The DVSA has revealed that its examiners found almost 300 lorries fitted with emissions cheat devices on Britain’s roads during roadside checks conducted between August and November 2017.

The partners of the ENSEMBLE consortium, including all six European commercial truck manufacturers and led by TNO, have announced their commitment to implement and demonstrate multi-brand truck platooning.

On Monday, 5 March 2018 DVSA traffic examiners began issuing on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the previous 28 days.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is warning that increased fines are not the solution to illegal truck parking in Kent.

A recently completed research project in Sweden has shown that digital rear-view mirrors on trucks can reduce blind spots and improve visibility.

On 23 December, 2017 The Department for Transport released its consultation on the creation of a new Major Road Network (MRN). It has announced that key roads, below the motorway network and largest ‘A’ roads currently operated by Highways England, could benefit from up to £100m investment each.

The steady advance of vehicle automation enables exciting possibilities for the transport industry and society as a whole. And Volvo Trucks has been at the forefront of this evolution for well over two decades. A newly released two-part film presents the Volvo Trucks view on how automation is set to transform the way we live and work in the coming years.

On 30 November, 2017 the Mayor of London launched a new public consultation on the next phase of his plans to tackle London’s toxic air by expanding the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

The Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) is encouraging employers to rethink their approach to Driver CPC Periodic Training to help achieve their business objectives.

Transport for London (TfL) has recently conducted a consultation on imposing Direct Vision Standards (DVS) on all vehicles wishing to operate in the Capital.

In November Chris Grayling, UK Secretary of State for Transport, announced the withdrawal of the earlier decision to site a lorry park at Stanford West in Kent on the grounds that the government can no longer defend the judicial review