The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the government to add HGV drivers to the Home Office’s so-called ‘shortage occupation list’, to allow more drivers from overseas to fill [...]
New guidance sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT) has been published which is designed to prevent commercial vehicles – including trucks, buses, coaches, vans, and even mobile plant such [...]
Truck makers: governments must lead charge on HGV electrification
Published On: Friday 14 May 2021
In the wake of their announcement that production of fossil-fuelled trucks would need to end by 2040, Europe’s truck makers have thrown down a challenge to the European Commission – [...]
Iveco has replaced its Trakker ultra-heavy-duty off-road truck with the T-Way, completing the year-long replacement programme of its outgoing Stralis-based vehicles with the new Way design family. T-Way continues to [...]
Range extenders could bridge gaps in charging networks
Published On: Saturday 1 May 2021
Range-extender technologies that would enable operators of long-haul electric trucks to bridge any gaps in charging networks with carbon-neutral fuels are being developed in the UK and USA. Sheffield-based Libertine [...]
Renault Trucks has revised its heavy truck T, T High, C and K ranges to coincide with the introduction of the latest low-emission Euro VI E engines. Improved aerodynamics and [...]
Operators with vehicles and trailers which are due annual vehicle roadworthiness tests during August, September, October or November this year have been asked by DVSA to consider moving test dates [...]
Transport trade groups have responded to the decision by the government last month to end the requirement for a Kent Access Permit (KAP) for hauliers entering the county, as well [...]
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has pledged to make all its new vehicles CO2 neutral by 2039. The pledge encompasses all weights and applications produced for the European market. Speaking at a Motor [...]
