• DAF launches Euro 6 construction range

    Published On: Tuesday 24 September 2013

    Paccar subsidiary DAF has revealed a Euro 6-compliant range of construction trucks covering 4×2 rigid, multi-axle and tractor applications. The vehicles feature increased ground clearance to aid cross-country mobility and [...]

  • Firm Euro 6 prices from MAN

    Published On: Monday 23 September 2013

    Firm prices for Euro 6 trucks have been set by MAN UK for the key models that combine to form the majority of its sales (see table below). While cash [...]

  • DfT longer semi-trailer trial opened to new participants

    Published On: Saturday 21 September 2013

    The Department for Transport has announced that more truck operators will be given the opportunity to join the 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers. The scheme initially allowed operators to bid for a [...]

  • Call for further funding for low-emission HGVs

    Published On: Tuesday 17 September 2013

    The Freight Transport Association has claimed that not enough funding support is being allocated to the heavy goods vehicle sector for the development of ultra low emission HGV fleets. A [...]

  • Fracking could bring double boom for truck operators

    Published On: Monday 16 September 2013

    Large-scale UK shale gas production could create a double boom for Britain’s truck operators, by simultaneously increasing demand for transport services and reducing the cost of fuel.  A report by [...]

  • Boris and DfT announce HGV crackdown in capital

    Published On: Saturday 14 September 2013

    The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, are to establish what is being billed as a “new industrial HGV taskforce”, which they claim will “take [...]

  • VOSA clarifies transitional enforcement around new Driver CPC exemptions

    Published On: Wednesday 11 September 2013

    With the periodic training deadline for bus and coach now passed, VOSA has clarified that it will not issue fines or penalties to those found breaching Driver CPC rules if they are to [...]

  • Fuel rebate extension planned as oil prices fluctuate

    Published On: Monday 9 September 2013

    The government has called for fuel retailers in remote parts of the UK to provide details of how much they are charging for petrol and diesel, as it prepares to [...]

  • Fury over A9 speed cameras

    Published On: Thursday 22 August 2013

    Plans to install average speed cameras along a 136-mile stretch of the A9 to Inverness have been slammed by the haulage industry, which points out that trucks travelling at their [...]