Year: 2019

AFTER MONTHS of discussions, the announcement of a consultation on the proposed Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for HGV operators travelling into and out of London has been welcomed by FTA, but while the six week […]

FRASERBURGH based Gary & Adams has installed defibrillators across part of its fleet of lorries. They can now be used in an emergency by the firm’s drivers who have been trained how to use the […]

THE UPDATED FORS Standard version 5, ProVision which came into effect on 14 January 2019, recommends that fleet operators use of vehicle equipment and technology. The scheme now also recognises online and cloud based systems […]

TRAILER and commercial vehicle body manufacturer, Cartwright has driven up productivity at its south Manchester facility by investing in a fully programmable robotic welder which manufactures components to an exacting tolerance of 0.2mm. Cartwright’s operations […]

THE UNITE union has called for urgent reforms into how the deaths of workers and members of the public killed and injured in road accidents involving lorries are recorded, after research found a 50% increase […]

ON FRIDAY 23 November, Volvo Trucks’ Gent Plant in Belgium celebrated a significant milestone by handing over the keys to the one millionth Volvo truck produced in the Oostakker factory since it opened in 1975. […]

YORKSHIRE based cold storage and transport business Reed Boardall Group has again achieved strong annual results. The company grew turnover to £61.6m in its last financial year (ending 31 March 2018), a 2.3% rise in […]