Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Haweka alignment helping truck dealers adjust to new technology

    on Jun 26, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Haweka alignment helping truck dealers adjust to new technology

    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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  • Lorry emissions checks to start at the roadside

    on Jun 25, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Lorry emissions checks to start at the roadside

    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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  • Renault Trucks launches new right hand drive Range T High

    on Jun 25, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Renault Trucks launches new right hand drive Range T High

    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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  • FTA says new London road charging proposals present opportunities and challenges

    on Jun 22, 17 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA says new London road charging proposals present opportunities and challenges

    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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  • McArdle International returns to Krone

    on Jun 21, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on McArdle International returns to Krone

    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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  • FTA says French government must act after driver dies in migrant roadblock

    on Jun 21, 17 • in News, UK • with Comments Off on FTA says French government must act after driver dies in migrant roadblock

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is calling on the French government to take urgent action after a van driver was killed when migrants barricaded the A16 near Calais early on Tuesday

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  • Driver killed at Calais due to migrant action 

    on Jun 20, 17 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Driver killed at Calais due to migrant action 

    A Polish van driver has died as a result of migrant action at the Port of Calais. The van collided this morning at 3.45am with three trucks that had been forced to stop on one of the Port’s main approach roads, the A16, as a result of migrants blocking the road with trees trunks

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  • More powerful engine broadens the appeal of Volvo FE range

    on Jun 20, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on More powerful engine broadens the appeal of Volvo FE range

    The Volvo FE is now being launched with a 350hp engine and a new nine-tonne front axle. This makes the versatile Volvo FE range a stronger contender for even more demanding distribution, refuse handling and light construction duties. The Volvo FE-350 is designed for gross vehicle weights (GVW) at 18- and 26-tonnes with gross combination weights (GCW) up to 44-tonnes

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  • Lumag launches new e-catalogue of its CV range

    on Jun 19, 17 • in UK • with Comments Off on Lumag launches new e-catalogue of its CV range

    LUMAG, leading OE manufacturer and aftermarket supplier for CV brake pads and linings has launched  its latest e-catalogue, which has been fully updated to offer its complete CV range which is now available to order

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  • London Lorry Control Scheme review makes positive recommendations

    on Jun 19, 17 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on London Lorry Control Scheme review makes positive recommendations

    Recommendations for improvements to the London Lorry Control Scheme have been agreed by London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee (TEC)

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