Record numbers of commercial vehicles are now in use, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The 2023 numbers include 625,873 HGVs and 5,012,632 vans registered, both up […]
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Tech services giant Bosch Group has launched its Secure Truck Parking platform in the UK, to help make life easier for drivers booking into high-security parking spaces at truck stops across the country. The first […]
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) won’t be issuing paper certificates for an HGV that has passed its annual test from Monday 29 April 2024, and will instead go digital. “We are making this […]
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Fleet hire business NRG Riverside has been sold by Palatine to Astatine Investment Partners, a private equity investor focused on infrastructure investments, for an undisclosed sum. Operating from Skelmersdale, NRG Riverside leases and maintains more […]
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The Department for Transport (DfT) in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has launched a research programme to address existing market barriers impeding the wider adoption of higher blend biofuels, such as B20 and HVO, in truck […]
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AAD Transport entered administration after HMRC presented a winding up petition for an unpaid VAT bill of £2.2m, a report to creditors has revealed. Writing for Transport News, Chris Tindall reported that the Kirriemuir-based haulage […]
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Euro NCAP, the EU body that organises crash and safety tests on new vehicles, is to launch a Truck Safe rating scheme. The launch is in direct response to data showing that while trucks represent […]
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In the current issue of Transport News, we look at longer vehicles. While the Brits debate longer vehicles, the Europeans have moved to deploy B-double combinations. In Scandinavia hauliers can use a tractor unit to […]
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Fox Group is taking delivery of four new zero tailpipe emission Volvo trucks which will be used to service a low carbon asphalt plant being constructed at its site in Leyland, writes Carol Millett. The […]
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BPW and Thermo King have partnered to bring a new sustainable refrigeration system to the market. ePower by BPW intelligently manages cooling and energy usage to minimise the environmental impact of refrigerated transport. The system […]
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