• Merc boss eyes van market

    Published On: Friday 10 May 2013

    Mercedes-Benz’s UK commercial vehicle managing director Michael Kamper has a simple solution to what is widely seen as a difficult market for new trucks in the coming years: selling and [...]

  • Volvo puts hybrid truck on open sale

    Published On: Friday 10 May 2013

    Operators of Volvo’s FE hybrid truck have been able to record fuel savings of between 15 and 20 per cent on urban delivery and refuse collection applications, the manufacturer reports. [...]

  • VOSA vows to ramp up enforcement to improve van standards

    Published On: Wednesday 8 May 2013

    Van operators have been warned that those failing to comply with regulations will be targeted by VOSA officers, as part of a renewed focus on van operational standards. Gordon Macdonald, [...]

  • VOSA/DVA fee changes: consultation launched

    Published On: Friday 3 May 2013

    A consultation has been launched on proposals by VOSA to alter the fee structures for some of the services the agency provides, including HGV and PSV testing, operator licensing, approval [...]

  • No mandatory eco-driving training for Driver CPC, says DfT

    Published On: Friday 3 May 2013

    The Department for Transport has decided not to make eco-driver training a compulsory part of Driver CPC, due to evidence it has gathered that suggests at least some parts of [...]

  • Supreme Court air quality ruling may impact on fleet operators

    Published On: Friday 3 May 2013

    The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government has failed to meet its obligations under the European Air Quality Directive to reduce the levels of nitrogen dioxide gas (NO2) [...]

  • MPs recommend HGV access restrictions to drive cyclist safety

    Published On: Wednesday 24 April 2013

    A group of MPs has recommended a variety of measures in order to drive up safety standards for cyclists on Britain’s roads, including access restrictions for HGVs at busy times in urban areas. In a [...]

  • IRTE reports CV Show success as visitor numbers rise

    Published On: Wednesday 24 April 2013

    Visitor numbers to the Commercial Vehicle Show, held at the NEC in April, were up by nearly 12 per cent on the 2012 event, to over 18,000 over three days. [...]

  • EC plans to relax truck design rules while clamping down on overloading

    Published On: Tuesday 23 April 2013

    The European Commission has published new proposals which would relax current restrictions on heavy goods vehicle design, in a bid to reduce fuel consumption and save the lives of pedestrians [...]