Traton subsidiary MAN will launch its new D15 truck engine at the Commercial Vehicle Show (30 April – 2 May), which it is attending for the third year running. MAN [...]
DVSA windfall ‘should be ploughed into road safety’
Published On: Friday 22 March 2019
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the £3 million windfall collected by the DVSA from drivers’ hours law infringers thanks to beefed-up enforcement powers should not “disappear into [...]
DAF is to offer the ZF AS-Tronic automated manual transmission as a factory option on its dedicated LF roadsweeper chassis, which are marketed in conjunction with bodywork manufacturer Johnston Sweepers. [...]
The first Mercedes-Benz Econic tractor unit to go into service in the UK has been delivered to fresh produce supplier Reynolds by Ryder. Based on the 18-tonne low-entry municipal chassis-cab, [...]
Independent logistics company Howard Tenens has added two more 26-tonne, 340 bhp Scania compressed natural gas powered rigids to its fleet, bringing the total number of dedicated gas vehicles to [...]
Crunch time: industry urges MPs to end Brexit ‘farce’
Published On: Tuesday 12 March 2019
As Parliament prepares to vote again tonight on Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged MPs to “consider the needs of those tasked with keeping Britain [...]
Europe’s truck makers now face the tough task of reducing new vehicle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by an average of 15 per cent by 2025 and 30 per cent by [...]
Greater Manchester plans biggest CAZ outside capital
Published On: Friday 8 March 2019
Pre Euro-6 HGVs and buses operating in Greater Manchester are likely to face £100 daily charges from 2021, under plans released by regional authorities late last month. The ‘metro mayor’ [...]
Derek Bryan, vice president EMEA at Verizon Connect, discusses how to avoid falling foul of new emissions regulations in London In April 2019, London’s air quality policy will evolve, bringing [...]
