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MPs to investigate HGV driver shortage and Government response
The HGV driver shortage will be investigated by MPs on the Transport Committee in a new inquiry. Commercial fleet operators have struggled to retain and…
More plug-in vehicles to be registered in 2021 than the whole of the last decade
New plug-in vehicle uptake rates have accelerated so rapidly that more will join Britain’s roads in 2021 than during the whole of the last decade,…
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles named most reliable van manufacturer
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been named FN50 Most Reliable Van Manufacturer, with the Volkswagen Caddy, Transporter, and Crafter all ranking in the top five best-performing…
Real insights into the hazards of driving for work
The distractions of hands-free phone use, managing a grey fleet of 5000 plus complex other transport needs, and the rights and wrongs of van safety…
A real e−transport challenge
Trucks and buses account for a large part of CO2 emissions from the transport sector in Europe. Reducing emissions is one of the major challenges if…
Dropless launches Hydroloop for eco-friendly HGV fleet cleaning
Dropless announces the launch of Hydroloop, a closed-loop and ‘contactless’ cleaning process for HGVs that utilises an eco-friendly solution and filtration system to recycle and…
AA reaction to Transport Committee report on smart motorways
Today, the Transport Committee calls on the Department for Transport and National Highways to: Retrofit emergency refuge areas to existing all-lane running Smart Motorways to…
5 ways to upskill your drivers
Upskilling your drivers is important for numerous reasons. Road transport is a heavily regulated industry so there are naturally several mandatory training requirements, depending on…
Waitrose to take wireless charged e-Vans for a spin in London
Waitrose is to become the first supermarket in the UK to trial a new generation of electric vehicles. Following a significant investment, groceries from Waitrose’s…
Ebbon Group acquire DriverCheck
Ebbon Group, the Oxford-based automotive technology provider, has acquired licence checking specialist, DriverCheck, to clearly position it as the number one in the UK fleet…
ELB Partners’ £1m investment in direct vision standard fleet
One of London’s leading logistics companies has invested more than £1 million to future-proof its fleet with the addition of nine new advanced tractor units.…
Transport sector gives mixed response to Autumn Budget
The RHA has welcomed moves to help the transport and logistics sector contained in the government’s Autumn Budget which it said were “campaigning wins for…
How to ensure your safety as a trucker
When you are working as a trucker, whether you are new to the business or you have started out for the first time, it is…
CNG Fuels subsidiary HyFuels to trial hydrogen for HGVs
CNG Fuels is to host HGV hydrogen fuel trials across its UK network of public access biomethane refuelling stations. The trial will be conducted under…
The next generation of online glass damage reporting
A new online system for reporting the exact glass damage on a vehicle has been launched by National Windscreens as part of a digital development…
Complete Business Solutions converts fleet to electric Mercedes-Benz vans
Complete Business Solutions has fired the starting pistol in a race to convert its entire fleet of 177 multi-drop delivery vehicles from diesel to battery…