• European Parliament votes to back wheel safety campaign

    Published On: Saturday 20 July 2013

    The European Parliament (EP) has voted to support the testing of commercial vehicle wheels fitted onto non-standard axles as part of the EU Roadworthiness Package, following an amendment endorsed by [...]

  • OFT rejects renewed calls for oil pricing inquiry

    Published On: Friday 19 July 2013

    The Office of Fair Trading has said it will not launch a further investigation at present into the issue of UK oil pricing, despite being handed a petition signed by [...]

  • EU seeks views on future of Driver CPC

    Published On: Friday 19 July 2013

    Interested parties across the EU are being invited by the European Commission to submit their views on the implementation of Driver CPC, “in order to assess how effectively the Directive [...]

  • Surplus of Driver CPC training centres is good news for operators

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    There are nearly three times as many Driver CPC (DCPC) training centres in operation as were anticipated, and more than enough capacity to train everyone before the September deadlines this [...]

  • Fatal coach crash prompts coroner tyre age warning

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    A coroner has announced that he will write to the Department for Transport to address the issue of ageing tyres, following a coach accident last September which resulted in the deaths [...]

  • Agencies launch combined clampdown on non-compliant Midlands hauliers

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Government forces in the West Midlands have been combining their efforts to crack down on suspected tax evasion and other criminal activity within the haulage industry. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) led the [...]

  • Renault Trucks launches full Euro 6 line-up

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Renault Trucks has unveiled its complete Euro 6 range. It has replaced the distinct Magnum and Premium families with four ranges sharing common styling and two cab shells: Distribution, Construction, [...]

  • London bid to make trucks ‘safer for cyclists’

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Transport for London (TfL) is to lobby the UK’s Department for Transport and the European Union to tighten up exemptions that allow many construction vehicles to operate without sideguards and [...]

  • Bodied Eurocargos to go back on forecourts

    Published On: Wednesday 17 July 2013

    Iveco is reintroducing its DriveAway Options programme on Eurocargo models, with a range of bodied 7.5-tonners available to buy from dealer forecourts nationwide. The DriveAway Options programme at 7.5 tonnes [...]