul Walker: [...]

  • Opinion: game for change

    Published On: Monday 6 March 2017

    Dougie Portwood, director of strategic programme management at GreenRoad, discusses how the ‘gamification’ of driver behaviour through telematics-based coaching solutions can yield improved employee satisfaction and cut costs Technology has [...]

  • Telematics: cost reducer or revenue generator?

    Published On: Monday 6 March 2017

    Freight exchange platform the Transport Exchange Group has highlighted the potential value of telematics as an active generator of revenue, as opposed to simply a means of reducing costs. “It’s [...]

  • Biogas ‘now practical’ for long-haul trucks

    Published On: Tuesday 28 February 2017

    Truck operators will soon be able to secure supplies of certified renewable biogas from a network of filling stations run by energy company CNG Fuels. The Solihull-based company is now [...]

  • Rigid trucks lead a recovering market

    Published On: Saturday 25 February 2017

    A market free from legislative distortions such as the introduction of new exhaust emissions standards saw 46,231 new trucks registered in 2016, according to figures from the Society of Motor [...]

  • DVSA to launch remote enforcement pilot

    Published On: Friday 24 February 2017

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is launching a pilot this spring to test how its new ‘earned recognition’ concept will work in practice. Earned recognition is a voluntary [...]

  • EU proposes end to repetition of DCPC content

    Published On: Monday 20 February 2017

    Proposed reforms to the Driver CPC regulations from the European Union have met with a less than positive response from some in the industry. Concerns are being raised over the [...]

  • Scania rises to used truck challenge

    Published On: Sunday 19 February 2017

    Faced, like most manufacturers, with a large stock of used Euro 5 vehicles, Scania opened a new dedicated used truck showroom in Warrington as Transport Operator‘s March edition went to [...]