Traffic Commissioner posts warning on mobile phone use
Published On: Tuesday 27 September 2016
Nick Jones, the traffic commissioner (TC) for the West Midlands and Wales, told the Freight Transport Association’s Transport Manager’s conference in Chepstow that he planned to do more about drivers [...]
The forthcoming tightening of Euro 6 requirements to Step C has spurred Europe’s heavy truck manufacturers to refine existing designs, and display them at the recent IAA Show in Germany. [...]
The European Commission must not be drawn into the trap of regulating CO2 emissions from commercial vehicle operations by merely measuring the exhaust output of individual engines, Martin Lundstedt (pictured), [...]
Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, offers her take on how industry should seek to inspire the next generation In July, a report from the House of Commons [...]
Transport Operator’s Richard Simpson gets behind the wheel of Scania’s new cab launches After Scania launched what it described as its most important new trucks ever, a select group of [...]
Scania goes flat-floor with ‘most important trucks ever’
Published On: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Scania has launched its first all-new truck cabs in a more than a decade, and announced a renewed commitment to sustainable transport and renewable fuels. The S-series, with a flat [...]
RHA to seek compensation from ‘cartel’ truck makers
Published On: Wednesday 31 August 2016
Having sought legal advice regarding the recent price-fixing findings by the European Commission (EC) involving several of Europe’s major truck producers, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said it will [...]
The House of Commons transport committee has published its report on skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector, which includes recommendations on how the current driver shortage should [...]
More than 79 per cent of women surveyed would be keen to get behind the wheel of a truck, according to figures unveiled by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) last [...]