• Unite manifesto proposes solutions to driver shortfall

    Published On: Friday 2 July 2021

      The transport union Unite has published a Drivers’ Manifesto to help tackle the logistics industry’s driver recruitment and retention problems. It highlights an apparent lack of diversity in the [...]

  • Electric eCanter running in Bradford

    Published On: Thursday 1 July 2021

    European logistics giant DB Schenker has put a battery-powered Fuso eCanter 7.5-tonne truck into service in Bradford. It is the first such vehicle that the company has operated in the [...]

  • Scania and Merc respond to new DAF XG

    Published On: Wednesday 23 June 2021

    Scania has responded to the launch of DAF’s XG and XG+ long-cab by offering a 270 mm extension to its S and R cabs, while Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new [...]

  • DVSA reopens ATF application process

    Published On: Wednesday 16 June 2021

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will now allow prospective authorised testing facility (ATF) providers to apply for new ATFs – provided they meet certain criteria [...]

  • DAF unveils new truck lineup

    Published On: Friday 11 June 2021

    DAF has revealed its New Generation truck range – including the new XF, XG and XG+ vehicles – which will begin production in October, starting with 4×2 tractors and rigids. [...]

  • Driver recruitment action required now, warns report

    Published On: Wednesday 9 June 2021

    A combination of Covid-19, economic recovery, Brexit and continuing poor pay and conditions could lead to a severe shortfall in available truck driver numbers this summer and beyond, warns the [...]

  • DVSA reopens ATF application process

    Published On: Friday 4 June 2021

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced it will now allow prospective authorised testing facility (ATF) providers to apply for new ATFs – provided they meet certain criteria [...]

  • Daimler and Volvo launch hydrogen hook-up

    Published On: Wednesday 26 May 2021

    Daimler Truck and Volvo Group have officially launched cellcentric, their joint-venture enterprise to develop hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for future generations of electric long-haul trucks. Their goal [...]

  • New Merc boss lays out road ahead

    Published On: Tuesday 25 May 2021

    After just 100 days in post as director of Mercedes- Benz Truck Europe and Latin America, Karin Rådström faced investors and press at a Daimler Truck Strategy Day conference. Daimler [...]