‘SMART tachographs’ are likely to appear in new vehicles in six months’ time and will be mandatory in all newly registered vehicles from 15 June 2019, so it’s vital that vehicle operators, drivers and workshops […]
HEAVY duty vehicle lifting solutions provider Totalkare has launched an online training platform and is looking to train 5,000 candidates over the next year. The Black Country company has spent 18 months developing the smart […]
THE British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) is critical of Leeds City Council’s plans to introduce a new Clean Air Zone from January 2020 which will charge thousands of HGVs £50 per day to […]
THE government’s ambition is to reach an agreement with the EU to maintain existing liberal access for commercial hauliers, but hauliers can prepare contingency plans for the unlikely event of a ‘no deal’ by applying […]
THE ROAD Haulage Association has signed the Armed Forces Covenant which is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated […]
FOLLOWING the successful report on the Longer Semi-Trailer trial by the Department for Transport, the Freight Transport Association is pushing the department to conclude its trial of the vehicles early to bring them into general […]
TOMTOM’s large vehicle maps, navigation, traffic and routing expertise has been chosen to pair with DKV’s knowledge of fuel stops to create two applications, available on the TomTom Bridge device from 2019. They are called […]
FIFTY fleets have signed up to trial new software developed by FleetCheck for the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) in its first month of availability. FORS Fleet Management System (FMS) is designed explicitly for FORS […]
THE PROCUREMENT of the next contract to operate the Northern Isles Ferry Services to Shetland and Orkney is under way, with the publication of the contract notice. The contract, worth an estimated £370m, will run […]
BRIGADE Electronics has opened a new 24,483sq.ft office and warehouse facility in Dartford. The opening of this new location comes after strong growth in Brigade’s best recorded financial year, producing sales of £42m in 2017. […]
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