Great Britain’s independent traffic commissioners (TCs) have published their 2022-23 annual report, which outlines key issues of concern to the goods and passenger transport sectors in the year ending 31 [...]
Industry risks rerun of recruitment crisis without younger drivers
Published On: Monday 4 September 2023
Road transport has emerged from the driver shortage and Covid crisis of the early 2020s still over-reliant on the same shrinking pool of ageing drivers and temporary workers from Eastern [...]
The government’s crackdown on illegal migration via HGVs is proving costly for hauliers, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA) – with innocent lorry drivers re-entering the UK from France [...]
Trade groups including the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Heavy Transport Association last month called for fair and consistent application by police forces of the rules around the movement of [...]
A recent launch at Cummins’ East Asia Research & Development Centre showcased the company’s latest product strategy for China-based customers, focusing on the China debut of its 15-litre hydrogen internal [...]
Iveco has taken over the production and marketing of the battery and fuel cell heavy-duty trucks it previously manufactured for the Nikola Iveco Europe joint venture (JV). After displaying a [...]
DAF has brought its light/medium-weight distribution range into line with the rest of its truck offering by relaunching the LF as the XB. With a new chassis, the XB will [...]
Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo is trialling HVO fuel in partnership with Malcolm Group, in an experiment that could save up to 171 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. The [...]
Scania has won a record order from a consortium of UK-based truck operators: the 2500-strong order includes 100 battery-electric tractor units which will be among the first of their kind [...]
