• 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 [...]

  • DVSA survey seeks views on Driver CPC

    Published On: Tuesday 24 February 2026

    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 [...]

  • ADR compliance: no room for error

    Published On: Thursday 19 February 2026

    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, [...]

  • IRTE Skills Challenge set for 2026 return

    Published On: Thursday 19 February 2026

    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. [...]

  • Transport industry gears up for CV Show 2026

    Published On: Friday 13 February 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 [...]

  • IMI warning as EV technician skills gap looms

    Published On: Monday 9 February 2026

    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, [...]

  • Green light for key Midlands road scheme

    Published On: Friday 6 February 2026

    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 [...]