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. […]
HOYER Petrolog UK is expanding its fleet with the arrival of 89 new MAN vehicles. The deliveries comprise 75 replacement vehicles plus 14 additional vehicles for the company’s recently attained business across the UK. The […]
ELECTROMOBILITY is the cornerstone of Renault Trucks’ strategy for sustainable urban transport and in line with this strategy, the French manufacturer is now launching the first vehicle in its new all-electric line up, the Renault […]
TRAILER manufacturer SDC have achieved EN XL certification on two new trailer models; a new model dry freight boxvan trailer and their hydraulic lifting deck curtainsider which was launched at the CV Show in April. […]
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