Streamline concept reintroduced by Scania as Euro 6 offering expands
Scania is reintroducing the Streamline concept from the 1990s to brand long-haul versions of its trucks that are optimised for greater fuel economy. Aerodynamic enhancements to the cab’s front corners […]
‘Busiest month yet’ for Driver CPC
January proved to be the busiest month yet for Britain’s Driver CPC training providers with 77,070 students on 10,791 courses recording nearly 553,000 hours: a 42 per cent increase on […]
Victory for UK in overheight trailer fight
The European Commission has dropped its plans to limit UK trailer heights to four metres. The planned rule, had it gone ahead, would have prevented British operators from using some […]
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‘Last orders’ for Driver CPC, warn training firms
With less than 200 days to go before the Driver CPC training deadline for PCV licence holders, both passenger and freight sectors of the transport industry are still not sufficiently […]
Truck thefts rise steeply
That National Business Crime Intelligence Bureau has warned of an explosion in truck theft since the start of the new year, with 40 vehicles being taken in the week before […]
No Phase V LEZ for trucks in 2015
The RHA has welcomed an apparent decision by London’s Mayor Boris Johnson to back down from implementing ‘Phase V’ of London’s Low Emission Zone, which would have seen all heavy […]
New Mercs set to steal CV Show
Mercedes-Benz is to give world debuts to two important new truck models at the Commercial Vehicle Show on April 9-11. The Euro VI version of the Atego 6.5, a 16-tonne […]
Operators will be reported to traffic commissioners for fraudulent fuel use
HMRC has agreed a new protocol with the traffic commissioners and VOSA that should see offenders reported to the industry regulators – the TCs in respect of GB operators and […]
First new Volvo FH reaches customer
Six months after its world launch, the first production example of a new Volvo FH has been delivered to a customer. Jean-Pierre Ducournau, who runs Transports Ducournau near Toulon in […]
