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MAN TRUCK & Bus has reduced the CO2 emissions of its production sites by more than one quarter. The sites emitted around 29% less CO2 in 2018 than in the base year of 2008, reaching […]

IVECO’s first Stralis X-Way 6×4 tractor unit to arrive on UK shores will take pride of place on its outdoor stand at Tip-ex 2019, just days ahead of its delivery into service with Purfleet based […]

TRAILER manufacturer, SDC Trailers have continued their investment plans with the opening of a new sales centre at M1 Junction 28, Sutton-in-Ashfield, which will process new trailer orders. The sales centre consists of office, conferencing […]

THE All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Road Freight and Logistics needs to hear how the skills shortage is affecting hauliers as firms are struggling to recruit staff. The industry faces a growing shortage of drivers, […]

THE ROAD Haulage Association says that the Mayor of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is punishing the very industry responsible for maintaining the economy of the nation’s capital. Trucks not meeting the current Euro 6 […]

THREE MEN convicted of industrial scale tachograph manipulation and money laundering offences have been sentenced to a total of nine years in prison at Preston Crown Court. The convictions were secured following a lengthy and […]

FRAIKIN has been impressed with the benefits the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) earned recognition scheme has offered its customers as it approaches its first anniversary. As a founder member, and claiming to be […]

THE GOVERNMENT and the EU have agreed an extension of the UK’s membership until 31 October 2019 at the latest. This means hauliers can continue to operate across the EU as usual until then. Do […]

THE RECENT update to the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Guidance documentation, relating to the topical issue of employment status and more specifically that of drivers, has raised many concerns. Jim Wright, employment law partner and […]