Truck manufacturers have been battling to maintain aftermarket support for UK customers through their dealer networks as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. MAN has put an additional two months’ worth […]

All annual testing of trucks, trailers and PCVs was suspended for three months from 21 March in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), as the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency […]

The government has postponed controversial tax reforms to the IR35 off-payroll working rules for the private sector for a year, until 6 April 2021, as one among a series of […]

Major industry trade events have been postponed and cancelled, following government advice to the effect that large gatherings should be avoided in a bid to curtail the coronavirus’s spread. Organisers […]

As the UK at large came to terms with the reality of a toilet roll shortage, some lorry drivers working hard to keep the nation in supply were still being […]

Both the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have called on government to ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit transition or ‘implementation’ period, to […]

Using vehicle ‘infotainment’ touchscreens while on the move is a bigger impairment to driver reaction times than driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, according to research carried out […]

Renault Trucks is poised to begin production of its electric D and D Wide Z.E. trucks on the same line as conventional models. An additional Z.E. building located next to […]

The government is now consulting on proposed changes to the Driver CPC scheme, which it says could reduce administrative processes for course approvals, and modernise some aspects of enforcement. The […]