HGV road tolls will increase in Flanders and Brussels from 1 July, announced the payment collector Viapass. The increase is planned to adjust the rates in line with indexation.

HGV road tolls in Flanders and Brussels to increase from July

DAF's New Generation XG⁺ has been awarded ‘Best UK Diesel Tractor’ at the 2022 Fleet News Awards. The same manufacturer also won the ‘Best Two-axle Lightweight Rigid Truck’ award for the DAF LF, as well as the ‘Best Rigid Truck’ award for the DAF CF.

DAF nets awards hattrick at 2022 Fleet News Awards

A CDU/CSU parliamentary group has asked for more information on the German Federal Government's plan to alleviate the shortage of HGV parking spaces via the use of so-called ‘convoy parking'.

German Parliamentary group inquires about HGV ‘convoy parking’ plan

<a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-26-gartner-forecasts-6-million-electric-cars-will-be-shipped-in-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Renowned advisory firm Gartner</a> has forecast an almost 50% year-on-year increase in the number of electric HGV shipments, despite the current chip shortage. 

Gartner: shipments of electric HGVs to rise almost 50% in 2022

The price paid by users of general vans and HGVs to access the M6 toll road <a href="https://news.rha.uk.net/2022/01/18/m6-toll-price-hike-for-hgv-users/content.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">is to increase in just over two weeks</a>. 

M6 toll charges for vans and HGVs to increase soon

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON GROUP have signed a binding agreement on a joint venture to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.

Trio of truck manufacturers to team up on electric charging network

2021 might see a new record in the yearly number of HGVs passing through Brenner, <a href="https://www.tt.com/artikel/30807757/dezember-entscheidend-lkw-transit-in-tirol-erreicht-altes-niveau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports Tiroler Tageszeitung</a>.

Number of HGVs at Brenner likely to break all records

<a href="https://www.pertemps.co.uk/about-us/latest-news/company-news/lorry-driver-crisis-to-worsen-survey-shows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A survey of over 2,500 qualified HGV drivers by Pertemps</a> has found that almost a quarter of all respondents consider it unlikely that they will still be driving lorries three years from now. 

Survey of UK-based truckers suggests almost 1 in 4 set to quit profession within 3 years

Earlier this month, road transport inspectors in Northern Poland became the first in the country to start testing remote tachograph reading tech.

Poland begins checking tachograph data remotely

Following two days of block checks, the authorities in Tyrol have decided to apply the measure yet again, explaining their decision was down to overnight snowfall. 