• New IR35 rules impact agency driver use

    Published On: Thursday 1 April 2021

    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 [...]

  • Renault Trucks details electrification plans

    Published On: Monday 29 March 2021

    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 [...]

  • End of the red diesel era for fridges

    Published On: Thursday 25 March 2021

    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 [...]

  • Cummins AdBlue dual-dosing system now on offer to OEMs

    Published On: Thursday 25 March 2021

    Engine and exhaust aftertreatment manufacturer Cummins is to offer its innovative urea dual-dosing system to other OEMs after initial success in the latest iteration of the Scania V8 engine (pictured). [...]

  • Electric construction rigid from Renault

    Published On: Monday 22 March 2021

    Renault Trucks has expanded its all-electric truck range to include a construction variant as well as distribution and low-entry models. Paris plant hire specialist, the Noblet Group, which is committed [...]

  • Transport manager CPC provision expanded

    Published On: Saturday 20 March 2021

    Logistics UK (formerly the FTA) has expanded capacity for its Transport Manager CPC qualification in association with City & Guilds. The move follows the withdrawal of the OCR examination board [...]

  • RHA clashes with government over extent of Brexit impact

    Published On: Wednesday 10 March 2021

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month demanded “urgent intervention” from the government to tackle what it called “enormous challenges facing critical supply chains” as a result of the post-Brexit [...]

  • New truck market down almost a third in 2020

    Published On: Friday 5 March 2021

    The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) has released figures showing that new HGV registrations dropped by 32.2 per cent in 2020, representing the weakest demand since 2010. SMMT [...]

  • CV Show rescheduled to 31 August – 2 September

    Published On: Tuesday 2 March 2021

    Organisers of the Commercial Vehicle Show have taken the decision to reschedule the 2021 event, following the recent government announcement of its roadmap out of lockdown. The CV Show will [...]