Preparation is underway by road transport groups for the potential impact of a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ approach to Britain’s departure from the European Union. The prime minister Theresa May recently [...]
London mayor takes next steps towards dangerous lorry ban
Published On: Wednesday 25 January 2017
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new consultation on its forthcoming Direct Vision Standard (DVS) system, which will see some vehicles banned from the capital based on a ‘star [...]
ATF update: renewed calls for third-party examiners
Published On: Thursday 19 January 2017
Steve Banner casts an eye over the latest happenings in the authorised testing facility (ATF) network There is no denying that Boleyn Recovery & Fleet Services has benefited from being [...]
Replacement parts for trucks produced by 3D printing to order at a local dealership are now a reality for operators of older Mercedes-Benz models. Replacement plastic components such as covers, [...]
Renault launches retrofit anti-rollaway parking brake
Published On: Wednesday 11 January 2017
A system designed to prevent drivers leaving the cab of their truck without applying the parking brake has been introduced by Renault Trucks UK. Dubbed Anti-Runaway Automated Park Brake (Anti-RAPB), [...]
Revised guidelines have been issued for traffic commissioners (TCs) examining cases of transport managers’ repute and authorisation, and cabotage by international hauliers visiting the United Kingdom, in the light of [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced changes to its operator compliance risk score (OCRS), the ‘traffic light’ system which it uses to target its enforcement activities at [...]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation into the penalties for dangerous driving, proposing that drivers who kill could in future face life sentences. Under the proposals, drivers [...]
Researcher and supply chain risk expert David Hogarth, formerly an international LGV driver, says the general call for more drivers is too vague an appeal. Why won’t the road transport [...]
