• FTA highlights driver shortage at party conferences

    Published On: Sunday 28 September 2014

    The Freight Transport Association has used the major political party annual conferences to highlight the national shortage of professional drivers, following reported increased concerns from its membership. The driver shortage [...]

  • MPs slam government over roads maintenance

    Published On: Friday 26 September 2014

    A committee of MPs has criticised the Department for Transport’s (DfT) ‘piecemeal and stop-go’ approach to funding for road maintenance in England, which it says “has made it difficult for [...]

  • CV operators warned as ‘cash for crash’ scams up by half

    Published On: Wednesday 24 September 2014

    The Freight Transport Association has warned professional drivers to be on the lookout for ‘crash for cash’ fraud – in which accidents are deliberately caused in order to file compensation [...]

  • RHA seeks to raise DCPC training standards

    Published On: Friday 19 September 2014

    Reports indicate a huge variation in standards between Driver CPC providers. Some, it is said, offer little more than a route to compliance, with trainers making little or no attempt [...]

  • Foreign trucks get more prohibitions

    Published On: Thursday 18 September 2014

    Prohibitions on foreign trucks, and tachograph and hours convictions for their drivers, outnumbered those imposed on British-registered LGVs during 2013-14. Replying to a parliamentary question, Transport Minister Claire Perry reported [...]

  • aide launches anti-siphon installation service

    Published On: Wednesday 17 September 2014

    Vehicle equipment supplier aide automotive has announced it is now offering an on-site installation service for its anti-siphon product range, which it has been supplying for over 12 years to [...]

  • Pure methane to fuel new Volvo FE

    Published On: Tuesday 16 September 2014

    Volvo Trucks is expanding its model range in Europe with a new version of the Volvo FE running on 100 per cent methane gas. The Volvo FE CNG (Compressed Natural [...]

  • Schaeffler adds new LCV clutch and tensioner parts to range

    Published On: Thursday 11 September 2014

    Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd has announced the launch of new clutch and tensioner parts for a wide range of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) operating on British and Irish roads, [...]

  • Tor Multimix orders more Merc Arocs

    Published On: Wednesday 10 September 2014

    Somerset concrete, floor screeds and aggregates distributor Tor Multimix has order an additional two Mercedes-Benz Arocs construction chassis from local dealer Rygor, following reported success with an initial investment. The [...]