Motorway trials of autonomous HGV platoons have begun after the project stalled during the start of the pandemic. The consortium behind the trials said that the trucks are on the roads and are likely to […]
RELAXING drivers’ hours won’t make any material difference and fails to address the underlying issues which require a package of measures to fix, was the RHA response to Baroness Vere’s announcement that the government will […]
TODAY (Wednesday 7 July) virtual doors open at UKIFDA EXPO 2021 and Future Fuels Conference’s two day event. “The excitement levels are definitely rising,” says Ken Cronin, UKIFDA chief executive. “Visitors to the virtual exhibition […]
A BRAND-new industry event is bursting onto the scene next summer – the Road Transport Expo 2022 – taking place at Stoneleigh Park from 30 June–2 July. Created by Transport News publisher Road Transport Media, […]
Family-run Shipley Transport Services has evolved into a major logistics giant specialising in pallet distribution and general haulage. Based in Bradford, the group which primarily provides nationwide pallet and general freight services, has invested in […]
What price can you put on safety? A rise in cycling and pedestrianised areas in urban centres make finding solutions essential, yet it needn’t be expensive. Most solutions come from the retrofit sector, and here […]
If you’ve any doubts about the future power source for commercial vehicles, then this impressive first drive of Volvo’s FE Electric 26 tonner should put you right. Challenges remain; weight, range and cost, but this […]
New cabs top the DAF Trucks range replacing XF and introducing a new flagship, the XG. From a blank piece of paper, the Dutch have gone bigger, more aerodynamic, lighter, more comfortable, incorporated new designs, […]
RHA ‘guidance’ on domestic pallet tail-lift deliveries follows consultations with HSE and stakeholders, who all endorse the publication. However, it has proved divisive as it leaves critical safety decisions to drivers and operators without a […]
PD Produce deliver tatties to chippies and wholesalers using a very smart fleet of trucks. Boss Jim Fairfull recalls his start in the business 43 years ago, the fire that gutted the warehouse, joining DVSA’s […]
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