Networked cameras mean rogue operators face being stopped on sight
Published On: Friday 24 October 2014
DVSA is to move towards more targeted enforcement as it seeks to help law-abiding operators with compliance and drive serious offenders, including those from abroad, out of business – according [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has renewed its call for a three pence per litre reduction in fuel duty, to allow UK hauliers to better compete with European counterparts. “Road [...]
Large vans remain the most unroadworthy vehicles when presented for annual test, according to the latest figures from DVSA. These show that more than half (50.3 per cent) of all [...]
Headlamp aim remains top reason for vehicle test failure
Published On: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Trucks and passenger vehicles shared the same top three reasons for test failure: headlamp aim, lamps and brake system components – although all three of these were each in single [...]
Private vehicle test facilities still have higher pass rate
Published On: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Vehicles tested at privately-owned authorised testing facilities and designated premises still have a lower failure rate than those tested at stations operated by DVSA, according to the latest effectiveness report [...]
More women at the wheel ‘will address driver shortage’
Published On: Wednesday 15 October 2014
All-women-run haulage and logistics training provider NTP Services has launched a campaign to encourage more women to enter the industry, in a bid to help address the goods vehicle driver [...]
Goodyear: regulators should do more to drive industry’s future
Published On: Wednesday 15 October 2014
Tyre manufacturer Goodyear used its transport symposium in Brussels last month to launch a new white paper on the future of the industry, which made a range of recommendations to [...]
Driver CPC backlog as second round of training begins
Published On: Saturday 11 October 2014
As training providers began looking towards the 2019 deadline for the second block of Driver CPC periodic training for large goods vehicle (LGV) drivers, it remained apparent from testimony received [...]
The heads of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers united at the IAA Show to appeal to all stakeholders in road transport to join forces to tackle the issue of CO2 emissions. [...]
