Operators launch schemes to grow their own drivers
Two very different UK operators have launched initiatives to address the driver shortage with in-house training. Container transport specialist Maritime Transport has teamed up with Scania and launched a year-long […]
Iveco launches new Eurocargo medium-weight truck
With the launch of its new Eurocargo medium-weight truck, Iveco has thrown down two challenges. One is to DAF, which dominates not only the UK truck market but more particularly […]
Ford project could make DME fuels mainstream
Ford of Europe is heading a €3.5 million research project into the use of alternative fuels for road vehicles, concentrating on dimethyl ether (DME) and oxymethylene ether (OME1). Volvo Group […]
Are your drivers fit for the road?
Important questions regarding the recruitment and medical assessment of heavy vehicle drivers have been raised at the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into last December’s Glasgow bin lorry incident, which adjourned […]
Gas power combines with longer trailers to save carbon and cash
Iveco has joined forces with pan-European logistics company SMET to trial an 18-metre articulated combination powered by liquid natural gas. The combination is 1.5 metres over the maximum length of […]
Targeted enforcement to drive rogues out of industry
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is to focus its roadside enforcement efforts upon those operators that it believes to be serious lawbreakers, and work towards scrutiny of electronic […]
DVSA launches tacho centre checks reform
DVSA has changed the way that it undertakes its approved tachograph centre and nominated technician checks. The routine visit check has been replaced with a biennial desk-based assessment for each […]
DAF shaves 500kg from 12-tonner’s kerb weight
DAF has added half a tonne of payload to its factory-bodied 12-tonne GVW LF truck, with the extensive use of aluminum chassis parts in place of steel. Dubbed the FTCC, […]
Low crude prices may trigger future hike in diesel costs
While UK hauliers have been enjoying bulk diesel prices which have been as low as 89p/litre + VAT this year, oil industry experts have cautioned that the underlying reduction in […]
