News
Latest news from the commercial transport industry, brought to you by Transport
Engineer magazine, covers transport, vehicle and workshop technologies - with engineering
updates on trucks, tippers, LCVs, buses, coaches, trailers, engines, transmissions,
brakes, hybrids, fuels and more - as well as equipment for technicians, maintenance,
legislation, environmental issues, fleet operating costs, company and people news.
30/03/2012
MAN Truck & Bus UK has secured its first order for its EcoCity gas-engined bus from Arriva.
» Read More
30/03/2012
First in Greater Glasgow paid a special visit this week to Saint Andrew's nursery in support of a public transport themed project the children have been working on.
» Read More
30/03/2012
Transportes Olivos, a subsidiary of the multinational group Urbaser, has replaced 16 refuse trucks in its fleet with new Iveco trucks, equipped with Allison automatic transmissions.
» Read More
29/03/2012
Europe is well ahead on truck and much trailer braking technology – and more than most in the industry realise, according to Jeff Lowe of Doctor Air Brake.
» Read More
29/03/2012
One of the UK's first 15.65m refrigerated trailers has been delivered into the Tesco fleet, equipped with temperature-controlled Vector technology from Carrier Transicold.
» Read More
29/03/2012
Guest Motors is helping to keep the nation's pubs well stocked with Everards beers, having supplied a new dray to the Leicestershire-based brewery.
» Read More
28/03/2012
Truck driving is a less stressful job than it used to be, according to a study by Mercedes-Benz.
» Read More
28/03/2012
Vacu-Lug Tyres has secured a major contract to manage the tyres on Wincanton's truck fleet operated on behalf of Wavin, the UK water management, plumbing, heating and drainage systems supplier.
» Read More
28/03/2012
MAN has supplied Bibby Distribution with 10 new TGM 18.250 4x2 rigids for the company's contract with car care product manufacturer Tetrosyl.
» Read More
27/03/2012
The Department for Transport has announced funding for investment in cleaner buses across England. As part of the announcement, Transport for London has been awarded £5 million to add an additional 70 hybrid buses to its fleet.
» Read More
27/03/2012
High-tech developments have made Britain's best-selling small van even cleaner, with emissions dropping from 95 to 87g/km of CO2 and combined fuel economy rising to 85.6mpg, according to Ford.
» Read More
27/03/2012
Travellers Choice, currently celebrating its 140th year of operation, has renewed its association with Volvo Bus, with the purchase of eight new B9R coaches with Jonckheere bodywork.
» Read More
26/03/2012
MPs Oliver Letwin and John Hayes today (26 March 2012) endorsed a scheme aimed at tackling the UK's massive technician skills shortage –estimated by a recent employers' review at 450,000 by 2020.
» Read More
26/03/2012
irtec, the independent engineering competency assessment for commercial vehicle technicians, has received backing from two senior industry figures.
» Read More
26/03/2012
Wabco has announced new transmission automation technology that it claims will bring fuel savings of up to 5% and reduce emissions by optimising gear shifts.
» Read More
26/03/2012
FirstGroup, the UK's largest transport operator, has created a new trust to restore and preserve some of the company's historic vehicles.
» Read More
23/03/2012
Transwaste Recycling and Aggregates has taken delivery of its first Renault Lander 310.26 6x2 rear steer rigid with Farid TS1 refuse collection body and rear end loader.
» Read More
23/03/2012
TNT Express is putting Iveco's new Daily light commercial vehicle to the test on its pick-up and delivery operations, with the arrival of 10 Daily 50C15 chassis cabs into its national fleet.
» Read More
23/03/2012
Hankook has extended its commercial vans and transporter tyre line-up with the introduction of the Hankook Vantra LT.
» Read More
22/03/2012
FMCG, chilled and ambient supply-chain specialist Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 35 new Mercedes Benz Axor C2543 LS 6x2 tractor units.
» Read More
21/03/2012
The Freight Transport Association says that the Chancellor's failure to cut fuel duty rates has condemned UK industry to suffer the consequences of even higher fuel bills at a time when the world price of oil stands at a four-year high – ...
» Read More
20/03/2012
Cheshire-based heavy haulage specialist Cranage Haulage has upgraded its vehicle fleet with a Volvo FH16-600 double-drive tractor unit.
» Read More
20/03/2012
Hug Engineering has been approved as a manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle emission control diesel particle filters for compliance with provisions of the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
» Read More
20/03/2012
Plumbing and electrical installation specialist Status Heating has taken delivery of its first Citroën C-Zero all-electric city car, as part of its 2012 order for over 20 Citroën cars and vans.
» Read More
19/03/2012
In a bid to ensure that its service van fleet has maximum uptime, Stone Hardy has signed a three-year fixed price FleetSure fleet maintenance contract with Euroway.
» Read More