• 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 [...]

  • Industry gears up for ITT Hub

    Published On: Monday 24 May 2021

    Around 150 exhibitors are set to attend the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Hampshire for the forthcoming inaugural ITT Hub (Innovation & Technology in Transport). A major emphasis [...]

  • HGV market on road to recovery

    Published On: Monday 24 May 2021

    New HGV registrations were up by 9.5 per cent in the first three months of this year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders [...]

  • Ford ‘back with a vengeance’ at CV Show

    Published On: Sunday 23 May 2021

    Commercial Vehicle Show organisers have announced that LCV market leader Ford of Britain has confirmed its commitment to the 2021 event, which runs from 31 August to 2 September at [...]

  • Logistics UK: DVSA must sustain pace on driving tests

    Published On: Saturday 22 May 2021

    Logistics UK has urged the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to maintain its rapid vocational driver testing programme in order to clear the outstanding test backlog, which the organisation [...]

  • Testing of Mercedes advanced hydrogen truck begins

    Published On: Thursday 20 May 2021

    Daimler Trucks has commenced tests of the first enhanced prototype of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell truck, originally unveiled in 2020, marking an important milestone on the path to [...]

  • Prohibitions must now be cleared at an ATF

    Published On: Thursday 20 May 2021

    DVSA has ended the Covid concession which allowed prohibitions on vehicles to be removed without physical checks by the agency. As of 1 June 2021, prohibitions on testable vehicles or [...]

  • DAF launches truck charger range

    Published On: Wednesday 19 May 2021

    A range of chargers for electric trucks has been launched by DAF Trucks under the banner of its American parent Paccar. DAF Trucks now offers a full range of fixed [...]

  • DAF leads the way to larger, more aerodynamic cabs

    Published On: Tuesday 18 May 2021

    Paccar’s DAF subsidiary will be the first manufacturer to take advantage in changes to EU dimension laws when it launches its replacement for its long-running XF flagship truck this month. [...]