• ITT Hub 2021 gets green light

    Published On: Monday 1 March 2021

    The advisory board of the forthcoming ITT Hub exhibition has agreed to support go-ahead for the event following last week’s announcement of a government roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions [...]

  • Renault joins low-entry electric market

    Published On: Friday 19 February 2021

    A low-entry cab version of Renault Trucks’ electric D Wide ZE is now available in the UK. Accommodating the driver and up to three operatives, the cab design enables greater [...]

  • Daimler restructure to separate trucks from cars

    Published On: Friday 19 February 2021

    Daimler’s truck and car divisions are to split under restructuring plans, it has been announced. The truck division, which includes Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, Western Star, Setra and Fuso, will be [...]

  • BIFA: EU export market ‘returning to normal’

    Published On: Friday 19 February 2021

    BIFA, the British International Freight Association, has cautioned that it is far too early to draw any conclusions over the impact of Brexit on the international transport sector. “To be [...]

  • Further parking restrictions in Kent

    Published On: Thursday 18 February 2021

    Kent County Council is consulting on recently introduced restrictions that forbid trucks from waiting or using laybys on many of its roads, ahead of plans to review the scheme to [...]

  • Transport industry hits the gas

    Published On: Thursday 18 February 2021

    Statistics released by industry trade body the Gas Vehicle Network (GVN) have shown a 78 per cent increase in sales of gas as a transport fuel during 2020. Isaac Occhipinti, [...]

  • Mini trailer to boost utilisation at Tuffnells

    Published On: Tuesday 16 February 2021

    Parcel carrier Tuffnells has commissioned a new ‘mini-wedge’ trailer design from Don- Bur to improve utilisation of its tractor fleet, while gaining improved accessibility for deliveries and increased payload over [...]

  • Fleets gear up for new London charges

    Published On: Wednesday 10 February 2021

    Heavier vehicles operating in Greater London from 1 March will need to comply with Transport for London’s (TfL) Direct Vision Standard (DVS) requirements or face significant charges, trade associations and [...]

  • 10-year-old tyre ban now in force

    Published On: Wednesday 10 February 2021

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded fleet operators that tyres aged over 10 years are now banned on the front steered axles of lorries, buses and coaches, [...]