• Leased vehicles may escape Birmingham CAZ charge

    Published On: Friday 15 February 2019

    Leased trucks, vans and coaches that do not meet Euro 6 emissions standards may be exempted from the penalty charges to be imposed in the Birmingham clean air zone (CAZ) [...]

  • Highways England to join West Midlands enforcement efforts

    Published On: Thursday 14 February 2019

    Traffic officers working for Highways England may stop commercial vehicle drivers on West Midlands motorways, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced, following a new agreement between the [...]

  • Expanding Ontruck cuts more ‘empty’ kilometres

    Published On: Thursday 14 February 2019

    Freight transport platform Ontruck has announced exponential growth in the UK market, with month-on-month shipments utilising the system reportedly up 180 per cent from January to November 2018. The Spanish-based [...]

  • Bowmonk sees boost in onboard weighing interest

    Published On: Wednesday 6 February 2019

    Norfolk-based vehicle technology supplier Bowmonk-Tapley has reported a recent increase in interest in its On Board Weigh Scales, as hauliers see the benefits of introducing such equipment to their fleets. [...]

  • Refurbs at Renault

    Published On: Wednesday 6 February 2019

    Steve Banner paid a visit to the manufacturer’s Used Trucks factory in Bourg-en-Bresse, France Not content with producing new vehicles, Renault Trucks has started manufacturing used ones, too. It is [...]

  • Masternaut offers telematics tips to tackle driver shortfall

    Published On: Tuesday 5 February 2019

    With Brexit looming and its potential impact on already challenging driver shortages, vehicle tracking specialist Masternaut has issued advice for operators to help them motivate, retain and grow their driver [...]

  • VDD helps GB Cullet deal with defects more easily

    Published On: Tuesday 5 February 2019

    Glass recycling specialist GB Cullet has traded paper vehicle defect reports for VDD Solutions, a daily defect app for fleet management. With a small fleet of vehicles, Barnsley-based GB Cullet [...]

  • Weighing up the options with VPG Onboard Weighing

    Published On: Tuesday 5 February 2019

    VPG Onboard Weighing – a specialist in the design, manufacture and sale of on-board weighing systems, including vans, light commercial vehicles and heavy trucks – has outlined some of the [...]

  • DVSA rolls out tougher approach to old tyres

    Published On: Tuesday 5 February 2019

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said its enforcement teams may now pursue follow-up investigations of HGV, trailer and PSV operators found to be using tyres that are [...]