Report highlights action needed to avert future driver shortages
Published On: Friday 28 February 2025
A new report published this month has set out a suite of recommendations for industry and government to ensure HGV drivers will continue to be attracted to the sector, trained [...]
Road transport trade associations have praised a series of reforms to apprenticeships in England that were announced by the government this month. The policy revamp, which coincided with National Apprenticeship [...]
The UK’s truck market passed its post-Covid peak last year as registrations of new trucks fell by 2.7 per cent from 2023’s 46,227, which was the best year since 2019. [...]
2025 is likely to be the year of the Chinese truck as far as the UK is concerned. Yutong, which enjoys success in the British passenger transport market with 800 [...]
Scania rolls out range-extending generator for DHL electrics
Published On: Thursday 20 February 2025
Scania and DHL Group have announced the joint development of an electric truck with a fuel-powered generator, which the manufacturer says will help overcome challenges posed by the current lack [...]
Hydrogen truck engine project fires up in Northampton
Published On: Wednesday 19 February 2025
The testing phase of a government-funded project that will drive hydrogen fuel use in existing heavy-duty truck engines has begun. Project Cavendish, a £9.8m government-funded programme facilitated by the Advanced [...]
Trade groups welcome roads pledges in chancellor’s speech
Published On: Friday 31 January 2025
Transport trade associations have praised the recognition of the importance of major road improvements by the chancellor Rachel Reeves in a speech earlier this week. The chancellor used a visit [...]
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that it is now mandating body-worn cameras for its traffic and vehicle examiners, enforcement support officers and enforcement managers. Bodycams must [...]
Thousands of clean air zone (CAZ) signs installed around Greater Manchester are now set to be removed, following the government’s announcement that it has accepted alternative plans to improve air [...]
