• DAF electrifies its network

    Published On: Tuesday 9 January 2024

    All 34 DAF Trucks Sales Centres in the UK have now committed to becoming cer­tified electric truck centres with specialist infrastructure, trained technicians and ful­ly-equipped workshops able to diagnose, service [...]

  • Scania boosts gas offering

    Published On: Wednesday 3 January 2024

    Scania now offers its gas-fuelled 13-litre engines at 420 and 460 hp ratings, with torque outputs of 2,100 and 2,300 Nm respectively. Critically, the additional torque allows the OC13 engines [...]

  • Iveco unveils electric tractor

    Published On: Tuesday 2 January 2024

    Iveco has launched a 4×2 bat­tery-electric tractor unit, citing a range of up to 500km, which is based on the Nikola truck it displayed at the 2023 Com­mercial Vehicle Show. [...]

  • Iveco recasts heavy truck range around new engine

    Published On: Friday 29 December 2023

    The all-new xCursor 13 engine first seen at the IAA Show in 2020 forms the heart of revi­sions to Iveco’s S-Way (road) and X-Way (on/off highway) heavy trucks. In its [...]

  • Green light for domestic Driver CPC reforms

    Published On: Wednesday 13 December 2023

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the outcome of its consultation into proposed Driver CPC reforms in Great Britain, and details of its plans for the next steps. Driver [...]

  • HGV mechanic shortfall: call for Home Office help

    Published On: Friday 8 December 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called for heavy vehicle technicians to be added to the Home Office’s Shortage Occupation List, which it says would enable UK maintenance providers to [...]

  • DVSA launches Market Surveillance Unit report

    Published On: Friday 1 December 2023

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced the publication of its first Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) report on vehicle and component testing. The MSU’s testing scheme is designed [...]

  • Industry reacts to autumn statement announcements

    Published On: Thursday 23 November 2023

    Transport trade groups have responded positively to a number of key fiscal policies affecting the sector that were outlined by the chancellor Jeremy Hunt in yesterday’s autumn statement, while calling [...]

  • Global driver shortfall ‘could double by 2028’

    Published On: Wednesday 22 November 2023

    The global shortage of truck drivers is set to double by 2028, according to a new report by the international union for road transport, IRU. The report found that over [...]