Transport and logistics giant Wincanton is currently trialling vehicle safety technology from Brigade Electronics, with a view to protecting vulnerable road users and preventing damage to a new shredding vehicle [...]
Historic hours offences to be in scope of FPN scheme
Published On: Wednesday 17 December 2014
Drivers who commit hours offences may be subject to fixed penalty notices if the offences are detected up to 28 days afterwards, under changes planned for October of this year. [...]
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 [...]
FTA: scrapping of paper counterpart licence postponed
Published On: Thursday 11 December 2014
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 [...]
Antares offers battery advice for specialist fleets
Published On: Friday 5 December 2014
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 [...]
Trade groups: chancellor could have done more for transport industry
Published On: Thursday 4 December 2014
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 [...]