Euro 7 emissions proposal will result in a £10,250 (€12,000) increase in the price of diesel trucks, according to a study by Frontier Economics. The direct cost increases would be 4 to 10 times higher […]
The DVSA has launched a two-year programme for new HGV operators to help them work towards becoming earned recognition (ER) members, writes Chris Tindall. The enforcement agency said its ‘road to DVSA earned recognition’ programme […]
Aberdeen City Council said it would give the business case to turn Craibstone Park and Ride on the Aberdeen bypass into a ‘not for profit’ truckstop ‘due consideration’, writes Kevin Swallow. The council had already […]
More than 2,000 staff at Tuffnells Parcels Express are facing redundancy after the company called in the administrators today (12 June), writes Carol Millett. As widely predicted over the weekend, Sheffield-based Tuffnells has appointed joint […]
The HGV levy, abandoned at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, is to be reintroduced from 1 August with a new emphasis on emissions, weight and time spent in the UK. The department for transport […]
There’s nothing better than a practical assessment of a new truck, and Lochmaben Transport’s Stevie Walker got just that with the new DAF 7.5 tonne LF Powerline. I HAVEN’T had a lot to do with […]
Scania unveiled a new engine platform designed to save the operator money, and it underpins this month’s road test, the 460R. Transport News resident road tester, Lochmaben Transport’s Stevie Walker, has been out for a […]
Plaudits for the fuel efficient Volvo FH with the turbo compound engine and I-See predictive cruise control have been in multitude. Transport News takes to the road to see if it stands up to an […]
The legendary Transport News road test returns with a new XG truck provided by Lothian DAF and a new driver behind the wheel. LAST year DAF Trucks unveiled three completely new cabs; the XF, XG […]
Kevin Stewart, Scotland’s transport minister, has resigned from the Scottish government due to poor mental health. He was appointed in March 2023 replacing Jenny Gilruth. The MSP for Aberdeen Central said he was quitting from […]
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