• HSE warns on exposure to container hazards

    Published On: Tuesday 25 October 2022

    Workers who open or enter loaded containers could be exposed to dangerously low oxygen levels or to hazardous substances in the air which have built up as a result of [...]

  • MAN top trim option extended

    Published On: Tuesday 25 October 2022

    MAN is extending its top Lion S trim option to the regional/off-road TGS truck with the new 520 hp version of the D26 engine. Available for NN, TN and TM [...]

  • MAN offers camera mirror option

    Published On: Tuesday 25 October 2022

    Traton subsidiary MAN is joining Mercedes and DAF in offering a camera rear-view system as an option in place of front and kerb mirrors with cameras. In addition to the [...]

  • ‘Microgrid’ buildings to charge EVs

    Published On: Saturday 22 October 2022

    Power management and vehicle transmission specialist Eaton warns that switching Europe’s truck fleet to electrical power as planned will require a doubling of electric generation capacity by 2050. Its solution [...]

  • One in five truck tyres misinflated

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    Approximately one in every five truck tyres is operating outside the correct tyre pressure window, according to a study from Continental. The tyre specialist says that the statistic, based on [...]

  • ACEA urges action on truck decarb infrastructure

    Published On: Friday 21 October 2022

    European automotive industry body ACEA has told the European Parliament that EU targets to re­duce CO2 emissions from trucks by introducing alternative powertrain technology can only be met if the [...]

  • Laden brake test warning

    Published On: Thursday 20 October 2022

    DVSA has reminded operators that from 1 January 2023, it will refuse to perform annual roadworthiness for most vehicles and trailers if presented unladen. There are limited exemptions: including tri-axle [...]

  • Government U-turn on IR35 relaxation

    Published On: Wednesday 19 October 2022

    Plans announced only last month to scrap last year’s controversial IR35 off-payroll tax reforms, which require larger transport operators to assess whether drivers should be taxed as employees via PAYE, [...]

  • DAF’s automatics for the people

    Published On: Thursday 13 October 2022

    Paccar subsidiary DAF has refreshed its LF lightweight truck range with new Cummins-built engines and fully-automatic ZF PowerLine torque-convertor transmissions. Fuel savings of up to seven per cent are promised, [...]