Paccar subsidiary DAF is the first manufacturer to take advantage of relaxation of European weights and dimensions rules introduced in 2020 to launch a range of over-size truck cabs. The [...]
Industry calls for aid as driver shortage hits ‘crisis point’
Published On: Monday 5 July 2021
As the shortage of HGV drivers reached what the Road Haulage Association (RHA) described as a ‘crisis point’, road transport industry representatives were warning of continued supermarket supply issues [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
