Speakers from Arriva, Tower Transit, Rygor Commercials, Jost and OEMs Volvo, DAF, Iveco and Don-Bur offered advice and solutions to help operators improve compliance and efficiency. Brian Tinham...
Fleet Management Systems
Hybrids, range extenders and full-electric vehicles are getting a lot of airtime and attracting significant R&D dollars. But are some developers missing some engineering tricks? Brian Tinham reports
Alternative Fuels
As OEMs and operators come to terms with Euro 6c and the certainty of Euro 6d just around the corner, Brian Tinham examines the likely impacts of Euro 7 in the early 2020s
Emissions
Well, the CV Show (25–27 April 2017, NEC, Birmingham) is upon us again. And, as we go to press, it’s set to be even better than last year’s, with everything from big trucks, rigids and trailers, to...
Alternative FuelsBridget Rosewell OBE has been appointed chair of the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), its first non-executive chair position.
People
Kevin Rooney, traffic commissioner for the West of England, has disqualified transport manager Graham Pearce indefinitely after concluding that he appeared to “care nothing of the condition of his...
Driver / People Management
Ryder is supplying a further 18 SDC tri-axle curtainsider semi-trailers to Expect Distribution to support the Bradford-based operator’s continued growth.
Trailers
Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES Bord na Móna) is now working 10 new Renault Range C380 8x4 trucks complete with Dennis Olympus OL27 bodies, Zoeller lifts and Moba weighing systems.
Rigids
DAF Trucks will be moving its UK headquarters to a new facility in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, following 30 years in Thame.
Dealerships
Nominated transport managers should routinely be asking questions if they don’t have regular contact with operators’ management.
O Licence
Flogas Britain has taken delivery of an undisclosed number of new tri-axle semi-trailers from Cartwright.
Tractor Units
DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency) has issued new technical advice for operators preparing specific vehicles for the annual MOT.
Road Legal