DfT rolls out plan to ban older tyres and steered axle retreads
Published On: Thursday 11 July 2019
The Department for Transport (DfT) has opened a promised consultation into its plans to outlaw the use of tyres aged 10 years and older on trucks, trailers, buses, coaches and [...]
FTA slams no-deal Brexit as ‘unacceptable’ for Northern Ireland
Published On: Wednesday 10 July 2019
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has responded with concern to conclusions by Northern Ireland’s civil service (NICS) in a data paper on the province’s likely trade and investment prospects following [...]
Matthew Warden, area director at the motor division of Towergate Insurance, offers his perspective on the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source In May 2019, Parliament declared climate [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reported that progress is being made by Department for Transport officials seeking road transport agreements with Eastern European non-EU states, to help ensure ease [...]
The first 44-tonne Iveco Stralis X-Way 6×4 tractor in the UK has been delivered to Essex bulk excavation specialist Brocks Haulage by Acorn Trucks of West Thurrock. Purfleet-based Brocks ordered [...]
Engine refresh heralds launch of new-generation MAN
Published On: Tuesday 25 June 2019
Traton subsidiary MAN is to phase in a new generation of trucks before 2021 – with the first stage of the process comprising changes to its engine line-up, to coincide [...]
Mark Drakeford, Labour first minister of the Welsh government, has cancelled the planned Newport Relief Road – which was designed to reduce congestion on the M4 around the South Wales [...]
Steve Banner caught up with the truck manufacturer to learn about its roadmap for the future Renault Trucks is determined to become a lot more than an also-ran in the [...]
The clamour from beleaguered rail managers imploring HGV drivers to pay more attention to their vehicles’ height has grown in volume, after repeated strikes to a bridge in Birmingham forced [...]
