• Brighter times are here, say UK truck bosses

    Published On: Sunday 3 May 2015

    Senior representatives of the heavy vehicle manufacturers attending the CV Show (and behind the razzmatazz there were some significant stay-aways) were generally confident about the future of the UK truck [...]

  • Industry welcomes foreign truck tax revenue figures

    Published On: Saturday 2 May 2015

    The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the government’s announcement that income from the HGV road user levy, designed to bill foreign truck operators for their use of the UK’s roads, [...]

  • FTA warning over new licence check system

    Published On: Friday 1 May 2015

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the new online driver licence check system intended to be introduced by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the summer: [...]

  • Transport Operator’s general election roundup

    Published On: Tuesday 21 April 2015

    With just over two weeks remaining before the UK takes to the ballot boxes, Transport Operator examines what the political parties are promising, and what the road transport industry is [...]

  • DVSA launches new guide to load securing

    Published On: Wednesday 15 April 2015

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published new guidance for operators, developed in conjunction with industry, on the topic of load security. The new guide outlines DVSA enforcement [...]

  • Heavy vehicles drive recovering truck market

    Published On: Monday 13 April 2015

    Demand for three-axle tractor units and rigids over 16 tonnes gross weight pushed registrations of new trucks up by over 53 per cent in the first quarter of 2015. Figures [...]

  • Ultra-low emission zone for London from 2020

    Published On: Monday 13 April 2015

    The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed plans to press ahead with the launch of an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) for central London from 7 September 2020. The scheme [...]

  • MPs’ report into City Link failure sparks criticism

    Published On: Sunday 12 April 2015

    A joint report by the House of Commons Scottish affairs and business select committees, which declared that failed parcel company City Link deceived employees and contactors about the state of [...]

  • Operator’s gas-powered bus fleets experience mixed fortunes

    Published On: Friday 10 April 2015

    Stagecoach is to end its experimental biogas bus service in Lincoln, which started in 2011, citing the high cost of getting the buses to run properly. Meanwhile, its gas buses [...]