• Shell in fuel fraud warning

    Published On: Tuesday 4 October 2016

    With fuel accounting for 10 per cent of total expenditure for fleet operators in 2015, according to a global study commissioned by Shell Commercial Fleet, Shell has emphasised the significant [...]

  • MAN boss ‘surprised and disappoint­­­ed’ over RHA pricing action

    Published On: Tuesday 27 September 2016

    The first senior figure in the British truck industry to go public over the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) decision to seek compensation for operators for the fixing of new vehicle [...]

  • EC urged to take a holistic view on CO2 emissions

    Published On: Monday 26 September 2016

    The European Commission must not be drawn into the trap of regulating CO2 emissions from commercial vehicle operations by merely measuring the exhaust output of individual engines, Martin Lundstedt (pictured), [...]

  • Solving the logistics skills shortage

    Published On: Friday 23 September 2016

    Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, offers her take on how industry should seek to inspire the next generation In July, a report from the House of Commons [...]

  • Driving the new Scanias

    Published On: Wednesday 14 September 2016

    Transport Operator’s Richard Simpson gets behind the wheel of Scania’s new cab launches After Scania launched what it described as its most important new trucks ever, a select group of [...]

  • Novadata ‘helps businesses use agency drivers wisely’

    Published On: Wednesday 14 September 2016

    Transport training and product specialist Novadata has introduced a new Agency Driver Declaration book, which is designed to help organisations minimise the risk of operating illegally by inadvertently breaking drivers’ [...]

  • Schaeffler launches new CV wheel bearing repair kit

    Published On: Wednesday 14 September 2016

    Vehicle components supplier Schaeffler has announced the launch of its new FAG SmartSet product – a ready-to-install wheel bearing repair solution for trucks, buses and trailers. The FAG SmartSet is [...]

  • Quartix in tracking/dashcam partnership with Nextbase

    Published On: Wednesday 14 September 2016

    Vehicle tracking systems supplier Quartix has agreed a deal with dashboard camera manufacturer Nextbase, which it says will protect its customers on the road as well as helping to drive [...]

  • RHA to seek compensation from ‘cartel’ truck makers

    Published On: Wednesday 31 August 2016

    Having sought legal advice regarding the recent price-fixing findings by the European Commission (EC) involving several of Europe’s major truck producers, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said it will [...]