The director of product planning at Scania Bus & Coach has warned against cities opting for electric buses as a single solution to problems of urban congestion and pollution, when [...]
Driven by the need to install the latest mandated EU safety devices, Paccar subsidiary DAF has taken the opportunity to upspec its bestselling LF range of lightweight trucks. The changes [...]
Operators launch schemes to grow their own drivers
Published On: Monday 12 October 2015
Two very different UK operators have launched initiatives to address the driver shortage with in-house training. Container transport specialist Maritime Transport has teamed up with Scania and launched a year-long [...]
Dual signage to be deployed in battle against bridge strikes
Published On: Wednesday 7 October 2015
The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed the introduction of bridge signage that will show both imperial and metric height, width and length limits, according to the Freight Transport Association [...]
Good news on heavy vehicle emissions as car sector chokes
Published On: Friday 2 October 2015
The diesel emissions-rigging scandal surrounding Volkswagen (VW), which has wiped more than a third off the company’s share price, has so far shown no signs of spreading to the heavy-duty [...]
The House of Commons transport select committee has announced that it is launching an investigation into skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector. Among the topics it will [...]
DVSA: compliance with Driver CPC rules ‘near total’
Published On: Tuesday 29 September 2015
The vast majority of truck and bus drivers have complied with Driver CPC regulations and undertaken 35 hours of approved training or passed the necessary test modules when acquiring their [...]
In a bid to raise awareness among cyclists about sharing urban road space with heavy vehicles, one London borough is telling them to keep out of the very areas around [...]
Poll highlights TMs’ struggle with driver recruitment
Published On: Thursday 24 September 2015
A recent poll conducted for the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has highlighted the impact that the driver shortfall is having on transport managers. In the poll of 265 operator licence-nominated [...]
