• Merc Arocs makes its mark in UK construction sector

    Published On: Wednesday 8 January 2014

    Three British operators have put the first UK examples of the Arocs – Mercedes’ new Euro 6-only construction truck – into service. Construction, waste management and recycling specialist GBN Services, [...]

  • Delay in automatic driving test reform

    Published On: Friday 3 January 2014

    Reforms to the truck and bus driving test regime, which were due to come into force in January, have been subject to a slight delay. Legislation will now come into [...]

  • Traffic commissioners’ annual report released

    Published On: Tuesday 17 December 2013

    The independent traffic commissioners for England, Scotland and Wales have released their annual report for 2012-13 – in which they have outlined recent developments in their work overseeing operator licensing [...]

  • VOSA and DSA merge to form Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

    Published On: Thursday 28 November 2013

    The launch of a newly-formed Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been announced today. The new name will gradually replace those of the existing Vehicle & Operator Services Agency, [...]

  • DfT: Driver CPC should be more flexible, not less

    Published On: Wednesday 27 November 2013

    The Department of Transport (DfT) has set out its stall on the future of Driver CPC – suggesting it would be unlikely to support major expansions of the project’s scope, [...]

  • Northern Ireland O-licences revoked in illegal fuel clampdown

    Published On: Tuesday 26 November 2013

    Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment (DoE) has announced it has revoked the operator licences of fleets found to be using laundered fuel. Three O-licences have now been revoked “for [...]

  • Vehicles ‘detained at roadside’ for Driver CPC non-compliance

    Published On: Wednesday 13 November 2013

    Reports have emerged that some drivers who require a Driver CPC but do not hold one are allegedly being prevented from continuing with their journeys when they are detected at [...]

  • Trade groups warn against 4m vehicle height restriction

    Published On: Sunday 10 November 2013

    A group of trade associations has warned that proposals from the European Parliament to impose a prohibition on cross-border movements of vehicles exceeding four metres in height would have an [...]

  • Industry speaks out on future of Driver CPC

    Published On: Saturday 9 November 2013

    UK road transport’s leading trade associations have responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the future of Driver CPC, in order to spell out their visions for how the scheme [...]