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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
