• Biogas ‘now practical’ for long-haul trucks

    Published On: Tuesday 28 February 2017

    Truck operators will soon be able to secure supplies of certified renewable biogas from a network of filling stations run by energy company CNG Fuels. The Solihull-based company is now [...]

  • Rigid trucks lead a recovering market

    Published On: Saturday 25 February 2017

    A market free from legislative distortions such as the introduction of new exhaust emissions standards saw 46,231 new trucks registered in 2016, according to figures from the Society of Motor [...]

  • DVSA to launch remote enforcement pilot

    Published On: Friday 24 February 2017

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is launching a pilot this spring to test how its new ‘earned recognition’ concept will work in practice. Earned recognition is a voluntary [...]

  • EU proposes end to repetition of DCPC content

    Published On: Monday 20 February 2017

    Proposed reforms to the Driver CPC regulations from the European Union have met with a less than positive response from some in the industry. Concerns are being raised over the [...]

  • Scania rises to used truck challenge

    Published On: Sunday 19 February 2017

    Faced, like most manufacturers, with a large stock of used Euro 5 vehicles, Scania opened a new dedicated used truck showroom in Warrington as Transport Operator‘s March edition went to [...]

  • Industry heavyweights return to CV Show

    Published On: Sunday 19 February 2017

    Three of the major truck manufacturers will be represented at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place from 25-27 April at the NEC Birmingham. The annual event, which will [...]

  • Speakers line up for Microlise Conference

    Published On: Wednesday 15 February 2017

    Delegates to the 2017 Microlise Transport Conference will see presentations from two of the most powerful people in British transport law enforcement: Gordon Macdonald, head of enforcement policy at the [...]

  • Euro 6 trucks far greener on NOx than diesel cars

    Published On: Tuesday 31 January 2017

    The organisation that revealed the Volkswagen ‘emissionsgate’ scandal has given the Euro 6 heavy-duty diesel engines fitted to trucks and buses a clean bill of health as far as nitrogen [...]

  • Hauliers gear up for hard Brexit

    Published On: Sunday 29 January 2017

    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 [...]