Archive for June, 2017

  • VisionTrack dashcam captures lorry smash footage

    on Jun 29, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on VisionTrack dashcam captures lorry smash footage

    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

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  • RHA welcomes £6.1 billion plan for major roads and motorway upgrades

    on Jun 29, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA welcomes £6.1 billion plan for major roads and motorway upgrades

    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 ULEZ misguided – RHA

    on Jun 28, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Early introduction of ULEZ misguided – RHA

    Early introduction of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone is misguided, says the Road Haulage Association (RHA)

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  • FTA delighted with DUP roads deal

    on Jun 27, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA delighted with DUP roads deal

    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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  • Fines system outdated – says Road Haulage Association

    on Jun 26, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Fines system outdated – says Road Haulage Association

    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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  • Haweka alignment helping truck dealers adjust to new technology

    on Jun 26, 17 • in General News, UK News • 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 General News, UK News • 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 General News, UK News • 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 General News, 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 General News, UK News • 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 General News, UK News • 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 General News, 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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