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Hauliers warned not to tamper with exhaust ...
Vehicles that are part of a well-managed and maintained fleet should have little difficulty passing the exhaust emissions test. Indeed, many operators take pride in achieving a 100% pass rate. And any good operator should be
Driver Academy Group to lead government HGV...
The Driver Academy Group, a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC, and comprising workforce solutions group Manpower and trade body Logistics UK, has won the lead role on a Government scheme to train and place
Cutting-edge in-cabin experiences in the st...
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Opel Automobile GmbH (Opel) today announced that the upcoming Opel Astra – Opel’s latest addition to its compact class of electrified vehicles – will utilize next-generation Snapdragon® Automotive Cockpit Platforms. These platforms
Motus Truck & Van open flagship Merced...
Christmas came early for Essex-based operators of Mercedes-Benz and FUSO commercial vehicles with the opening of Motus Truck & Van’s state-of-the-art aftersales centre at Witham. The latest addition to the Dealer’s branch network is perfectly located
Hermes & homeless charity Emmaus celeb...
Homelessness charity Emmaus and Hermes have celebrated their first year in partnership together, which has seen the UK’s leading parcel delivery company raise over £111,000 to help support the charity’s aim to give formerly homeless people
UK and Europe’s largest lorry park opens ...
The new Ashford International Truckstop opened in Ashford, Kent on Tuesday 7th December 2021 (today), with a range of modern facilities for the drivers of up to 660 trucks per day, making it the largest in the
Addison Lee calls for urgent investment in ...
Addison Lee has called for urgent investment in London’s public charging network, after data from the introduction of the first EVs onto its fleet showed key issues with the capital’s charging infrastructure. Since the first Volkswagen
Government gets Highway Code changes underw...
A new hierarchy of road users, where those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility, has been included in changes to the Highways Code now laid before Parliament. Ministers have laid documents before
The potential fines & vehicle damage o...
LeaseLoco surveyed just over 1,000 people (1,016) to reveal that 45% of respondents who drive admit to coasting. Coasting is where a driver drives with their foot pressed down on the clutch or the gearstick in
Industry to lobby ministers over inadequate...
Hauliers are preparing to lobby ministers after their request for greater funding of the Urban Driver Apprenticeship was rejected by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE), despite their warning that the low level of
