Truck News

Road-side checks for lorry emission cheatin...

Oct 08, 2018Comments off

Cheat devices mean a lorry can produce up to 20 times more dangerous emissions. The DVSA has now become routinely checking lorries they stop at

Government announces £2.5m funding for the...

Oct 01, 2018Comments off

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) welcomes today’s announcement that up to £2.5 million Government funding is being made available to increase the range of

FTA urges DfT to bring longer semi-trailers...

Sep 27, 2018Comments off

Following the DfT’s report on the Longer Semi-Trailer (LST) trial, which showed that carbon emissions can be cut by using semi trailers that are two

Labcraft throws new light on night-time roa...

Sep 21, 2018Comments off

Leading infrastructure services provider FM Conway is fitting Labcraft Banksman manoeuvring lights to all new HGVs and has already retrofitted the system to its asphalt

New Bridgestone Ecopia H002 to help fleets ...

Sep 20, 2018Comments off

Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre and rubber company, has announced the launch of its  latest generation of fuel-efficient Ecopia tyres. Applying an innovative pattern concept

TomTom Telematics enhances its transport fl...

Sep 20, 2018Comments off

TomTom Telematics today announced it has enhanced its WEBFLEET solution for the transport sector. At IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in Hannover, it officially launched TachoShare,

First Shell LNG retail station opens in Ger...

Sep 19, 2018Comments off

Shell has opened a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Retail station for truck refuelling in Hamburg, Germany, to continue Shell’s diverse fuel offering. The new LNG

Da Silva Transport starts its journey with ...

Sep 17, 2018Comments off

Scania’s Used Vehicles sales team has assisted aspiring owner-driver Marcus Da Silva create his own company, Barking-based Da Silva Transport, by sourcing a used vehicle

Meet Vera, Volvo Trucks’ Electric, Autono...

Sep 17, 2018Comments off

Volvo Trucks is developing a new self-driving truck concept that could bridge the divide between the distant autonomous future and the pressing shortage of drivers

£200K In Savings For McCulla Refrigerated ...

Sep 14, 2018Comments off

Like the majority of hauliers and fleet companies, McCulla, a leading refrigerated transport specialist, was challenged with managing insurance costs, claims, rising fraud, driver training