• HGV levy to resume from August

    Published On: Tuesday 11 July 2023

    Trade bodies are reminding op­erators that the HGV levy is to make its return from 1 August, following its suspension during difficult trading times for hauli­ers amidst the Covid crisis, [...]

  • DVSA unveils ‘road to ER’ for new operators

    Published On: Friday 7 July 2023

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency is trialling a new ‘road to DVSA Earned Recognition’ pro­gramme, which is open to new HGV and PSV operators whose licence was issued in [...]

  • Government responds to MPs’ net zero concerns

    Published On: Tuesday 4 July 2023

    Both Logistics UK and the House of Commons transport committee have expressed disappointment at the government’s response to a call for clarity on its decarbonisa­tion strategy. The official response was [...]

  • RHA: operators need support on road to net zero

    Published On: Tuesday 27 June 2023

    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 [...]

  • Tevva integrates ZF braking system

    Published On: Tuesday 20 June 2023

    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 [...]

  • TCs’ future assured after consultation

    Published On: Tuesday 20 June 2023

    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 [...]