Miller valve timing is among the enhancements that Paccar subsidiary DAF has introduced so its New Generation XG+, XG, XF, XFC, and XD trucks can meet the 2025 EU VECTO [...]
The 2025 Renault Trucks Range T, C and K models incorporate changes to assist the Volvo Group subsidiary in meeting the EU’s VECTO standards, which demand a reduction in fuel [...]
MAN Truck & Bus has started to deliver its fully electric heavy-duty trucks to customers. Automotive component supplier Dräxlmaier will use the first customer-owned MAN eTGX to transport batteries for [...]
New government moves ahead with Driver CPC reforms
Published On: Thursday 3 October 2024
The new government has announced today that it intends to proceed with the previous administration’s planned reforms to the Driver CPC scheme, with the aim of introducing them in late [...]
Bulk DVS grace period process announced for larger fleets
Published On: Tuesday 1 October 2024
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has published details of a new process that will allow larger truck operators to make a bulk application to take advantage of the grace period [...]
Manufacturers issue IAA warnings on electric truck infrastructure
Published On: Tuesday 1 October 2024
Leading truck manufacturers exhibiting at last month’s IAA Transportation event in Hannover admitted that European targets around the shift to electric trucks could be out of reach unless marked progress [...]
Organisations representing the road transport sector have responded to a government consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which closed last month. The NPPF sets out [...]
Taxes on trucks powered by fossil fuels should go up to encourage hauliers to switch to zero-emission models; however, they must be increased slowly to avoid a damaging impact on [...]
TC urges driver welfare focus at Transport Manager event
Published On: Wednesday 25 September 2024
Transport managers need to focus on their drivers, according to Western Traffic Area traffic commissioner (TC) Kevin Rooney. Making the keynote address at the first of a series of regional [...]