• Industry fears ‘wheels will stop’ as post-Brexit migration policy bites

    Published On: Tuesday 16 October 2018

    More details have emerged over the last month of the potential operational consequences of Brexit for both international and domestic hauliers. The prime minister Theresa May is currently preparing for [...]

  • Electric trucks catch the eye at IAA exhibition

    Published On: Tuesday 9 October 2018

    Electric-powered vehicles were prominently on display at last month’s IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover – including an all-electric concept delivery truck at the centrepiece of MAN’s stand. Developed by the [...]

  • MAN boss spells out Brexit impact on manufacturers

    Published On: Saturday 6 October 2018

    There were just four weeks in which concrete decisions had to be made over Brexit if chaos was to be avoided in the UK truck market next year, MAN Truck [...]

  • Latest transmission technology launched at IAA

    Published On: Thursday 4 October 2018

    For decades, European truck manufacturers have been faced with a choice of using ZF transmissions or developing their own gearboxes for heavy trucks. But now Eaton, one-time maker of the [...]

  • Behind the wheel of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros

    Published On: Wednesday 3 October 2018

    Missing mirrors are the main distinguishing feature of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Actros, but there’s a lot more going on under the skin, as Richard Simpson discovers Mercedes-Benz has never been [...]

  • Driveline innovations unveiled at IAA

    Published On: Monday 1 October 2018

    While even mainstream European truck manufacturers were pushing ‘alternative’ power to the forefront at the IAA, the industry’s Tier One and Two suppliers were finding ways of squeezing the last [...]

  • Industry braced for Brexit as deal deadline looms

    Published On: Friday 21 September 2018

    As Theresa May smarts from an all-out offensive by European Union officials and member state leaders on her much-vaunted Chequers plan for the UK’s future relationship with the EU, a [...]

  • DVSA rolls out emissions enforcement nationwide

    Published On: Thursday 20 September 2018

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has ramped up its efforts to curb the use by truck operators of emissions cheat devices, with a nationwide rollout of raodside checks. [...]

  • Transport sector blasts ‘ignorant’ post-Brexit migration proposals

    Published On: Wednesday 19 September 2018

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have both condemned a report from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which has called for restrictions for lower-skilled European [...]