• Brexit update issued for international hauliers

    Published On: Tuesday 2 July 2019

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reported that progress is being made by Department for Transport officials seeking road transport agreements with Eastern European non-EU states, to help ensure ease [...]

  • First X-Way 6×4 tractor in UK arrives at Brocks

    Published On: Monday 1 July 2019

    The first 44-tonne Iveco Stralis X-Way 6×4 tractor in the UK has been delivered to Essex bulk excavation specialist Brocks Haulage by Acorn Trucks of West Thurrock. Purfleet-based Brocks ordered [...]

  • WashTec wins Lymm Truckwash tender

    Published On: Wednesday 26 June 2019

    Vehicle washing equipment provider WashTec has been awarded the tender to supply four commercial vehicle wash systems for a £2.3 million new site under development by Lymm Truckwash. Lymm Truckwash [...]

  • Engine refresh heralds launch of new-generation MAN

    Published On: Tuesday 25 June 2019

    Traton subsidiary MAN is to phase in a new generation of trucks before 2021 – with the first stage of the process comprising changes to its engine line-up, to coincide [...]

  • Hauliers’ fury as M4 relief road scrapped

    Published On: Monday 24 June 2019

    Mark Drakeford, Labour first minister of the Welsh government, has cancelled the planned Newport Relief Road – which was designed to reduce congestion on the M4 around the South Wales [...]

  • Rendezvous with Renault

    Published On: Thursday 20 June 2019

    Steve Banner caught up with the truck manufacturer to learn about its roadmap for the future Renault Trucks is determined to become a lot more than an also-ran in the [...]

  • Lorries can’t limbo, warns Network Rail

    Published On: Thursday 13 June 2019

    The clamour from beleaguered rail managers imploring HGV drivers to pay more attention to their vehicles’ height has grown in volume, after repeated strikes to a bridge in Birmingham forced [...]

  • Cummins to begin Euro 6-D PSV engine production

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2019

    Engine technology provider Cummins has announced it is ready to meet the next step of Euro 6 emissions control for bus and coach, with clean diesels now certified to the [...]

  • Oil analysis in the spotlight

    Published On: Tuesday 11 June 2019

    Karl Rudman, business development manager at Petro-Canada Lubricants Europe, offers advice on what to look for when assessing a used oil analysis report As a useful element of an effective [...]