• Truck industry faces major driving test backlog

    Published On: Saturday 4 July 2020

    The details of this article were correct as of 4 July; please check with relevant agencies and trade associations for more recent updates. The sector skills council Skills for Logistics [...]

  • In-person public inquiries resume

    Published On: Friday 3 July 2020

    This story was correct as of 3 July Face-to-face tribunal hearings in front of the traffic commissioners for Great Britain, including public inquiries, are due to resume from 6 July, [...]

  • Sterling gives new life to Hymix

    Published On: Thursday 2 July 2020

    Yorkshire plant body manufacturer Sterling has taken over the brand, design rights and some assets of the Hymix concrete-mixer manufacturing company, which went into liquidation late last year. The new [...]

  • Export IT system still untested as clock ticks on Brexit negotiations

    Published On: Wednesday 1 July 2020

    The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) system that will allow British companies to export goods to the European Union by truck is still untested, but will have to be functional [...]

  • Dennis Eagle launches all-electric RCV

    Published On: Thursday 25 June 2020

    What is claimed to be the first OEM production electrically-powered refuse collection vehicle in the world is being launched by British manufacturer Dennis Eagle. The eCollect is based on the [...]

  • DAF enhances emergency braking system

    Published On: Wednesday 24 June 2020

    DAF Trucks has upgraded the Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) across its LF, CF and XF model ranges. This third-generation AEBS can provide up to full autonomous emergency braking to assist [...]

  • Electra RCVs displace diesels in Manchester

    Published On: Wednesday 24 June 2020

    Waste management specialist Biffa has ordered 27 new Electra 27 – 350 all-electric refuse collection vehicles to serve its contract with Manchester City Council. The order, worth almost £10 million, [...]

  • Volvo rolls out extended warranty

    Published On: Tuesday 23 June 2020

    Volvo Trucks is supporting its used trucks offering with an extended driveline warranty that can exceed that offered on new trucks. A 24-month / 360,000 km manufacturer’s driveline warranty is [...]

  • Wheels of Covid-19 recovery begin to turn

    Published On: Tuesday 16 June 2020

    Some elements of the haulage and distribution industry that had ground largely to a halt during lockdown are back on the road this week, following the government decision to give [...]