Driver CPC likely to remain post-Brexit, say experts
Published On: Thursday 24 November 2016
Experts at a recent industry debate have suggested that the UK’s exit from the European Union will not give rise to the domestic scrapping of the Driver CPC qualification. Training [...]
Food supplier Wellocks has teamed up with Shell in a bid to boost its brand profile and reduce fleet costs through improved fuel efficiency. Wellocks has been supplying premium ingredients [...]
Brigade camera monitoring systems can replace Class V/VI mirrors
Published On: Tuesday 22 November 2016
Brigade Electronics has announced that it has achieved R46 compliance for several of its camera monitoring systems, inlcuding the Backeye360 Select system – meaning they can be used in place [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its first-year evaluation of the impact of HGV speed limit increases in England and Wales, which took effect in April last year. The [...]
Vehicle safety systems specialist ECCO Safety Group has announced the launch of its nnew Code 3 (Premier Hazard) branded ‘slim-line’ versions of the XT Slim Series of hazard warning directional [...]
Commercial vehicle workshop waste and oil recycling specialist Hydrodec UK, also known as OSS Group, has been rebranded as Slicker Recycling, following its acquisition by entrepreneur Andrew Black, founder of [...]
Logistics giant Wincanton has announced that it has retained the Carbon Trust Standard, with the latest award remaining valid until March 2018. The company has been a Standard bearer since [...]
Truckers ‘driven to despair’ by DVLA medical failings
Published On: Monday 7 November 2016
The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has been slammed by the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Dame Julie Mellor, for letting down truck drivers who have had licences [...]
The supply of truck drivers to the UK transport industry is improving thanks to higher wages, but questions are being raised by the Freight Transport Association and others about the [...]