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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]