HGV & Bus News

Buses – now here’s the good new...

Nov 02, 2018Comments off

To the extent that there is any media coverage of buses, it tends to be bad news. The stories are about cuts in services leaving

Dearman wins major National Air Quality Awa...

Oct 31, 2018Comments off

Clean cold experts at Dearman won the Innovation in Air Quality Technology Award at the annual National Air Quality Awards. Dearman received the award jointly

Volumetric Concrete operator all set with T...

Oct 31, 2018Comments off

Burman Plant, the volumetric concrete and plant hire specialists, have ‘embraced with ease’ the recently introduced DfT regulations which now require certain categories of vehicles

First Manchester announces proposal to clos...

Oct 29, 2018Comments off

First Manchester has announced a proposal which could see its Rusholme Depot close, with staff, services and vehicles relocated to other depots in the Manchester

Alexander Dennis secures Berlin Enviro500 c...

Oct 29, 2018Comments off

The framework contract from BVG is for a minimum of 70 buses, though up to 430 could be ordered to a value of £194m Alexander

BOC takes on Michelin EFFITRAILER™ progra...

Oct 23, 2018Comments off

As part of its ongoing commitment to improve safety, BOC, the largest supplier of industrial gases and medical gases in the UK, is to fit

TfL launches Bus Safety Standard to elimina...

Oct 18, 2018Comments off

Transport for London (TfL) has launched its Bus Safety Standard (BSS), which includes a raft of measures it hopes will spell an end to bus

Hermes commits to CNG trucks and electric d...

Oct 18, 2018Comments off

Delivery firm Hermes has ordered 30 trucks that will be powered by bio-CNG, making them the first parcel carrier to have ordered a fleet of

Average bridge strikes hits ‘five a d...

Oct 18, 2018Comments off

An average of five striking incidents happens across the country every day, costing millions of pounds of damage and major delays and disruption to trains,

MPs back Chancellor to end red diesel for t...

Oct 18, 2018Comments off

A cross-party parliamentary motion has been tabled calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to end red diesel for transport refrigeration. With the Budget less than two