TRUCKS NEWS * Europe - REGISTRATIONS: New HGV ones slump

New heavy truck registrations in April amounted to 15,117 units, or 47.0 per cent less than in the same month a year ago

Brusells,Belgium -HGV (Ireland) -29 May 2009: -- With the exception ofthe Dutch and Swiss markets, which expanded by 33 and 22.1 per cent respectively, all others contracted... Cumulative results from January to April show a 42.8 per cent slump... (Picture: media.monstersandcritics: european's trucks)


* UK - Number of trucks travelling to continent falls

London,UK -Logistics Manager -28 May 2009: -- The total number of goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to the continent fell nine per cent for the year to March 2009, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport... Some 2.64 million goods vehicles travelled from Great Britain to mainland Europe during the year. Despite the year on year fall, the figure was still 95 per cent higher than in 1992... Some 1.97 million were powered vehicles, down eight per cent, and 676,000 were unaccompanied trailers, down 11 per cent... Much of the drop can be attributed to the first quarter of 2009 when the total number of goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to the continent fell 19 per cent to 576,000... (Picture from jkvehicles.co.uk: UK and Mainland Europe Vehicle )