News

Construction begins on new Scania HQ

Scania (Great Britain) has announced that work is underway on its new UK headquarters in Milton Keynes, due for completion in summer 2018.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
News

Three-year ban for haulier after ‘long-lasting deception’


The director of a haulage firm has been banned for three years after deceiving DVSA inspectors about the existence of a transport manager.

Transport CPC
Video Content

Volvo LNG truck case study: Transnugon, Spain

Success story of one of first customers of Volvo's LNG truck.

Alternative Fuels
Features

Cameron Forecourt's introduction to fuel stock reconciliation

Reconciliation is one of the most useful tools available to fuel operators to ensure that fuel stocks are safe from leaks and theft, according to fuelling solutions provider Cameron Forecourt. It provides advice about how to perform basic wet stock reconciliation.

Tracking
News

Horton Commercials opens new £2m site

Bodybuilder and accident repair firm Horton Commercials has invested £2 million in a new production centre in Ferdown, Dorset.

Bodies & Bodywork
News

Council’s RCV fleet on side with Giti Tire

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is fitting Giti GT867 tyres across its fleet of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), describing it as “an exceptional tyre” after trialling the brand since the start of this year.

Tyres & Retreads
News

Volvo responds to Transaid's call with truck donation

Volvo Trucks has pledged its continued support for international development organisation Transaid with the donation of a used FH13 tractor unit, which will be shipped to Uganda in the coming weeks.

Tractor Units
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Crane hire firm has high hopes for Volvo FH16-750 flagship

Scottish mobile crane hire firm Hugh Simpson (Contractors) has taken delivery of a new flagship heavy haulage vehicle, a Volvo FH16-750 6x4 tractor.

Tractor Units
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Highways England monitors driver infringements with unmarked HGV cab

Video footage released by Highways England showed a trucker checking his phone while his right foot was on the dashboard.

Road Legal
News

Fodder producer buys first-ever Renault trucks

Thompsons of York, one of the largest animal feed producers in Yorkshire and the North-East, has selected Renault Trucks for the first time in its history.

Heavy Goods Vehicles
News

RTS tools up with Brigade

Waste management and skip hire company RTS Waste operates a mixed fleet of 40 vehicles, ranging from 3.5 tonne caged vehicles up to 44 tonne roll-ons, skip lorries and articulated vehicles.

Road Safety
News

Registration figures show vans growing twice as fast as trucks

UK vans up to 3.5-tonnes gvw grew at double the rate of medium and heavy commercial vehicles in 2015, according to the latest figures available published in the pan-European Automobile Manfacturers' Association (ACEA)'s "Vehicles In Use" report.

Bus & Coach