Traton subsidiary MAN has launched a new 250-tonne 8×4 heavy-haulage tractor. Powered by MAN’s 640 hp/3000 Nm D3876 six-cylinder engine, the powertrain features a WSK torque-converter clutch integrated into the [...]
Renault Group to take control of van developer Flexis
Published On: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Renault Group aims to take full control of electric van developer Flexis: ending its joint venture with Volvo Group and CMA CGM. The Renault and Volvo Groups each own 45 [...]
MPs and peers join industry call for safer truck parking
Published On: Friday 13 March 2026
More than a hundred MPs and peers have joined the call for improvements in roadside facilities for HGV and coach drivers, as part of the drive to tackle freight crime. [...]
The government says it is delivering a “clear message” to fuel suppliers that they must provide “a fair deal at the pump”, in the context of significant diesel and petrol [...]
Business group Logistics UK has announced the launch of its search for Best Truck Stop of the Year 2026, and is inviting drivers to nominate exceptional roadside facilities that consistently [...]
Government announces 2027 rollout for expected SPS deal
Published On: Wednesday 11 March 2026
The government has announced that an agreement currently under negotiation with the European Union, which will simplify the process of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on imports and exports of [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, today, requesting an urgent meeting about the impact of fuel prices on road transport operators, and an immediate [...]
Logistics UK: fix border friction with EU deal on SPS
Published On: Friday 6 March 2026
Business group Logistics UK has urged the British government to make an agreement with the EU on the movement of food and animal products a priority, in order to cut [...]
DfT has ‘no plans’ to extend truckstop funding scheme
Published On: Thursday 5 March 2026
There are no current plans to open further rounds of the government match-funding scheme to improve roadside facilities for truck drivers, a minister has confirmed. Since 2023, the Department for [...]
