Multiple company convictions could lead to O-licence loss
Published On: Tuesday 8 April 2014
The senior traffic commissioner, Beverley Bell (pictured), has warned that companies operating commercial vehicles within specialist industries with multiple convictions against them could lose their repute or fitness to hold [...]
Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) has been helping North London–based waste management company, KP Waste, introduce a ‘pay as you throw’ service for customers, by installing the dynamic Enviroweigh bin-weighing [...]
Government says ‘adieu’ to foreign-language driving tests
Published On: Monday 7 April 2014
Driving tests may only be taken in English and Welsh as of 7 April, as the result of a newly introduced policy claimed to improve safety and clamp down on [...]
Young’s improves efficiency with Fargo TOPS software
Published On: Thursday 3 April 2014
Young’s Container Transport (YCT) has recently implemented the TOPS (Transport Operations & Processing Systems) software from Fargo Systems at its depots in Tilbury and Southampton. The transport and storage solutions [...]
TC warns transport managers over public inquiry attendance
Published On: Wednesday 2 April 2014
Transport managers who fail to attend when summoned to public inquiry are in danger of losing their repute and professional competence, a traffic commissioner has warned. Nick Denton, the commissioner [...]
Official launch for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
Published On: Wednesday 2 April 2014
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) was officially launched today, following a gradual rollout of the name since its initial announcement last year. The DVSA is a newly merged [...]
New calls for government action on gas-powered HGVs
Published On: Wednesday 26 March 2014
The UK needs to invest in a refuelling infrastructure if methane gas is to meet its potential as a fuel for road-going heavy trucks, concludes a report from the Department [...]
Shell FuelSave Partner expands with telematics offering
Published On: Monday 17 March 2014
Shell has announced the expansion of its Shell FuelSave Partner fuel management offering to include integrated fleet management functionality from telematics specialist Omnitracs Europe. The system offers a single online [...]
Four Londoners who ran a £1 million nationwide LGV driver training scam in which people paid for tuition that was never delivered have been sent to jail for a total [...]
