• Roadlink opens new brake caliper remanufacturing facility

    Published On: Thursday 17 March 2016

    Brake components supplier Roadlink International has marked its investment of around £700k in its commercial vehicle caliper remanufacturing operation, with the opening of a brand new facility at its Willenhall [...]

  • Hauliers urged to tackle underinsurance

    Published On: Thursday 17 March 2016

    A haulage and motor fleet insurance specialist has urged fleet managers to take a keener interest in their insurance renewals as a result of what it calls “worrying cases of [...]

  • Eminox launches replacement DPF range for LCV

    Published On: Thursday 10 March 2016

    Commercial vehicle emissions specialist Eminox has announced the launch of its first range of direct fit replacement diesel particulate filters (DPFs) for the light commercial market. The range is said [...]

  • Hunt is on for UK’s top truck driver

    Published On: Tuesday 8 March 2016

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced the launch of a new 44-tonne category in its Truck Driver of the Year 2016 competition, in association with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The competition, [...]

  • Transport bosses to address migrant conference after more Calais clashes

    Published On: Thursday 3 March 2016

    As the migrant situation in Calais continues to cause disruption for hauliers and leave HGV drivers fearing for their safety, an array of road transport industry representatives, politicians and officials [...]

  • Charge electric truck prototype on trial

    Published On: Saturday 27 February 2016

    The prototype Charge electric truck is undergoing endurance testing at Millbrook. Developed by Charge R&D, an internationally-funded but UK-based high technology company, the new platform is designed to be used [...]

  • Tyre makers respond to cheap import threat

    Published On: Friday 26 February 2016

    Leading truck tyre manufacturers will fight the flood of cheap tyre imports from the east by emphasising their value-for-money ranges at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place at [...]

  • RTITB launches new LGV Driver Training Standard

    Published On: Tuesday 16 February 2016

    Transport training accreditation body RTITB recently hosted an event attended by leading industry figures to mark the launch of its new LGV Driver Training Standard, said to be the first [...]

  • Tougher sentencing guidelines ‘a wake-up call’ for fleets

    Published On: Sunday 14 February 2016

    Driving licence checks provider Licence Bureau has warned that revised sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches and corporate manslaughter introduced last month should act as “a major wake-up call” [...]