Research by US energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie suggests that the number of electric trucks on American roads is set to rise from 2,000 at the end of last year to [...]
Although its own comparative trials were disrupted by the Covid crisis, Nicholls Transport of Sittingbourne reports that it still sees a bright future for gas-powered trucks in the UK. Nicholls’ [...]
Changes to EU drivers’ hours law are now in operation, and will continue to apply in the UK even when the Brexit process is complete. The reforms will have the [...]
Logistics sector ‘must step up Brexit preparations’
Published On: Wednesday 26 August 2020
Hauliers will need to get to grips with at least eight new computer systems in order for Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) trade to operate efficiently after the Brexit transition, Logistics UK [...]
Police-style ‘bodycams’ are being rolled out for frontline DVSA staff conducting roadside checks and site visits, in a move the agency says is designed to reduce physical and verbal assaults [...]
Scandinavian electric vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has announced that it is shortly to begin a pilot test of its forthcoming Volta Zero truck with parcel delivery giant DPD. Said to [...]
The Road Haulage Association has published its annual NOx (nitrogen oxides) Emission Assessment, which shows that the HGV sector has reduced its NOx output by at least 59 per cent [...]
Authorities in the Netherlands are clamping down on AdBlue fraud, with fines totalling €8,000 being levied for a single offence. Dutch magazine TTM.nl reported how specialist officials from the infrastructure [...]
DfT confirms ban on older tyres for heavy vehicles
Published On: Sunday 9 August 2020
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that tyres aged 10 years and older will be banned on the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches across Great Britain in [...]
