The UK government is considering banning the use of hands-free phone use while driving, following a report published on 13 August, 2019 by the House of Commons Transport Committee.

Volvo Trucks is introducing new functions that help drivers save fuel even when cruise control is not activated.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in the UK says that it has issued 7,000 prohibition notices in the last 12 months against companies that have not properly maintained their vehicles. The organisation said that failure to maintain vehicles could lead to death or serious injury.

It seems hard to imagine a time when vehicles did not have seat belts, but it’s 60 years ago that they were invented, by Volvo.

There's only one month to go for many professional lorry, bus and coach drivers to complete their 35 hours of periodic training, if their current Driver Qualification Card (DQC) expires on 9 September.

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) is beginning automated driving (AD) on public roads in Europe.

The Czech-Slovak consortium CzechToll and SkyToll will take over toll invoicing in the Czech Republic on 1 December, 2019. Because this involves a new technology, forwarding and transport companies have to replace their on-board units (OBUs).

Van Excellence’s initiative with the charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) which aims to increase awareness of, and conversations about, mental health among van drivers won the Innovation Award at the Company Van Today Awards at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 24 July.

Increased penalties for people not wearing seat belts while driving or travelling as passengers are being considered by the UK government as part of a 74-point action plan to reduce the number of deaths on Britain’s roads. Currently, offenders are given a £100 on-the-spot fine.

Highways England has started giving roadworks information in nine foreign languages on several of its portable electronic variable message signs.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to ensure that borders between the UK and EU remain free flowing after Brexit.

Truck manufacturer IVECO is hoping to encourage truck drivers to keep fit during their rest breaks by introducing a micro in-cab gym to its future generation of trucks.

In 2017, London-based Alexanders Removals and Storage took delivery of an Ekeri side-opening, 18-tonne rigid vehicle which, says the company, enables faster loading and security while requiring no maintenance or repairs.

Department for Transport figures show a 52% fall between 2013 and 2018 as haulage firms upgraded to cleaner Euro VI lorries.

Tailgating is one of the most common causes of van accidents on UK roads, according to research by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

There's only two months to go for professional lorry, bus and coach drivers in the UK to complete their Driver CPC training before the September deadline.

CNG Fuels has commenced construction of two new public access renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) refuelling stations, two of five due to open in 2019, to cater for soaring demand from HGV operators switching from diesel, the company announced recently.

The first technical pre-tests for the European Concordia project were successfully conducted last February in the Netherlands.

Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle ‘Vera’ has gone to work transporting goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

In June, Transport for London (TfL) launched a consultation on plans to introduce lower speed limits on all TfL roads in the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) by May next year.