The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is considering revising current LGV medical checks, after a fatal accident inquiry in Scotland revealed that a man who had been a heroin [...]
Warnings of the danger posed to road transport and the economy in general by the large goods vehicle (LGV) driver shortfall increased in volume again this month, as trade associations [...]
September saw new truck registrations in the UK reach a monthly high for 2014, as the market showed its first signs of recovery after the Euro 6-induced slump at the [...]
Operators still using ‘flag of convenience’ transport managers can expect to find themselves in serious trouble if they come up before a traffic commissioner (TC), North Eastern TC Kevin Rooney [...]
Electric superchargers to offer affordable hybrid solution
Published On: Monday 27 October 2014
Electric superchargers as part of an affordable hybrid system for heavy-duty trucks and buses have come a step closer. Because they would be switched in and driven by an external [...]
Networked cameras mean rogue operators face being stopped on sight
Published On: Friday 24 October 2014
DVSA is to move towards more targeted enforcement as it seeks to help law-abiding operators with compliance and drive serious offenders, including those from abroad, out of business – according [...]
Large vans remain the most unroadworthy vehicles when presented for annual test, according to the latest figures from DVSA. These show that more than half (50.3 per cent) of all [...]
Private vehicle test facilities still have higher pass rate
Published On: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Vehicles tested at privately-owned authorised testing facilities and designated premises still have a lower failure rate than those tested at stations operated by DVSA, according to the latest effectiveness report [...]
10 September was the deadline by which all professional ‘acquired rights’ lorry drivers needed to have completed their first block of Driver CPC periodic training, in order to continue working. [...]
