Report: England’s on-site lorry parking capacity ‘close to full’
Published On: Tuesday 11 October 2022
A new Department for Transport-commissioned report on the state of overnight truck parking capacity in the vicinity of England’s strategic road network (SRN) has found that the situation has worsened [...]
Driver welfare plea among commissioner’s conference warnings
Published On: Saturday 8 October 2022
Opening the Autumn round of Transport Manager Conferences organised by Logistics UK, Kevin Rooney, traffic commissioner (TC) for the West of England, warned delegates at a packed event in Shepton [...]
DVSA action day finds 1 in 10 vehicles with ‘most dangerous’ issues
Published On: Wednesday 5 October 2022
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) organised a coordinated day of commercial vehicle enforcement action last month, targeting high-risk vehicles across Great Britain in partnership with National Highways and [...]
Damaged tyres are driving up annual test failure rates on trucks since the end of lockdown, Phil Lloyd, the head of Engineering at Logistics UK told delegates at the organisation’s [...]
DAF unveils new distribution and construction range
Published On: Monday 3 October 2022
UK market leader DAF unveiled its new generation of distribution and construction trucks at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany in September. As expected, the new ranges feature an [...]
MAN upgrades engines and aerodynamics to save fuel
Published On: Friday 30 September 2022
Traton subsidiary MAN has refreshed its 12.5-litre D26 engine, with outputs raised by 10 bhp across the range, and improved the aerodynamics of its GM and GX cabs. Together these [...]
Transport for London has claimed that its Direct Vision Standard for trucks of over 12 tonnes gross weight has succeeded in its first year of enforcement, pointing to a reduction [...]
Volta Trucks has completed its first on-road, real life trials of its all-electric Zero truck in conjunction with customer DB Schenker. The tests involved a design verification Volta Zero operating [...]
Two speakers at the Logistics UK Transport Manager Conference provided views on developments in vehicle safety technology. James Ashford, the head of commercial services at Brigade Electronics, said the technology [...]
