Volvo FMX construction truck to premiere at Bauma Munich
Published On: Wednesday 27 March 2013
Volvo Trucks has announced it will unveil its new FMX construction truck at the Bauma exhibition in Munich, at 3pm on Monday 15 April. Volvo Trucks president Claes Nilsson said: [...]
Streamline concept reintroduced by Scania as Euro 6 offering expands
Published On: Thursday 21 March 2013
Scania is reintroducing the Streamline concept from the 1990s to brand long-haul versions of its trucks that are optimised for greater fuel economy. Aerodynamic enhancements to the cab’s front corners [...]
January proved to be the busiest month yet for Britain’s Driver CPC training providers with 77,070 students on 10,791 courses recording nearly 553,000 hours: a 42 per cent increase on [...]
The transport industry has responded with relief to the news that the fuel duty increase scheduled for September has been cancelled in this week’s Budget. Mark Fletcher, finance director of [...]
The new Volvo FH has won a gong in the 2013 red dot product design awards, which honour outstanding industrial design. This year 4,662 products were entered for the awards over 19 categories. [...]
The new Mercedes-Benz Atego made its world premiere today at Wörth am Rhein, Germany – see video footage from the event below. The Atego is the fourth of the manufacturer’s [...]
Driver CPC: six months left for PCV, and no last-minute reprieve
Published On: Monday 11 March 2013
The deadline for bus and coach drivers to complete their Driver CPC periodic training is just six months from today – and the Freight Transport Association has warned that those [...]
Logistics provider Owens Road Services has opened its own VOSA-approved Authorised Testing Facility (ATF), at its Riverside depot in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, following the closure of VOSA’s own test station in [...]
The HGV Road User Levy Act 2013, whose effect will be to charge foreign trucks for the use of UK roads, has received royal assent and been passed into law, [...]
