• Allison has London market in its sights

    Published On: Friday 18 October 2019

    Allison Transmission hopes that legislative requirements for increasingly specialised truck designs to operate in London may lead operators to specify its fully-automatic gearboxes in place of standard automated manual transmissions. [...]

  • TC: bridge strikes could put O-licences at risk

    Published On: Tuesday 15 October 2019

    Operators of vehicles that hit bridges will be summoned to preliminary hearings, the Western area traffic commissioner Kevin Rooney warned at the FTA conference, following building concern over recent months [...]

  • DVSA sets out enforcement priorities at FTA conference

    Published On: Friday 11 October 2019

    Addressing the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Transport Manager conference in Sparkford, Somerset, Caroline Hicks, head of enforcement transformation at DVSA, outlined several areas of current focus for the agency’s enforcement [...]

  • DVSA issues new HGV walkaround checks guidance

    Published On: Wednesday 9 October 2019

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced improvements to its heavy vehicle walkaround check guidance, and created a new video to help HGV drivers carry out their daily [...]

  • RHA: post-Brexit customs checks will harm NI hauliers

    Published On: Friday 4 October 2019

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned that the creation of customs posts on either side of the Irish border after Brexit would lead to higher costs and hold-ups for [...]

  • Elddis’ mirrorless Merc is among UK’s first

    Published On: Saturday 28 September 2019

    Elddis Transport is one of the first UK fleets to operate the new ‘mirrorless’ Mercedes-Benz Actros. Consett, County Durham-based Elddis has operated Mercedes-Benz trucks for over 20 years, and Actros [...]

  • DVSA publishes annual test data

    Published On: Friday 27 September 2019

    The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has recently published results from its heavy vehicle annual testing regime for the second quarter of 2019 – and the takeaway message, the [...]

  • Trade groups comment on latest CAZ plans

    Published On: Wednesday 25 September 2019

    Transport trade associations have warned that the latest clean air zone (CAZ) proposals from local authorities will be damaging to hauliers, despite some improvements as compared to original plans. The [...]

  • Heavy trucks go all-electric in USA

    Published On: Friday 20 September 2019

    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first two Class Eight (80,000 lb GVW) Freightliner eCascadia trucks to customers for operational trials. The trucks, which are part of Freightliner’s [...]