A white van man is caught on VisionTrack dashcam footage causing a smash with a lorry while chatting on his mobile phone. The Renault Master van driver was so distracted by his phone call that he didn’t even realise that he had driven into the HGV at a motorway intersection – and he raced away without stopping. The van driver got a nasty surprise when he was presented with the footage which clearly identified him as the guilty party by his registration plate. His insurers were landed with a big repair bill by the HGV’s
Read More »The Road Haulage Association has welcomed Government’s clarity that £6.1bn of the £23 billion pledged by the previous administration is to be spent of further improvements England’s road network
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Early introduction of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone is misguided, says the Road Haulage Association (RHA)
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The announcement of an extra £400m infrastructure funding for Northern Ireland as part of the Government’s deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) represents a great opportunity to upgrade the strategic road network, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA)
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Newly-released figures show a 12 per cent increase in the number of fines issued to hauliers found to be carrying illegal migrants on their vehicles
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A number of UK truck operators have recently kitted out their workshops with new alignment equipment to ensure they can support the latest vehicles
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From August 2017, roadside checks of lorries carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check
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In response to the changing UK and Ireland markets, and a clear demand from customers, Renault Trucks has introduced a newly-engineered right hand drive Range T High, available from early
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says new proposals announced today by the Mayor of London for road charging based onelements such as distance travelled and vehicle emissions could be a positive step for freight operators – provided they don’t simply add cost
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DG McArdle International, the Co. Monaghan-based ambient and temperature controlled transport specialists whose main distribution hub is in Dublin, have once again returned to Krone for a repeat order of Cool Liner refrigerated trailers. This time, the trailers are fitted with Krone’s new ISOwall moveable bulkhead, which is lighter and easier to operate and provides McArdle with optimum dual-temperature control
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