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DVSA: Removing roadworthiness prohibitions
From 1 June 2021, any prohibitions for testable vehicles or trailers that are not cleared at the roadside will be referred for a prohibition removal inspection at an ATF, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Logistics costs set to rise warns Logistics...
Logistics businesses have shown impressive resilience throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but costs are set to rise warns Logistics UK. The cost of moving goods and services is likely to increase in the short to medium term,
Rural roads ‘pose a specific and signific...
Research from the AA Charitable Trust shows 71% of fatal car crashes involving young drivers take place on rural roads. The research, funded by the Road Safety Trust, analysed more than 70,000 young driver crashes over a
EAV urban lightweight vehicles to be develo...
Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV) Limited, the Oxfordshire-based, world-leading micro-mobility manufacturer, has been chosen for a unique engineering and operations project, working with the City of Aberdeen in Scotland. Supported by investment from the European Union and
Britain’s cars getting older, but van own...
Vehicle numbers on UK roads fell to 40,350,714 in 2020, according to Motorparc data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the first time the total number has fallen since the global financial
Aircargo Transport tracks vehicle theft usi...
Vimcar, the fleet management software for small- and medium-sized businesses, has been working with international transport service provider Aircargo Transport to optimise its fleets’ route and track its vehicles – enabling the identification and tracking of
Footage shows driver on phone narrowly avoi...
Veering on to the hard shoulder and back again, narrowly avoiding a collision with another HGV, the driver caught in the footage was using his mobile phone at the wheel. But what he didn’t realise was
Goodyear’s TruckForce network announces l...
Goodyear is proud to announce plans to significantly expand the UK operations of its 24/7 commercial vehicle support network, TruckForce. Specialising in the complete lifecycle management of truck tyres, TruckForce operates the length and breadth of
FIAG guide helps companies roll out a post ...
The Fleet Industry Advisory Group (FIAG) is so concerned at the impact Covid-19 is having on the safety and compliance of vehicle fleets it has released a series of recommendations on how companies should face up
Hultsteins connect to TRAILAR solar power f...
Sweden/UK transport refrigeration manufacturers, Hultsteins have teamed up with TRAILAR, the UK’s leading transport solar power innovators, to facilitate a ‘free-at-the-point-of-use’ solution for users of their sustainable fridge systems. According to the two companies, the technological
