• Official launch for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

    Published On: Wednesday 2 April 2014

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) was officially launched today, following a gradual rollout of the name since its initial announcement last year. The DVSA is a newly merged [...]

  • New calls for government action on gas-powered HGVs

    Published On: Wednesday 26 March 2014

    The UK needs to invest in a refuelling infrastructure if methane gas is to meet its potential as a fuel for road-going heavy trucks, concludes a report from the Department [...]

  • Shell FuelSave Partner expands with telematics offering

    Published On: Monday 17 March 2014

    Shell has announced the expansion of its Shell FuelSave Partner fuel management offering to include integrated fleet management functionality from telematics specialist Omnitracs Europe. The system offers a single online [...]

  • Scam LGV ‘trainers’ jailed

    Published On: Monday 17 March 2014

    Four Londoners who ran a £1 million nationwide LGV driver training scam in which people paid for tuition that was never delivered have been sent to jail for a total [...]

  • DVSA issues headlamp aim advice

    Published On: Saturday 15 March 2014

    Headlamp aim remains the most common cause of initial annual test failure on heavy trucks. Although this is a seemingly trivial issue when compared to, for instance, tyres or brakes, [...]

  • 30 per cent of fifth wheel grease ‘wasted’

    Published On: Friday 14 March 2014

    An industry supplier has warned of the impact of ‘millions of pounds’ of grease being washed off fifth wheels in the UK each year, both in terms of water pollution [...]

  • RVS supplies remanufactured refuse truck for Ace Liftaway

    Published On: Friday 14 March 2014

    Romsey-based waste management specialist Ace Liftaway has recently invested in a remanufactured refuse vehicle from Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS). The vehicle, a 26 tonne RCV, is the company’s largest [...]

  • Europa invests in aide trailer movement deterrent

    Published On: Thursday 13 March 2014

    Transport and logistics specialist Europa Worldwide Logistics has completed a supply deal with vehicle equipment supplier aide automotive in a bid to help prevent unauthorised trailer movement. Europa operates in [...]

  • Driver CPC training deadline: six months to go

    Published On: Tuesday 11 March 2014

    Great Britain’s traffic enforcement agencies have issued the latest in a series of warnings about the Driver CPC training deadline for ‘acquired rights’ lorry drivers, which is now less than six [...]