IVECO has welcomed the German Federal Council’s decision to extend the motorway toll exemption for natural gas heavy-duty trucks. The toll extension will benefit transporters who operate Iveco’s Natural Power heavy-duty trucks in their fleets, […]
FOLLOWING the UK Government’s guidance, from Monday 8 June a two week quarantine period will be enforced for anyone arriving in the UK. Freight drivers are exempt from the quarantine requirement, however they must fill […]
Scottish specialist contractor JAM Drilling has extended its fleet with four new 18-tonne MAN TGM 4×4 rigids with specialist dropside bodies. The new trucks supplied by MV Commercial and equipped with a Palfinger PK19001 crane, […]
The DVSA has confirmed it will add questions to the HGV driver theory test about class VI mirrors, after a coroner raised concerns about the risk of deaths being caused on the roads. In a […]
SCANIA (Great Britain) Ltd says it has become the first UK commercial vehicle organisation to achieve ISO45001, the international occupational health and safety management standard. As such, all 46 service centres in the Scania […]
FROM Wednesday 1 July the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) will only be available to firms and staff who’ve already been on it. To qualify after that date an employee must have been furloughed for […]
Improving the safety of vulnerable road users has driven Aberdeen based The Shore Porters’ Society to equip its fleet with cameras. Kevin Swallow talks to Richard Henderson about legislation and the challenge van operators present […]
With the role of the transport manager now on a par with senior management, should restricted licence operators be subject to more training to compensate for the absence of a transport manager? Carol Millett looks […]
HAULAGE firms have called on the government for help through the COVID-19 crisis as they gear up to drive economic recovery. A survey of 600 operators has revealed that the vast majority of hauliers are […]
Most bodybuilders and trailer manufacturers closed their factories through April as the Covid-19 pandemic reached its peak. Now starts the phased return to work and ramping up of production as everyone inches towards the light […]
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