New EU drivers’ hours and tachograph rules are being introduced on 20 August, including a requirement for drivers to ‘return home’ every four weeks, writes Chris Tindall. The Department for Transport said there will […]
DAF Trucks is urging truck operators and transport industry stakeholders to attend the Commercial Motor Show virtual exhibition at the end of September. The UK market leader has described the free-to-attend virtual show as […]
HAULAGE operators have slashed NOx emissions from trucks by at least 59% in only six years according to government statistics. Department for Transport figures show a continual year-on-year decline since 2013 as the RHA predicts […]
THE RHA confirms that HGV drivers returning from Spain DO NOT need to self-isolate if their journey is work-related. Others returning to the UK from Spain or its islands will have to self-isolate for 14 days […]
Traffic Commissioners really don’t like bridge strikes, especially as Network Rail is now actively reporting hauliers and their drivers direct to the industry’s arbiter. Bridge strikes cost the taxpayer millions of pounds every year, and […]
CONVOY truck shows at Donington Park and Pembrey will be cancelled this year, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘Visitor safety is always going to be our top priority and it’s for that reason and […]
The revolution of rubber in the tyre industry is about how to get the best deal, and the choice is often between pence per kilometre, pence per vehicle or a fixed rate contract. The leading […]
Self-driving wagons are one step closer with the award winning Actros 5, which is this month’s road test. This one belongs to Scotland’s Mercedes-Benz dealer Western Commercial, and the focus is on the innovative Predictive […]
Having shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the senior management team at Leyland Trucks set about getting the production line reopened in just five weeks despite working to strict workplace guidelines, with the lead […]
Is the standard 8×4 on its last wheels? Alan Watts sparks debate by querying the future of the long loved specification in the road haulage sector, with alternatives like tridem and the single-drive four-axle rigids […]
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