TruckNet UK, the biggest website in the entire UK for professional LGV and HGV drivers, has launched its online store. Therefore, various stocking items, for LGV and HGV drivers, and others in the road transport industry, are displayed. They are presented at various prices, with lots of “discounts”, for those in need of the latest [...]
Apparently, Renault will end 2008 with an improved market share of around 6.6% in the UK. From this success they are hoping that the upcoming 2009 will bring them much greater success. Moreover, Laurent Farman, MD of the UK operation stated at a recent press conference, that 2009 will probably not see any falls in [...]
Manchester has rejected the congestion charge which would have favoured the UK’s public transport investments, thus saying NO to the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) Referendum. Ultimately, the results of the TIF Referendum were officially released on 12 December. The results show that the majority of voters in all of the region’s 10 boroughs had opted [...]
Recently, it was officially confirmed that the European Road Transport Show at the RAI in Amsterdam next autumn has been cancelled. In other words, organisers have ultimately decided to cancel, or pull the European Road Transport Show after the majority of HGV manufacturers stated that they will not participate in the show, pointing out that [...]
In the hope of achieving a 20% reduction in fuel consumption, the RAC has decided to trial two converted Ford Transit hybrids. The so-called Hybrid+ system, supplied by Connaught Engineering and fitted to the “recovering” company’s existing vehicles, LGVs and HGVs, works and functions via a 48V electric motor, operating in conjunction with the vehicle’s [...]
The UK’s road transport industry has welcomed VOSA’s decision to consider including foreign HGVs in its Operator Compliance Risk Score system, a.k.a. the OCRS system. It seems that the proposed change is expected to coincide with the latest GFP (Graduated Fixed Penalties) legislation, due to come into force in April, 2009. Even though all the [...]
Recently, it was revealed that a new overnight HGV stop near the port of Dover is due to open at the very start of January, 2009. This new HGV stop, unofficially in Menzies Road, Port Zone, will be just three miles from the port, and will have the capacity for over 100 HGVs and other [...]
Quite recently, it was announced that the 2009 MAN EveryWoman in Transport and Logistics Awards were officially open for entries. The awards, in association with Skills for Logistics, a.k.a. SfL, and supported by MT, are designed to highlight the contributions that women make in the industry, as well as to encourage and motivate more and [...]
In spite of the fact that both 2007 and 2008 were rather successful years for the UK’s transport industry, the FTA, i.e. the Freight Transport Association, predicts that the upcoming year will be the most successful year for the industry so far. Moreover, the Freight Transport Association adds that the UK’s transport industry has grown [...]
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, plans to “scrap” the Western extension of Central London’s C-charge, i.e. the extension of Central London’s congestion zone. Moreover, Mayor Johnson is staring legal procedures to “scrap”, or remove Central London’s C-Charge, which comes at about £8 a day, and by scrapping it, Johnson will in fact be removing [...]