• Drivers’ wages rising as diesel prices drop

    Published On: Tuesday 27 January 2015

    A steep fall in fuel prices has eased financial pressures on British hauliers, but many may face a commensurate increase in employment costs as competition for competent, qualified drivers increases. [...]

  • Euro 6 drove truck market down nearly 30% in 2014

    Published On: Monday 26 January 2015

    The hangover from 2013’s last-minute, Euro 6-fuelled boom is being blamed by truck manufacturers for the near collapse in sales of new trucks last year. While registrations of vans up [...]

  • Simpler standard for headlamp testing on the way

    Published On: Saturday 24 January 2015

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it has come to an agreement with the Department for Transport regarding the introduction of a simpler testing standard for heavy [...]

  • Updated ATF contract ‘to offer more flexibility’

    Published On: Friday 23 January 2015

    DVSA has published an updated contract for the authorised testing facility (ATF) network, following feedback from ATF operators during recent trials. The new contracts are said to provide increased flexibility [...]

  • Consultation launched on ‘umbrella’ companies

    Published On: Sunday 18 January 2015

    The government has launched a consultation over so-called umbrella schemes: overarching contracts of employment (OACs) where an intermediary company provides temporary employees to work at a number of different companies. [...]

  • FTA concern over Scottish LEZs

    Published On: Saturday 17 January 2015

    The Freight Transport Association has expressed strong concern about what it calls “the unusually short timescales” proposed by the Scottish government for implementing low emission zones (LEZs) north of the [...]

  • Iveco mounts challenge to Japanese marques at 7.5t

    Published On: Thursday 15 January 2015

    Iveco is to launch a double-pronged attack on the 7.5-tonne sector in the UK this year with a revised Eurocargo truck, and seven and 7.2 tonne gross weigh versions of [...]

  • Demand still healthy for Driver CPC

    Published On: Wednesday 14 January 2015

    Training providers are reporting demand for Driver CPC courses continuing into the New Year, with some drivers still completing their initial five modules of training. Andrew Bourke, the managing director [...]

  • Trial challenges green credentials of newer vehicles

    Published On: Tuesday 13 January 2015

    Keeping traffic moving smoothly will have a large impact on air quality, according to a trial in Brighton involving real-time measurement of the exhaust emissions of buses. This also found [...]