Transport News

Maintenance of bridges in France

Maintenance of bridges in France

News of the 01/10/2018

The collapse of the Genoa viaduct in Italy has sparked a wave of concern about the condition of all French bridges.

Nikola Motors Hydrogen Truck for 2021

Nikola Motors Hydrogen Truck for 2021

News of the 24/09/2018

The manufacturer has just announced the release of its hydrogen truck for 2020 which will consume 20% less than a diesel truck.

Fuel theft is on the rise

Fuel theft is on the rise

News of the 17/09/2018

Fuel thefts on trucks have been increasing since the beginning of the year due to higher prices.

Catalonia: ban on heavy goods vehicles on national roads N-340 and N-240

Catalonia: ban on heavy goods vehicles on national roads N-340 and N-240

News of the 10/09/2018

Traffic bans are increasing in Spain and the Catalog is not immune to this trend: it has just banned access for 4-axle trucks on the N-340 and N-240 national highways.

Collaboration between Thor Trucks and UPS

Collaboration between Thor Trucks and UPS

News of the 03/09/2018

UPS has announced that it will work with Thor Trucks by integrating a fully electric Thor Trucks utility into its Los Angeles fleet.

Uber stops researching autonomous truck

Uber stops researching autonomous truck

News of the 27/08/2018

In financial difficulties, the company Uber decided to abandon its branch in research on the autonomous truck.

The insured vehicles file soon in application

The insured vehicles file soon in application

News of the 20/08/2018

From 1 January 2019, the police will have the insured vehicles file at their disposal. The implementation of this file has been clarified by Decree No. 2018-644 of 20 July 2018.

Opposition of the FNTR to the vignette envisaged by the government

Opposition of the FNTR to the vignette envisaged by the government

News of the 23/07/2018

The government is planning to introduce a vignette on carriers to participate in the renovation of road infrastructure.

Platooning tests in Germany

Platooning tests in Germany

News of the 16/07/2018

The companies MAN and DB Schenker in collaboration with a school of science are conducting a test of platooning since June 25 on the A9 motorway between Neufharn (Munich) and Nuremberg.

Towards a risk of scarcity of rare metals for electric vehicles

Towards a risk of scarcity of rare metals for electric vehicles

News of the 09/07/2018

The construction of batteries for electric vehicles uses a number of rare metals and the evolution of the market raises the risk of a shortage on certain metals from 2025.

Spain will make freeways free

Spain will make freeways free

News of the 02/07/2018

The new Spanish president Pedro Sanchez wants to make almost all free motorways.

One in two liftgate is never controlled!

One in two liftgate is never controlled!

News of the 25/06/2018

An investigation has just shown that the 220 000 vehicles equipped with a liftgate in France, half would never be controlled.

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