Britain’s UK truck market enjoyed its best first half-year since 2008, with registrations of new vehicles up 3.5 per cent to 22,177 on 2016, according to the Society of Motor [...]
Iveco now offers ready-bodied trucks for a wide range of specialist and general applications at gross weights of up to 32 tonnes. The CNH subsidiary has expanded its general haulage [...]
Waste tyres could be reprocessed into a fuel additive to reduce emissions of NOx and particulates, after successful trials in Australia. Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) produced 3,000 litres of the [...]
Transport training body RTITB has urged the industry to take action to help improve the mental health of LGV drivers. The organisation cites a recent presentation from the mental health [...]
New diesel and petrol vans and cars banned by 2040
Published On: Wednesday 26 July 2017
The government has announced its intention to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol-powered light commercial vehicles, as well as passenger cars, from UK roads by 2040. The move [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will start examining trucks on Great Britain’s roads for emissions cheating devices and modifications at the roadside from August. With [...]
Looking to the road ahead: Transport Operator speaks to Scania
Published On: Monday 24 July 2017
Steve Banner journeyed to Scania‘s headquarters in Södertälje, Sweden, to learn about the company’s latest technological developments, and its future predictions for truck and bus manufacture Switching to battery-powered trucks [...]
Overnight allowances: RHA ramps up pressure on HMRC
Published On: Monday 24 July 2017
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) met last week for the second time in a fortnight with officials from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), in a bid to clarify the situation [...]
Four years after its launch on the European market, the flagship Renault Trucks Range T High is finally to be sold in right-hand drive form in the UK. Available from [...]
