DfT and industry prepare for ‘worst-case’ Brexit
The government is progressing new laws through Parliament which it says will allow UK truck operators to continue to run vehicles throughout Europe after Brexit in the event that withdrawal […]
Driving up standards
Stephen Watson, director of product at Microlise, offers his take on the key factors fleets should consider when designing driver incentivisation schemes You’ve got to measure it to manage it: […]
Local policymaking ‘threatens to crash used truck market’
The UK truck market faces a potential perfect storm with a collapse in residual values for non-Euro 6 trucks predicted in 2020. That’s the warning from Martin Flach, alternative fuels […]
Gas power blowing hot for Iveco
Iveco is staking its future in the UK on gas-powered vehicles, from vans to 40-tonne tractor units. Speaking to journalists at the manufacturer’s annual State of the Nation conference, managing […]
Volvo and Renault to sell electric trucks from 2019
The Volvo Group truck manufacturers have announced that they will commence the sale of electric trucks in Europe next year. Both Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks will bring electric trucks […]
DAF retains top spot in falling market
DAF Trucks celebrated its twenty-third year of truck market leadership in 2017, claiming just under 30 per cent of new truck registrations. At 13,301, it put almost twice as many […]
Transport trainers look to tackle terrorism
Transport industry training providers are launching programmes to help commercial vehicle operators and drivers counter the risk of their vehicles being deployed in terrorism, in the wake of increased ‘vehicle […]
Safety in the spotlight
Lee Sadd, senior trainer at SAMS Ltd, assesses the current safety landscape of the HGV sector Despite the myriad ways in which health and safety has improved our lives, it’s […]
DVSA reveals earned recognition pilot participants
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published a full list of all the HGV and PSV operators taking part in the pilot of its earned recognition scheme, which […]