A new bespoke Covid testing regime has commenced for international arrivals who will be exempt for quarantine for work purposes, including hauliers arriving into England. As of 6 April, unless [...]
CV development funding helps drive zero-emissions future
Published On: Tuesday 13 April 2021
A project to develop electric propulsion systems for HGVs will receive the largest portion of a newly announced £54 million government and industry funding package for the development of green [...]
In an exclusive interview with Transport Operator, MAN Truck & Bus UK managing director Thomas Hemmerich spoke to Richard Simpson about the truck industry’s recovery from Covid’s impact, and its [...]
Daimler Truck is to end production of its medium-duty engines, which are to be replaced with Cummins designs to be produced within the Mercedes-Benz Mannheim campus in Germany (pictured). The [...]
The strain currently felt on goods movements between Great Britain and the Irish Republic following the end of the Brexit transition period could worsen following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, [...]
Transport trade associations have praised the Treasury’s decision, announced in last month’s Budget, to continue its long-standing freeze on fuel duty. Alex Veitch, general manager of public policy at Logistics [...]
Medium and large companies could now be liable for increased payroll costs if they have been using agency drivers engaged through a limited company, warns Claire Howarth of chartered accountants [...]
Volvo Group subsidiary Renault Trucks has mapped out its route to 2040, and the phase-out of fossil fuels in the truck industry. Renault Trucks president Bruno Blin said electric power [...]
Operators in the temperature-controlled sector should prepare now for the end of the red rebated duty diesel concession for fridge motors next year, warned Graham Usher, UK sales distributor for [...]
