HGV registrations dip in 2025, but electric truck uptake surges
Published On: Wednesday 25 February 2026
The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has published its annual vehicle registration roundup, which reveals a 10 per cent reduction in the number of HGVs registered overall in [...]
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has opened a survey to garner opinion on Driver CPC from vocational drivers, transport operators and organisations involved with the scheme. The survey [...]
Richford renews fleet with Volvo rigid recovery trucks
Published On: Friday 20 February 2026
Alfreton, Derbyshire-based operator Richford Motor Services has invested in 24 Volvo FL 4×2 recovery trucks as part of a fleet renewal programme. Founded in 1990, Richford Motor Services operates from [...]
Derek Broomfield, chairman of ADR training experts Novadata, looks at the risks that ADR loads present to drivers and operators, the public, emergency services and the environment Transporting dangerous goods, [...]
The IRTE Skills Challenge – which is designed to recognise, develop and celebrate technical excellence across the UK’s PSV and HGV engineering sectors – is set to return in 2026. [...]
Preparations for this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, which will take place from 21-23 April at the NEC Birmingham, are now well underway, with decarbonisation set to play a pivotal role [...]
RHA welcomes EU recognition of hauliers’ border hurdles
Published On: Tuesday 10 February 2026
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed the acknowledgement by the European Commission (EC) of difficulties facing hauliers from third-party nations operating within the Schengen area, in its recently published [...]
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has warned of a “worrying picture” of slowing investment in technician training for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). According to its latest IMI TechSafe data, [...]
The government has approved development of an upgrade project for the A46 Walsgrave junction, part of the trans-Midlands trade corridor between the M5 and Humber Ports. The £112 million roads [...]