A recent evidence session of the House of Commons transport select committee saw MPs question the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on a high rate of vehicle non-compliance in the [...]
Traffic commissioner: some operators ‘no idea’ how to use tachos
Published On: Friday 14 February 2014
Nick Denton, the traffic commissioner for London and the South East, has raised concerns about some restricted licence-holders’ neglect of their legal duties when it comes to digital tachographs. The [...]
The British and Irish governments have announced the introduction of a new marker for rebated fuels, including off-road ‘red diesel’, as part of a bid to clamp down on illegal [...]
A strong performance in the UK helped DAF Trucks strengthen its position in the European truck market last year (Transport Operator 33). In the heavy truck segment (16+ tonnes), a [...]
The International Road Transport Union’s (IRU) International Commission on Technical Affairs (CIT) has published International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport “to promote safe load securing practices to [...]
A vehicle recovery firm in Hull has been prosecuted after a mechanic suffered a serious back injury when a 7.5-tonne truck fell off a jack, trapping him underneath. Fines and [...]
Particulate trap check signals start of emissions clampdown
Published On: Wednesday 5 February 2014
Diesel-engined vehicles that have had standard particulate trap exhaust aftertreatment devices removed will fail their annual tests from February, roads minister Robert Goodwill has announced. The tightening of testing to [...]
Boris to ban trucks without safety equipment in London
Published On: Sunday 2 February 2014
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced proposals which he says will see lorries that are not fitted with safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians being banned from [...]
The truck industry will remember 2013 as being the year of the busiest month ever – December – when nearly 11,000 trucks were registered in the run-up to the Euro [...]
