DAF is about to commence series production of the new XD and XF Electric trucks at its Eindhoven factory, with a new hall to handle driveline installation on the vehicles [...]
Laurence Drake, managing director of DAF Trucks Ltd, has explained how the UK market leading truck manufacturer will manage the introduction of electric vehicles alongside further developments in its diesel [...]
Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has been criticised by hauliers and a neighbouring local authority for consulting on plans to introduce a £50 daily toll on Euro VI [...]
Operators in Staffordshire were recently subject to a week of enforcement action by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. Curtain-sided lorries were the target of the operation, which saw 37 [...]
The Road Haulage Association has warned that the cost of operating a 44-tonne artic and trailer has increased by 19 per cent, as evidenced by findings from its annual Haulage [...]
MPs mull challenges of shift to autonomous vehicles
Published On: Thursday 8 December 2022
A cross-party committee of MPs heard last month from witnesses on the challenges of autonomous vehicle rollout, as part of its inquiry into the development and deployment of the technology. [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced investment of up to £100 million from industry and government in improved roadside facilities and rest areas around England’s strategic road network. Truck-stop [...]
DVSA issues update on remote tacho monitoring trial
Published On: Thursday 17 November 2022
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has told Transport Operator that its current trial of remote tachograph sensing equipment (RTSE) at the roadside is set to continue to April [...]
ACEA, the European automobile manufacturers’ association – whose members include the major continental commercial vehicle producers – has aired “serious concerns” about newly published European Commission (EC) proposals for a [...]
