A new management body called Transport for the North (TfN) has been set up to manage and administer transport projects for the north of England. The major force behind it has been the Chancellor, George Osborne who has been … Continued
With the cost of getting a Certificate of Professional Competence to drive a commercial vehicle in the UK being around £2000, two industry bodies have gone cap in hand to the government to ask for a ‘student loan’ system to … Continued
£100 million of UK investment in driverless car technology. What about commercial vehicles? In this week’s Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced that £100 million will be allocated to research and development into driverless cars. This … Continued
Even with the cost of diesel plummeting recently there are still major cost savings to be had in switching to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered heavy vehicles, as well as the increasing regulatory demands for new vans and HGV’s to … Continued
With every new technology there have been predictions of gloom and doom to one sector of industry or another. Luddites rioted against threshing machines in the 1800’s, and weavers went broke with the steam powered loom. Moving to the 2000’s, … Continued
The final countdown has begun as judges begin weighing up which van deserves the coveted International Van of the Year Award. The presentation will take place in Hanover, Germany, in September. There are 12 vans on the long list from … Continued
Nissan has announced the spec and pricing for its revolutionary e-NV200 van which, the firm claims, is going to forever change the LCV market. The e-NV200 is an electric van which promises running costs of just 2p per mile – … Continued