Road Haulage Association managing director Richard Smith (pictured, right) explained to delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference that the fragmented nature of the transport industry meant operators could not be [...]
National Highways ‘cabs’ deter drivers behaving badly
Published On: Sunday 25 June 2023
Mark Cartwright, head of commercial vehicle incident prevention at National Highways, explained the role of his fleet of so-called ‘cabs’ at the recent Microlise Transport Conference – tractor units operated [...]
A cooperation between British electric truck manufacturer Tevva and ZF has seen the German automotive giant’s electronic braking system (EBS) integrated into the vehicles. The EBS blends the vehicle’s regenerative [...]
DAF offers large cab option for lightweight 18-tonner
Published On: Tuesday 20 June 2023
Operators looking to maximise payload on their 18-tonne rigids can save 600 kg by opting for a Cummins-built 6.7-litre engine in the DAF XD 4×2 chassis-cab in place of the [...]
The future of Great Britain’s traffic commissioners (TC) as regulators of the commercial road transport sector has been assured after a public consultation by the Department for Transport (DfT). In [...]
Trade groups call for action on ‘critical’ parking shortage
Published On: Tuesday 20 June 2023
Transport trade groups have called for urgent progress on planning reform to enable the construction of more roadside facilities for truck operators, following the publication of the second part of [...]
Daimler Trucks has begun production of its new battery-electric Fuso eCanter truck in Tramagal, Portugal. Revealed at the IAA Show last year, the new eCanter differs from its predecessor in [...]
Gathering and analysing data is the key to decarbonising the UK freight sector, Michael Ayres, managing director of Flexible Power Systems (pictured, right), told the Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry. [...]
Trade body Logistics UK has said it supports proposals to allow fleets participating in DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme to either carry out their own annual testing on heavy vehicles and [...]
