Truck manufacture resumes as slow Covid-19 recovery begins
Published On: Thursday 30 April 2020
Truck manufacturers have been cautiously resuming operations at reduced volume over recent days, with new measures in place to protect staff from the coronavirus outbreak. DAF’s facilities in Eindhoven in [...]
HGV drivers and other transport workers classified as ‘essential’ are now eligible to be tested for Covid-19, following announcements by the UK and devolved governments. All other details of the [...]
The Department for Transport has announced it has authorised an extension to the present relaxation of drivers’ hours regulations in England, Scotland and Wales. This article was published on 17 April [...]
D4 medical requirement for licence renewals suspended by DfT
Published On: Friday 17 April 2020
The Department for Transport (DfT) has officially announced that D4 medicals will temporarily not be required for lorry and bus drivers’ licence renewals, after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the requirement. [...]
The implementation of clean air zones (CAZs) across England is being delayed until “after January 2021”, according to the government’s environment department — with schemes set to come into force [...]
Trade groups: fleets need finance to weather Covid-19 storm
Published On: Thursday 16 April 2020
The road transport industry’s trade body representatives have called on government to boost financial support for the sector and hasten the delivery of measures already promised, to help fleets to [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has provided health, cleaning, hygiene and social distancing guidance for fleet operators to help protect drivers against the spread of Covid-19. In its daily coronavirus [...]
Covid-19 forces Direct Vision Standard postponement
Published On: Monday 13 April 2020
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London (TfL) to delay the enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme, as well as upcoming changes to the low emission [...]
DVSA suspends periodic tacho calibrations and inspections
Published On: Thursday 9 April 2020
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections on vehicles are to be suspended, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.To ensure vehicles with tachographs [...]
