• 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 [...]

  • Euro 7 proposals under fire from truck makers

    Published On: Wednesday 16 November 2022

    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 [...]

  • Industry bosses set out roadmaps to net zero

    Published On: Monday 14 November 2022

    Top truck industry executives used the recent IAA Transportation show to lay out their routes to carbon-free road freight transport. It is clear that, while there is some consensus on [...]

  • No commitment to ‘binding code’ on driver treatment

    Published On: Monday 7 November 2022

    The government has responded to a range of recommendations made in June by the House of Commons transport select committee in its report on the road freight supply chain – [...]

  • Fuel cells poised to break into mainstream

    Published On: Thursday 27 October 2022

    Fuel cells which turn hydrogen gas into electricity and water are being adopted by many truck manufacturers as an alternative to battery-electrics in some applications. Their advantages are lower weight, [...]

  • Hydrogen combustion on the rise at IAA

    Published On: Wednesday 26 October 2022

    Hydrogen is being developed as a combustion fuel for truck engines by several major players in the industry. DAF showed its hydrogen-powered combustion truck, and Iveco’s engine supplier FPT an [...]

  • Industry to turn to e-axles

    Published On: Wednesday 26 October 2022

    With the exception of Mercedes, most of the electric trucks shown by mainstream manufacturers at IAA and previously have retained a conventional layout with a motor under the cab directly [...]

  • 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 [...]