• Hydrogen combustion engines can replace diesels in trucks

    Published On: Wednesday 9 February 2022

    Mainstream manufacturers are now investigating ways in which internal combustion engines can continue to power heavy-duty long-range applications beyond the UK government’s proposed 2040 ban on diesel trucks. First out [...]

  • RHA welcomes smart motorway safety review

    Published On: Saturday 5 February 2022

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has backed the move by the Department for Transport (DfT) to pause the introduction of new all lane running (ALR) smart motorway schemes in or­der [...]

  • ‘Unjust’ Manchester CAZ plans slammed

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month called on the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to include HGVs in a proposed pause to the city region’s clean air zone [...]

  • Red diesel changes looming

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    Restrictions on the use of rebated gas oil (red diesel) coming into force from 1 April mean that the fuel will only be legally usable for a much narrower set [...]

  • Major pay awards secured as driver shortage continues

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    Employers across the road transport industry are continuing to raise wages to make the sector more attractive to drivers; and over recent weeks, the transport union Unite has reported some [...]

  • Iveco in hydrogen hook-up with Air Liquide

    Published On: Saturday 29 January 2022

    Iveco has signed a memorandum of understanding with gas manufacturer Air Liquide, to develop hydrogen mobility in Europe. The partnership will utilise the two companies’ complementary competencies: Air Liquide’s expertise [...]

  • Union alarm over roadside checks decline

    Published On: Tuesday 25 January 2022

    Transport union Unite has expressed alarm over a 39 per cent decline in roadside checks made by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) since 2016/17. In total, there were [...]

  • Fox leads charge for electric tippers

    Published On: Sunday 23 January 2022

    Fox Group of Blackpool has placed a landmark order which could make it the first tipper operator in the UK to begin the transition from diesel to electric trucks. It [...]

  • Study: target farm ammonia before truck emissions

    Published On: Sunday 23 January 2022

    Diesel transport may have been shouldering an unfair proportion of the blame for high levels of urban particulate pollution, when a prominent cause is ammonia fumes blown into towns from [...]