• 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 [...]

  • MPs report on driver shortage

    Published On: Tuesday 30 August 2016

    The House of Commons transport committee has published its report on skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector, which includes recommendations on how the current driver shortage should [...]

  • 4 in 5 women ‘would drive a lorry’

    Published On: Monday 29 August 2016

    More than 79 per cent of women surveyed would be keen to get behind the wheel of a truck, according to figures unveiled by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) last [...]

  • HGV drivers face increased Calais pressure

    Published On: Sunday 28 August 2016

    The recent Brexit vote is being used by people-smugglers to encourage migrants to attempt illegal journeys in UK-bound trucks from the Calais ferry port, according to the Road Haulage Association [...]

  • Golden Boy Coaches slashes admin with TruTac

    Published On: Friday 19 August 2016

    Luxury coach hire company Golden Boy Coaches is reportedly saving around 60 hours a month on administration and cutting its operating costs since it moved its tachograph analysis to PSV-specific [...]

  • Fuel savings for Bedworth from new Merc Actros

    Published On: Friday 19 August 2016

    Coventry-based temperature-controlled transport specialist Bedworth Haulage has reported weekly savings on its fuel bill of up to £190 per unit from its latest Mercedes-Benz tractor units. The firm says that, [...]

  • Senior TC Bell to step down in 2017 while Wales gets own TC

    Published On: Friday 19 August 2016

    Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell has announced she will step down from her post next year, while Nick Jones is relinquishing the West Midlands traffic commissioner (TC) role to become [...]