• Engine and aerodynamic improvements for Volvo

    Published On: Thursday 21 April 2016

    Volvo is launching further improvements to its FH, FM and FMX trucks to coincide with the introduction of the latest Euro 6 Step C emissions regulations. In in combination with […]

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  • New London mayor could transform truck designs

    Published On: Friday 8 April 2016

    The forthcoming elections for London Mayor may have an impact on road transport which extends way beyond the capital. Many of the major candidates have set out a stall which […]

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  • UK falls in line for platooning

    Published On: Monday 4 April 2016

    Among the more eye-catching measures announced in George Osborne’s Budget last month was a commitment to “establish the UK as a global centre for excellence in connected and autonomous vehicles.” […]

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  • Transport industry responds to 2016 Budget

    Published On: Tuesday 29 March 2016

    Following earlier suggestions that fuel duty was likely to rise as part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget announcement last month, trade groups welcomed George Osborne’s decision to in […]

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  • Government consults on driver fines as stowaway incidents persist

    Published On: Saturday 26 March 2016

    On one day last month in Kent, 52 suspected migrants of Middle East/North African origin were found in two trucks which had passed through UK security on the short-channel crossing. […]

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  • MPs hear evidence on Operation Stack solution

    Published On: Saturday 26 March 2016

    A panel of MPs heard oral evidence from a series of witnesses last month on proposals to build a new 3,600-capacity lorry park in Kent as an alternative to Operation […]

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  • HGV satnav use proves a Commons concern

    Published On: Thursday 24 March 2016

    A recent debate between MPs in Westminster Hall focused on the topic of the use of satellite navigation systems by HGV drivers – resulting in lorries taking inappropriate routes leading […]

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  • Volvo and Renault trucks shift up in spec

    Published On: Tuesday 22 March 2016

    Volvo Group has announced new gearbox options for its Volvo FH and FMX ranges, and performance-enhancing tweaks to its Renault Range T heavy trucks. Crawler gears are now available in […]

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  • New drivers’ hours advice issued

    Published On: Tuesday 22 March 2016

    Little appears to have changed in the DVSA’s latest updated advice on EU drivers’ hours regulations (Transport Operator 52), and what changes there are have been driven by shifting interpretation […]

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