• Volvo FH16 arrives in UK

    Published On: Thursday 29 May 2014

    Volvo has taken back the Euro 6 power crown from Scania with the arrival of the first of the new FH16 750 models on UK shores. The Swedish manufacturer displayed […]

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  • Diesel engines to get leaner and meaner

    Published On: Wednesday 28 May 2014

    The next generation of truck engine designs will be focused on reduced fuel consumption rather than reducing toxic emissions much below the low levels already being achieved at Euro 6. […]

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  • Bibby opts for LPG in dual-fuel tractors

    Published On: Tuesday 20 May 2014

    Bibby Distribution has chosen liquid petroleum gas (LPG) as the alternative fuel for five dual-fuel MAN tractor units in place of the more usually used liquid natural gas (LNG). It […]

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  • Proposed French truck road tax ‘illegal’

    Published On: Wednesday 23 April 2014

    Ségolène Royal, the former partner of French president François Hollande, has proposed replacing the abandoned Ecotax measure that would have been directed at all trucks – French and foreign – […]

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  • Sustainable road freight studies under way

    Published On: Tuesday 22 April 2014

    One year after its formation, Cambridge University’s Centre for Sustainable Road Freight  (CFSR) is running more than 10 research projects aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from the road transport sector. […]

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  • Lack of agency driver training blamed for RCV death

    Published On: Sunday 20 April 2014

    Using an inadequately trained agency driver cost Glasgow City Council £20,000 in fines, after the death of a pensioner who was struck by a reversing refuse collection vehicle in the […]

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  • In-depth report: industry steps up training as Driver CPC deadline nears

    Published On: Wednesday 9 April 2014

    The transport industry is on track to have enough drivers trained by the time the 10 September Driver CPC training deadline for ‘acquired rights’ lorry drivers comes around, providing current […]

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  • Relaunched TruckPol to tackle freight theft

    Published On: Thursday 20 March 2014

    Road freight crime-fighting partnership TruckPol is to restart, thanks to sponsorship and support from the not-for-profit National Business Crime Solution (NBCS) initiative. TruckPol, a partnership between the freight industry and […]

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  • Budget brings good news for hauliers

    Published On: Wednesday 19 March 2014

    With fuel duty frozen as promised, the 2014 Budget had little that was bad and much that was good for hauliers. Those seeking to acquire new trucks or other capital […]

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