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8th January 2015
Changes to how major British roads are managed from April 2015 have moved a step closer following the second reading of the Infrastructure Bill in December. The bill, which provides the legal framework for the…
8th January 2015
The government has delayed plans to abolish the paper counterpart to the driving licence after the Freight Transport Association (FTA) argued the proposed replacement online system was “not fit for purpose”. The removal of the…
30th December 2014
Eye, Suffolk-based Anglia Freight Ltd has chosen six Renault Range D 18-tonners on a five-year contract hire from BRS Ltd as its latest fleet additions. The four additional and two replacement vehicles will join Anglia…
23rd December 2014
UK postal operator Royal Mail is expected to be slammed by communications watchdog Ofcom in December when the firm posts its annual reports. According to tip-offs published in The Independent and the Evening Standard, Ofcom…
16th December 2014
Volvo has upped the payload of its FL specialist city distribution chassis by 200 kg by introducing its compact five-litre Euro 6 engine to 14- and 16-tonne variants. In addition, Volvo said its is now…
16th December 2014
Traffic volumes across all vehicle types have increased in the UK in comparison to last year’s totals, according to the latest figures released by the Department for Transport. The DfT’s recent Quarterly Road Traffic Estimates…
11th December 2014
Prime minister David Cameron has promised the government will on improving British infrastructure – including over 100 improvements to major roads – in what he said would be “the biggest, boldest and most far-reaching road…
11th December 2014
The Highways Agency has said it is “well prepared” for an onslaught of bad weather this winter, amid fears that the colder months may again bring traffic on the country’s roads to a standstill. The…
2nd December 2014
Garvagh-based waste management specialist RiverRidge Recycling reckons its making fuel savings of over two miles per gallon from its first pair of Mercedes-Benz Arocs eight-wheelers. Supplied by Newtownabbey dealer Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI), the…
25th November 2014
A father whose 14-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is helping raise awareness of the condition by decorating a truck with diabetes information. Izzy Lloyd, from Winterbourne Down, Bristol, was diagnosed with…
18th November 2014
Volvo Trucks reckons it has developed new technology which it claims can eliminate the risk of accidents caused by a limited field of vision, by enabling a vehicle to take a 360-degree scan of its…
