• Solving the driver shortage: FTA conference report

    Published On: Monday 4 May 2015

    Addressing the demographic imbalance in the truck-driving population is the key to easing the driver shortage, the FTA’s Summit, Solving the Driver Crisis, heard. Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland managing [...]

  • Brighter times are here, say UK truck bosses

    Published On: Sunday 3 May 2015

    Senior representatives of the heavy vehicle manufacturers attending the CV Show (and behind the razzmatazz there were some significant stay-aways) were generally confident about the future of the UK truck [...]

  • Industry welcomes foreign truck tax revenue figures

    Published On: Saturday 2 May 2015

    The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s announcement that income from the HGV road user levy, designed to bill foreign truck operators for their use of the UK’s roads, [...]

  • Tennant Transport switches to SAF axles

    Published On: Friday 1 May 2015

    Tennant Transport of Forth has taken delivery of its first order of flat and tipper trailers with SAF axle and suspension systems as standard. The haulier has purchased an initial [...]

  • FTA warning over new licence check system

    Published On: Friday 1 May 2015

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the new online driver licence check system intended to be introduced by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the summer: [...]

  • Alloy Bodies invests in portable weigh pads from VWS

    Published On: Tuesday 28 April 2015

    Manchester-based commercial vehicle body builder Alloy Bodies Ltd has reported time and cost savings since deploying the Apollo PT300 portable weigh pads from Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS), to ensure [...]

  • Schmitz is trailer of choice for Sparks

    Published On: Friday 24 April 2015

    Sparks Transport of Glastonbury has ordered 53 aluminium fixed-roof curtainside trailers from Schmitz Cargobull, in a deal worth more than £1 million. Sparks has previously been a Schmitz Cargobull customer, [...]

  • Transport Operator’s general election roundup

    Published On: Tuesday 21 April 2015

    With just over two weeks remaining before the UK takes to the ballot boxes, Transport Operator examines what the political parties are promising, and what the road transport industry is [...]

  • Kumho returns to UK CV tyre market

    Published On: Monday 20 April 2015

    South Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho is to return to the UK truck market, with a dedicated division headed by former Bridgestone CV specialist Steve Miller and an all-new direct distribution [...]