The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced the launch of a new 44-tonne category in its Truck Driver of the Year 2016 competition, in association with Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The competition, [...]
Transport bosses to address migrant conference after more Calais clashes
Published On: Thursday 3 March 2016
As the migrant situation in Calais continues to cause disruption for hauliers and leave HGV drivers fearing for their safety, an array of road transport industry representatives, politicians and officials [...]
The prototype Charge electric truck is undergoing endurance testing at Millbrook. Developed by Charge R&D, an internationally-funded but UK-based high technology company, the new platform is designed to be used [...]
Leading truck tyre manufacturers will fight the flood of cheap tyre imports from the east by emphasising their value-for-money ranges at the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place at [...]
Transport training accreditation body RTITB recently hosted an event attended by leading industry figures to mark the launch of its new LGV Driver Training Standard, said to be the first [...]
Tougher sentencing guidelines ‘a wake-up call’ for fleets
Published On: Sunday 14 February 2016
Driving licence checks provider Licence Bureau has warned that revised sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches and corporate manslaughter introduced last month should act as “a major wake-up call” [...]
New expenses rules may prove taxing for transport firms
Published On: Wednesday 10 February 2016
Jim Wright, partner at corporate law specialist Shulmans LLP, assesses the potential impact of the 2016 Finance Bill on fleet operators After April this year, transport operators may need to [...]
Ahead of the chancellor George Osborne’s Budget statement on Wednesday 16 March, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that a fuel duty increase would be “economically irresponsible”. The statement [...]
Weighing equipment provider Red Forge has emphasised the importance for operators of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) of complying with vehicle loading laws, in order to prevent injuries and comply with [...]
