The Department for Transport has launched a consultation into proposals which would give enforcement officers new powers to issue on-the-spot fines to truck drivers for drivers’ hours and HGV Road [...]
Mandatory CO2 monitoring planned for heavy vehicles
Published On: Friday 13 June 2014
The European Commission (EC) has released a report laying out in detail its strategy to cut carbon emissions by heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) – the EC’s blanket term for trucks, buses [...]
Northern Ireland authorities not enforcing foreign lorry tax
Published On: Thursday 12 June 2014
Disagreement between Whitehall and Stormont has meant that the HGV Road User Levy is not being enforced by authorities in Northern Ireland, as the devolved administration attempts to negotiate further [...]
Details of upcoming changes to European tachograph legislation due to come into force in 2018 have been revealed by tachograph analysis and training specialist Tachodisc. The changes concern a procedure [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the launch of a report said to help operators better understand their Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS), the mechanism DVSA uses [...]
Roadlink International has announced an increased focus on the production of remanufactured braking products, by extending its commercial vehicle brake caliper range. The company says it is applying the same [...]
London ‘clobbers’ fleets with 17% congestion charge hike
Published On: Thursday 29 May 2014
Changes to the London Congestion Charge announced by Transport for London last month mean that businesses on the fleet scheme will face a 17 per cent hike from 16 June [...]
Scania has become part of the Volkswagen family in a €6.7bn deal. The German automotive giant (which already owned the majority of Scania shares) increased its shareholding to 90.5 percent [...]
Treasury minister sets ‘carbon challenge’ for hauliers
Published On: Thursday 22 May 2014
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has called on the haulage industry to make further improvements in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Speaking at the annual lunch [...]
