Online retailer Ocado is to open a second CNG filling station to serve its heavy truck fleet. The facility, at its Dordon customer fulfilment centre, will open in the second [...]
Volta zero-emissions trucks are to be assembled in Austria at the former MAN Truck & Bus plant in Steyr, by the newly-formed Steyr Automotive company, with production commencing before the [...]
The Commercial Vehicle Show returned to the NEC Birmingham for the first time in more than two years from 31 August. The event welcomed attendees from across the transport sector, [...]
Fruehauf, the troubled British tipper manufacturer, has been brought out of administration by independent truck dealership and hirer MV Commercial. MV Commercial has pledged an immediate cash injection, with a [...]
A major UK study is now underway involving truck manufacturer Scania, into the use of long-haul electrified vehicles charged dynamically by overhead wires on electric roads. The feasibility study is [...]
DfT boosts driver testing capacity to tackle shortage
Published On: Tuesday 14 September 2021
The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced that up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will now be made available per year, through measures that it says will streamline the [...]
TCs warn driver shortage is no excuse for safety failings
Published On: Wednesday 8 September 2021
In their 2020/21 annual report, the traffic commissioners (TCs) have warned operators not to let standards slip because replacement drivers are currently difficult to recruit, while reminding those offering traction [...]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that longer semi-trailers (LSTs) could be rolled out beyond the existing trial into general circulation as soon as next year, following the results [...]
DfT mulls future direction of traffic commissioners
Published On: Friday 3 September 2021
Industry representatives, as well as trade groups and local authorities, have been encouraged to contribute to a Department for Transport (DfT) review of the role of the traffic commissioners (TCs), [...]