Motorway trials of autonomous HGV platoons have begun after the project stalled during the start of the pandemic. The consortium behind the trials said that the trucks are on the roads and are likely to […]
RELAXING drivers’ hours won’t make any material difference and fails to address the underlying issues which require a package of measures to fix, was the RHA response to Baroness Vere’s announcement that the government will […]
TODAY (Wednesday 7 July) virtual doors open at UKIFDA EXPO 2021 and Future Fuels Conference’s two day event. “The excitement levels are definitely rising,” says Ken Cronin, UKIFDA chief executive. “Visitors to the virtual exhibition […]
A BRAND-new industry event is bursting onto the scene next summer – the Road Transport Expo 2022 – taking place at Stoneleigh Park from 30 June–2 July. Created by Transport News publisher Road Transport Media, […]
MERCEDES-BENZ Trucks dealership Western Commercial will no longer sell HGVs from December due to the investment needed to continue the service, writes Chris Tindall. In a letter to customers, the company said it was no […]
THE RHA has written to the Prime Minister urging him to allow the haulage industry access to EU and EEA labour before the supply chain collapses. The letter, co-signed by Andrew Malcolm, Maritime Transport chief […]
THE SCOTTISH government has issued a funding grant to shift timber movements away from trucks to sea freight. The £7 million cash boost encompasses ‘The TimberLINK Scheme’ which will move around 100,000 tonnes of timber […]
DRIVING theory test centres across the UK are being relocated after the DVSA split the contract for managing the service between two companies. From September, existing contractor Pearson Vue will be joined by Reed in […]
REACTING to recommendations from DfT’s Heavy Vehicle Testing Review published back in March, the DVSA is ending its moratorium on new ATFs and is now accepting a limited number of applications from operators planning to […]
YOU’VE got to hand it to Renault. Two months ago in our June issue we revealed how the French truck manufacturer launched its upgraded T range tractor unit virtually, through a computer game! Now, Renault […]
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