The manufacturing operations of Europe’s major truck brands were feeling the full effect of Covid-19 last month, forcing firms to announce the temporary closure of various production units across the [...]
Transport for London (TfL) and the London boroughs suspended the low (LEZ) and ultra low emission zones (ULEZ), the congestion charge, and the Lorry Control Scheme last month as they [...]
Truck manufacturers have been battling to maintain aftermarket support for UK customers through their dealer networks as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. MAN has put an additional two months’ worth [...]
All annual testing of trucks, trailers and PCVs was suspended for three months from 21 March in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), as the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency [...]
The government has postponed controversial tax reforms to the IR35 off-payroll working rules for the private sector for a year, until 6 April 2021, as one among a series of [...]
Major industry trade events have been postponed and cancelled, following government advice to the effect that large gatherings should be avoided in a bid to curtail the coronavirus’s spread. Organisers [...]
Businesses warned: denying drivers toilet access is illegal
Published On: Friday 27 March 2020
As the UK at large came to terms with the reality of a toilet roll shortage, some lorry drivers working hard to keep the nation in supply were still being [...]
Trade groups: extend Brexit transition to allow Covid-19 focus
Published On: Thursday 26 March 2020
Both the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Road Haulage Association (RHA) have called on government to ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit transition or ‘implementation’ period, to [...]
Using vehicle ‘infotainment’ touchscreens while on the move is a bigger impairment to driver reaction times than driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, according to research carried out [...]