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19th April 2018
The government has announced licence regulations are to be relaxed for drivers of some alternatively fuelled vans. Currently, drivers with Category B (car) licences are permitted to drive vans which weigh up to 3.5 tonnes.…
8th February 2018
The Department for Transport (DfT) has given Ashford Borough Council the green light to raise clamp release fees on HGVs by a whopping 275 per cent on a stretch of the A20 in Kent. The fees have increased from…
8th February 2018
Two fifths (40 per cent) of small transport business owners in the UK have had a health scare since starting their operation, according to new research. The independent survey, carried out by 3Gem on behalf…
8th February 2018
A clampdown on diesel vehicles could result in the UK missing European environmental targets, according to a new warning issued by a vehicle data specialist. Experts from cap hpi, who have authored a new report…
8th February 2018
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced over 100 haulage operators were found to have trucks fitted with emissions cheat devices at roadside checks between August and November 2017. Officers searched 3735 HGVs…
22nd November 2017
New truck parking restrictions recently put in force in Kent to address problems caused by overnight parking in certain locations in the borough have been met with alarm. The new rules see civil enforcement officers…
19th October 2017
Truckers are being warned Oxfordshire County Council is installing new ANPR cameras to catch and fine any drivers of vehicles over 18 tonnes MGW found crossing a medieval bridge on A415. Oxfordshire County Council is installing…
17th October 2017
Our second Trucking Live event to be held at the Oswestry Showground in Shropshire over the weekend of September 23-24 was a roaring success – and we were incredibly impressed with the standard of vehicles that…
5th September 2017
Scania is rolling out of a range of products primarily geared towards the construction sector, including the first new-generation P-series trucks and the remaining variants of the G-series range – the first of which were…
5th September 2017
Scania has announced a new flagship XT range of chassis targeted for operation in the most arduous conditions. Available across the entire spectrum of S-, R-, G- and the newly announced P-series cabs, Scania reckon…
26th August 2017
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been urged to appoint a “freight commissioner” to navigate the growing logistical demands of the capital. London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has made the call in recognition…
