European vehicle safety assessment program Euro NCAP said it was expanding its scope from just cars and vans to include safety information about new heavy trucks. It said the new ‘Truck Safe’ rating scheme would enable the freight industry to identify and assess the safety level of equipment in heavy truck fleets. Heavy trucks represent […]
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) said it had welcomed a record nine new members to its group last month – its highest monthly figure for four years. Logico, EV Cargo, Ramco UK, PTV Logistics, JJX Logistics, CI&T, Kuehne & Nagel, BAE Systems Air, and the Department for Transport all signed up to […]
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A new industry association representing the UK’s EV charging industry has launched in a bid to ‘supercharge’ the roll out of charging infrastructure. ChargeUK brings together 18 of the largest companies installing the charge points needed to enable the country’s switch to EVs and the realisation of net zero. It said it would work collaboratively […]
Pallet-Track gave its Wolverhampton office team a taste of what it’s like being an HGV driver with an interactive training session that gave them a trucker’s view of the road. The network teamed up with the RHA to host the internal road safety training programme and educate them on visibility using a double deck trailer. […]
Waste firm Biffa is ‘upcycling’ its fleet of refuse trucks and replacing their diesel engines with electric powertrains in a move expected to save the taxpayer millions. The company is working with vehicle electrification business Lunaz to transition its fleet to a zero-emission alternative over the next decade. Lunaz’s base in Silverstone has the capacity […]
Prompt Transport is switching its entire artic fleet over to Volvo and has already taken delivery of four new FH Globetrotter 6×2 tractor units with I-Save. Lee Parker, Prompt director, said: “We had previously run with one manufacturer for more than two decades. “However, we were having one or two issues so at the start […]
A mission to find what hauliers think is the UK’s ‘kindest’ town has been launched. The RHA and transport software firm Mandata have set up the competition and they hope the initiative will help improve attitudes towards HGV drivers and the facilities they use. RHA MD Richard Smith said: “A little kindness goes a long […]
Parts of the M1 and A14 were shut this week after a lorry collided with a barrier and was left hanging precariously over a bridge. Leicesteshire police were called at around 4.37am on 24 April to a report of a collision involving the HGV on the M1 southbound carriageway at the Catthorpe Interchange. The incident […]
A Kinaxia HGV driver has been presented with an award after he stopped his truck to save the life of a man intending to jump from a motorway bridge. Kieran Walsh sprang into action when he saw the man on a bridge over the M1 in South Yorkshire earlier this month. The quick-thinking 23-year-old tried […]