European automotive industry body ACEA has told the European Parliament that EU targets to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks by introducing alternative powertrain technology can only be met if the [...]
DVSA has reminded operators that from 1 January 2023, it will refuse to perform annual roadworthiness for most vehicles and trailers if presented unladen. There are limited exemptions: including tri-axle [...]
Plans announced only last month to scrap last year’s controversial IR35 off-payroll tax reforms, which require larger transport operators to assess whether drivers should be taxed as employees via PAYE, [...]
Paccar subsidiary DAF has refreshed its LF lightweight truck range with new Cummins-built engines and fully-automatic ZF PowerLine torque-convertor transmissions. Fuel savings of up to seven per cent are promised, [...]
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 [...]
