HGV & Bus News

Crash test with damping front. Swedish Transport Agency

New truck front to save lives

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have developed a new truck front concept to significantly reduce fatal crashes in car-truck collisions. The new

Mercedes-Benz Low-entry trucks

GRS Group proves low-entry trucks are up to...

Mar 12, 2024Comments off

The arrival of GRS Group’s latest batch of Mercedes-Benz trucks means the operator is now running the country’s biggest fleet of low-entry Econic tippers. The

AccessXL PALFINGER tail lift

AccessXL expands tail-lift range as PALFING...

Feb 20, 2024Comments off

AccessXL, part of XL Global Group and a leader in the design and manufacture of hydraulic lifts for commercial vehicles, is delighted to announce a

White truck on a sunny day

Webfleet Brake Performance Report meets DVS...

Feb 19, 2024Comments off

The Webfleet Brake Performance Report, engineered to monitor trailer brake performance remotely, has met the DVSA (Driver Vehicle Standards Agency) standard for Electronic Brake Performance

New truck on a motorway

Demand for new trucks grows for second year...

Feb 16, 2024Comments off

Demand for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew for the second year running with UK registrations up 13.5% in 2023, according to the latest figures

Stagecoach electric buses

Environment: Stagecoach ranked as the top t...

Feb 14, 2024Comments off

Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator has ranked higher than any other in the Road Transport group globally in the latest external assessment

A blue coach

Drivers’ hours changes for coach drivers ...

Feb 13, 2024Comments off

The RHA has welcomed European Commission drivers’ hours provisional rule changes which will offer more operational flexibility on trips in the EU. Officials have agreed

Warburtons adds 38 Tiger Trailers rigid DAF box van trucks to its fleet

Warburtons adds 38 Tiger Trailers rigid box...

Feb 13, 2024Comments off

Warburtons, Britain’s largest bakery brand, has chosen Tiger Trailers to provide 38 rigid box vans to join its nationwide fleet of vehicles delivering fresh bread

Schmitz Cargobull Uptonsteel Curtainsider

Custom-built curtainsiders strengthen Upton...

Feb 01, 2024Comments off

Uptonsteel has added four bespoke Schmitz Cargobull trailers to its fleet, improving the capabilities of its nationwide, next day steel distribution service. The S.CS COIL

Femail HGV driver passing her test

Resilience and innovation: the UK HGV indus...

Jan 08, 2024Comments off

The UK Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) industry in 2023 has demonstrated both resilience and innovation in a rapidly changing economic and logistical landscape. But what