The United Kingdom is now on course to negotiate its exit from the European Union. Continued EU membership was an issue that divided opinion in the road transport industry, just [...]
Demand for heavy rigid trucks driving market growth
Published On: Wednesday 29 June 2016
New truck registrations rose by almost 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by the Society [...]
Call for multimodal strategy meets mixed reception
Published On: Saturday 25 June 2016
The Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called for the UK government to develop a national multimodal freight transport strategy to ease congestion, reduce pollution and boost the economy. But [...]
Reductions in fuel consumption of over 30 per cent have been achieved by a Volvo concept truck, developed in a five-year project aimed at producing a more energy-efficient vehicle. A [...]
Commercial Vehicle Show bosses have reported that visitors to this year’s event, held as usual at the NEC Birmingham, saw another significant increase, with numbers up six per cent year-on-year. [...]
Funding allocated for dedicated Welsh traffic commissioner
Published On: Wednesday 22 June 2016
The Welsh government has set aside £210,000 to fund a separate traffic commissioner (TC) for Wales, although the UK government has yet to agree to such a post being created. [...]
V-Tech keeps brake testing flexible for Omega Travel
Published On: Tuesday 21 June 2016
Commercial vehicle workshop equipment supplier V-Tech UK has recently installed a BM20200 mobile roller brake tester at the Milton Keynes depot of tour operator Omega Travel, in order to help [...]
MANN-FILTER is auctioning a converted tractor in a bid to raise money for UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, with the auction concluding on 27 June. The professionally converted tractor, [...]
Commercial vehicle brake manufacturer Don has sponsored four trucks for a Yorkshire-based charity, which delivered over £2.5 million of humanitarian aid to poverty-stricken areas of Romania. As part of the [...]
