• Truckcom fleet management app released for Windows Phone

    Published On: Wednesday 28 January 2015

    Truckcom’s smartphone-based fleet management app, Truckcom mobile, has recently been released to the Windows Phone Store, complementing its presence on the Android and iPhone platforms. The move is the result [...]

  • London’s HGV Taskforce reports enforcement success

    Published On: Wednesday 28 January 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the capital’s Industrial HGV Task Force (IHTF) has issued more than 1,000 fixed penalty notices to unsafe and non-compliant HGVs since its operations [...]

  • Verilocation helps Premier Logistics improve efficiency

    Published On: Tuesday 27 January 2015

    Premier Logistics, the Leicestershire-based distribution and warehousing specialist, has teamed up with vehicle tracking and fleet management provider, Verilocation – resulting in reported efficiency improvements, better fleet control and economies [...]

  • Simpler standard for headlamp testing on the way

    Published On: Saturday 24 January 2015

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it has come to an agreement with the Department for Transport regarding the introduction of a simpler testing standard for heavy [...]

  • Updated ATF contract ‘to offer more flexibility’

    Published On: Friday 23 January 2015

    DVSA has published an updated contract for the authorised testing facility (ATF) network, following feedback from ATF operators during recent trials. The new contracts are said to provide increased flexibility [...]

  • TachPro publishes free walk-around check infographic

    Published On: Monday 19 January 2015

    Transport compliance products supplier TachPro is making available a new infographic detailing what is expected by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) when it comes to HGV daily walk-around [...]

  • FTA concern over Scottish LEZs

    Published On: Saturday 17 January 2015

    The Freight Transport Association has expressed strong concern about what it calls “the unusually short timescales” proposed by the Scottish government for implementing low emission zones (LEZs) north of the [...]

  • Iveco mounts challenge to Japanese marques at 7.5t

    Published On: Thursday 15 January 2015

    Iveco is to launch a double-pronged attack on the 7.5-tonne sector in the UK this year with a revised Eurocargo truck, and seven and 7.2 tonne gross weigh versions of [...]

  • Compulsory VRU training plans for DCPC dropped

    Published On: Monday 12 January 2015

    A proposal that all Driver CPC modules should devote at least one hour out of seven to the subject of “dealing with vulnerable road users” (VRUs) has been downgraded to [...]