What to do When Driving Gets Stressful Although you might really love driving, there can be times when it seems more stressful than usual. If a driver is stressed, the risk of accident and injury goes up. Thankfully there are some things we can do to combat the stresses of modern-day roads and other events that crop up in life, making driving more challenging than usual. Published: 14 November 2022
Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK future-proofs its Parts business with state-of-the-art, dedicated distribution hub Customers can look forward to even slicker, more efficient aftersales support when deliveries from Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK’s impressive new Parts Logistics Centre commence on 3 January. Published: 10 November 2022
Tracking a quarter-of-a-century of progress in truck technology, F1 team McLaren takes a trip down Mercedes-Benz ‘memory lane’ McLaren truck driver Ian Hodges has been reunited with the 25-year-old Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor unit he once piloted to race circuits throughout Europe, thanks to the stunning efforts of ace restorer Dominic Newby. Published: 10 November 2022
More Than 1 in 3 Truck Parks Don’t Have Showers or Security A recent survey was conducted by the Department of Transport recently, which looked at truck parking facilities in 2022. Obviously, the information contained within this report is highly interesting, but one fact stood out among the rest. The quality and quantity of HGV parks and parking facilities across England is not up to scratch in many ways. Published: 20 October 2022
Port of Dover on Track to be Green Shipping Corridor The port of Dover recently took a big step forward in becoming the first high-volume green shipping corridor in the UK. It has recently been announced that the port was to fund a green corridor short straits consortium feasibility study in order to establish a zero-carbon trade route. Published: 20 October 2022
A New Survey Finds That Nearly 50% of People Favour Road Pricing The Campaign for Better Transport has recently conducted a survey and reported on the findings showing that around 49% of people would support a pay-as-you-drive scheme to replace vehicle excise and fuel duty. Conversely, only 18% were opposed to the idea, with the remaining percentage of respondents having no strong opinion one way or the other. Published: 11 October 2022
Car Miles Fall, Van and Truck Traffic Rises Car traffic has increased by 32.9%, recently, reaching 2375 billion vehicle miles year on year. However, according to new information released by the Department of Transport, car traffic is currently down to pre-pandemic levels. Published: 11 October 2022
Trader Support Service Extended to 2023 Anybody moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be pleased to know that a business support scheme called the Trader Support Scheme will continue to run for a longer period, extended currently until December 2023. Published: 11 October 2022
Rossetts FREE Electric Vehicle 24-hour Test Drive Event Rossetts Electric Vehicle 24-hour Test Drive Event | 1st – 31st October 2022 Published: 30 September 2022