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Fall In Fuel Prices A ‘Respite’

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August 6, 2022 Transport News

FUEL PRICES are falling for the first time in months as the price of oil drops, but an expert warned that prices will still remain high for the foreseeable future, writes Carol Millett. Brent Oil, […]

DVSA trials new tech that monitors tachographs on the move

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August 4, 2022 Transport News

‘Game changing’ tachograph sensing technology that can identify if an HGV driver is flouting tacho laws without the vehicle being stopped is being trialled by the DVSA. The enforcement agency can use the equipment while […]

Truckfest Scotland Tickets Sorted!

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August 1, 2022 Transport News

APOLOGIES to readers for our August edition omission of the Truckfest Scotland ‘free etickets’ coupon. The publishing gremlins nobbled it! However, it all worked out well in the end and curious readers emailed or phoned […]

BCA buys ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service)

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July 27, 2022 Transport News

BCA, which specialises in used vehicle sales and vehicle transportation services, has bought car haulier ECM (Vehicle Delivery Service) for an undisclosed sum, writes Carol Millett. The deal will see BCA boost its transporter fleet […]

Tagging cargo theft as freight crime would save operators money

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July 22, 2022 Transport News

A loophole in crime reporting that allows criminals to get away with cargo thefts from HGVs must be closed in order to save operators more than £700m a year, according to insurers. Broker McCarron Coates […]

New TCs need real world experience

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July 20, 2022 Transport News

New traffic commissioners (TCs) should have some transport industry experience, according to James Firth, head of road freight regulation at Logistics UK. “They need to have been named on an O-licence at some point,” he […]

Platooning real-world fuel saving just 0.5%

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July 20, 2022 Transport News

A five-year trial of platooning trucks on UK roads has found that the technology is as safe as trucks running separately and fuel savings could be as much as 4.1% but in reality, it’s just […]

Operators give thumbs up to hydrogen trucks, whitepaper reveals

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July 20, 2022 Transport News

New research has shown ‘significant interest’ among major operators for hydrogen trucks for a range of applications with some confirming they would be happy to pay more in the short term to trial a small […]

Fall in fuel prices ‘a respite’

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July 20, 2022 Transport News

Fuel prices are falling for the first time in months, as the price of oil drops but an expert warned that prices will still remain high for the foreseeable future, writes Carol Millett. Brent Oil, […]

Important Announcement – Truckfest Scotland Tickets Offer…

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July 6, 2022 Transport News

CONTRARY to the flash on the front cover of the August Transport News, there is NO inside coupon offering pairs of free e-tickets for Truckfest Scotland, held on 6th and 7th August. All is not […]

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