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M42 Junction 9 Northbound

HGV driver imprisoned for seriously injurin...

Oct 25, 2023Comments off

Dominic Nicholls, a 53-year-old resident of Inkerman Terrace in Hadleigh, Ipswich, has been handed a 30-month prison sentence for the grave offense of dangerous driving

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Warning signs of mental distress in drivers

Oct 24, 2023Comments off

Mental health and wellbeing have become pressing issues across all industries, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the transport sector. Drivers spend long hours

Scania truck

Scania’s rejuvenated battery electric ra...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

Scania has updated its urban battery electric truck range and added a new electric machine (combined electric motor and gearbox) to its lineup. The battery

MAN truck on the road

Biggest price rise in freight services sinc...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

A perfect storm has been gathering over UK road transport prices for the past few months. The returning HGV levy, clean air charges, rising fuel

Eco Drive unit

Cotteswold Dairy acquire new Eco-Drive and ...

Oct 17, 2023Comments off

Tewkesbury-based Cotteswold Dairy has taken delivery of six new temperature-controlled trailers each fitted with a Carrier Transicold Vector® HE 19, alongside 12 tractor units mounted

FedEx Driver

FedEx Express begins the trial of renewable...

Oct 17, 2023Comments off

FedEx Express Europe, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, has begun trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable

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Cost of living crisis cited as leading caus...

Oct 16, 2023Comments off

1 in 4 UK van drivers (25%) experienced mental health issues last year, while two-thirds (66%) felt overwhelmed at least once a month, according to

Stagecoach double-decker bus

Stagecoach leads UK Bus Awards shortlist

Oct 16, 2023Comments off

Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Bus Awards more times than any other operator in the

RHA Benevolent Fund

RHA launches its Member Assistance Programm...

Oct 12, 2023Comments off

The RHA, in collaboration with the RHA Benevolent Fund, introduced the Member Assistance Programme (MAP) during its recent Forum for the Future event held in

HVS Hydrogen-Electric tractor

HVS unveils modular vehicle platform

Oct 12, 2023Comments off

Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has unveiled its modular platform, which offers Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) operators maximum flexibility from a