Volumetric ‘batch’ concrete mixers may be brought into the scope of operator licensing when a current Department for Transport (DfT) consultation concludes. The trucks are currently held to be ‘plant’ [...]

Tyre specialist Bridgestone has reported a 28 per cent drop in tyre-related breakdown callouts for commercial vehicle rental giant Ryder, one year on from the implementation of a strategic partnership [...]

The Highways Agency’s transformation from government agency to government-owned company will be accompanied by a rebrand, the government has announced. The agency, which operates and maintains England’s strategic road network [...]

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said it has convinced the government to delay its plans to abolish the paper counterpart to the driving licence, asserting that the electronic system [...]

Graham Young, general manager at battery and charging systems supplier Antares TDC, offers his take on how specialist fleets can help prevent battery problems Are you responsible for managing a [...]

Snack food giant Tayto Group has reportedly slashed its annual fuel spend by £72,000 as well as reducing its carbon footprint, after deploying TomTom Telematics technology to help improve driver [...]

Transport industry trade associations have offered a lukewarm reaction to the chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement – noting his reiteration that fuel duty will remain frozen for the rest of [...]

The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled the full details of a planned £15 billion of investment in England’s road network, which was trailled by the prime minister David Cameron [...]

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it intends to go ahead with an increased national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on dual carriageways in England and Wales, [...]