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Thomas Hardie wins at Volvo dealer awards

Thomas Hardie Commercials has been named Volvo Used Truck Sales Team of the Year for the third consecutive year.

Environment Agency cracks down on illegal waste movements

Dozens of lorries and vans in the Watford area were stopped by police and crime officers in a roadside crackdown of illegal waste. Any vehicle moving waste was checked using authorised sites where it would be handled properly.

Worker's leg crushed by refuse collection vehicle

Pendle Borough Council has been fined £40,000 after a worker’s leg was crushed by a refuse collection vehicle (RCV).

A 'bad case of serious shortcomings' at Viviago says traffic commissioner Simon Evans

Container haulier Viviago and its director have been disqualified from operating for 18 months after a raft of compliance issues were uncovered following a final warning.

Price fixing by truck cartel claim goes ahead

The RHA’s proposed collective claim for compensation over price-fixing by a cartel of truck manufacturers is well placed to get the green light to proceed from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), according to Steven Meyerhoff, a director at legal firm Backhouse Jones which is working with the RHA on its claim.

Reasons to buy a Euro-5 used Volvo truck

Buying a secondhand Volvo truck doesn't have to be hard. Read our guide on Euro-5 Volvos to get started

TruckEast Norwich named Scania depot of the year

TruckEast Norwich has been crowned Scania Depot of the Year 2018 in the annual Scania (GB) competition

Seven applications and decisions that were granted this week

New applications from Unipart, KNDL and Whitworth Bros were among the applications and decisions to the Office of the Traffic Commissioners that caught out attention this week.

Five year ban after public inquiry hears of convictions for fraud and cannabis smuggling

An operator has been disqualified after he failed to inform the traffic commissioner about his 12-year prison sentence for supplying cannabis.

Driver was stopped with no HGV licence

A company whose driver was stopped by the DVSA and found not to have any entitlement to drive HGVs has had its licence revoked and its director disqualified for three years.