The shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh has said a Labour government would ensure all HGVs were fitted with safety devices, in order to better safeguard cyclists and pedestrians. Speaking at [...]

The British government is to contribute £4 million over three years in a coordinated effort with France to help tackle the problems posed by illegal migrants attempting to cross the [...]

Trucks from China and South Korea stole the show at the IAA in Hanover last month, where the biggest crowds were attracted by heavy vehicles from debutants Dongfeng, Camc and [...]

The Freight Transport Association has used the major political party annual conferences to highlight the national shortage of professional drivers, following reported increased concerns from its membership. The driver shortage [...]

A committee of MPs has criticised the Department for Transport’s (DfT) ‘piecemeal and stop-go’ approach to funding for road maintenance in England, which it says “has made it difficult for [...]

The Freight Transport Association has warned professional drivers to be on the lookout for ‘crash for cash’ fraud – in which accidents are deliberately caused in order to file compensation [...]

Reports indicate a huge variation in standards between Driver CPC providers. Some, it is said, offer little more than a route to compliance, with trainers making little or no attempt [...]

Prohibitions on foreign trucks, and tachograph and hours convictions for their drivers, outnumbered those imposed on British-registered LGVs during 2013-14. Replying to a parliamentary question, Transport Minister Claire Perry reported [...]

Volvo Trucks is expanding its model range in Europe with a new version of the Volvo FE running on 100 per cent methane gas. The Volvo FE CNG (Compressed Natural [...]