Representatives from the road transport trade associations have held urgent meetings with HM Treasury, to make their case for new government funding towards the licensing and qualification of truck drivers [...]
The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) used a special event last month to urge policymakers to redouble their efforts to encourage the adoption of modern diesel vehicles, in [...]
Preparations are well underway for this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place from 14-16 April at the NEC Birmingham – as show bosses have revealed that there will be [...]
A committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) has expressed alarm at what it called “evidence of the widespread presence” of fuel laundering plants and illicit fuel sales around the [...]
TfL’s FORS scheme privatised for nationwide rollout
Published On: Thursday 12 February 2015
Transport for London (TfL) has handed its Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) over to a consortium led by Aecom, and including the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and Fleet [...]
Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group has formalised its co-operation with Volvo Group, sealing the deal on a joint venture that will be owned 55/45 by the Chinese and Swedish companies [...]
UK market leader DAF has introduced a number of refinements to its Euro 6 XF and CF trucks and MX-11 and MX-13 engines, with the objective of achieving fuel savings [...]
The UK heavy truck market showed its first signs of returning to normality in January after a difficult 2014 in which new vehicle registrations dropped by almost 30 per cent. [...]
GB or domestic drivers’ hours rules apply to some 7.5-tonne and livestock transport vehicles, instead of EC drivers’ hours rules, from 2 March. The changes are the result of new [...]
