Road construction vehicles, engineering vehicles, electric trucks registered since March 2015 and some other types of specialised trucks will be required to be tested annually, following a government...
Electric VehiclesA survey found that members of the Authorised Testing Facility Operators’ Association are more dissatisfied than satisfied with DVSA’s changes made to the ATF regime, known as Next-Generation Testing....
Road TestsIveco and Paneltex have shown a new range of demonstrators in the truck OEM’s recently-expanded ‘DriveAway’ programme at the TCS&D (Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution) show at Ricoh...
Temperature Controlled VehiclesMultiple-deck refrigerated trailers were a highlight of the TCS&D (temperature controlled storage and distribution) show at the Ricoh Arena in September.
Temperature Controlled VehiclesRyder, UK commercial vehicle contract hire and rental provider, has chosen Coventry technician Byron Hammond as its ‘Apprentice of the Programme’ for 2017.
ApprenticeshipsRefrigerated transport and storage exhibition.
RefrigerationSkip and hook loader bodybuilder Boughton Engineering returns to the Recycling and Waste Management exhibition in September having just completed the most successful year in its history.
LoadersAt its third consecutive apprentice awards ceremony at the House of Commons, resource management company Veolia named Taylor Halsey (27) as its apprentice of the year.
Municipal VehiclesMichelin estimates that 42% of medium-to-large truck fleets in the UK (operating 51 or more vehicles) are still purchasing tyres on a transactional basis and managing them in-house – a process which...
Tyres & RetreadsFollowing on from the announcement from Ford in August, three other manufacturers have also announced scrappage schemes as an incentive to buy a Euro 6-compliant van.
Light Commercial VehiclesLondon-based haulier Premier Palletised (PPL) is equipping its vehicles with CCTV technology linked to side sensors that detect when a cyclist is nearby, allowing the driver to avoid a potential...
Road SafetyThe Low Carbon Vehicle 2017 show at Millbrook Proving Ground, organised by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, provided the venue for several urban truck launches.
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