Perennial Freight is today (25 June 2015) mounting an appeal in the Supreme Court over motor tax prosecutions relating to vehicle weight – with the backing of Freight Transport Association Ireland...
Road Legal
Goodwood Festival of Speed (which starts tomorrow 25 July 2015) will see the re-incarnation of the legendary Cummins Mini now uprated to 4,400bhp.
Engines & Engine Parts
Samsung in Argentina has developed new technology for trucks that effectively makes them transparent to other vehicles.
Safety systems
The 600th Volvo hybrid bus manufactured for the UK and Ireland has been registered by Metroline Travel, as part of a larger order for 34 B5LH double deck vehicles from the London bus operator.
Engine/Transmission Management
New and advancing technologies mean that vehicle fleets are becoming one of most companies’ more advanced assets – putting fleet managers increasingly in the metaphorical driving seat.
Driver / People Management
LowCVP, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, has today (24 June 2015) released a best practice guide for local authorities aimed at encouraging uptake of low emission vehicles.
Alternative Fuels
No fewer than 18 teams from 10 bus operators took part in the fifth annual IRTE Skills Challenge for bus and coach technicians, which took place last month at S&B Automotive Academy, in Bristol.
Apprenticeships
The new TfL-funded commercial vehicle enforcement unit, run by the City of London Police, has stopped 136 vehicles in the city and taken 95 dangerous vehicles off the road in its first month of...
Road Legal
The UK can develop the infrastructure necessary to deliver low carbon fuels for the future – but good coordination between central and local government, as well as industry, is essential to make it...
Alternative Fuels
Future Transport Systems (FTS) has won the innovation category in the British Renewable Energy Awards 2015 – its first national award.
Electric Vehicles
Volvo Trucks has certified HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) synthetic diesel for use in all its Euro 5 engines, and is currently preparing to certify the fuel for Euro 6 trucks.
Alternative Fuels
Karlstadsbuss, in Sweden, will shortly be operating three all-electric Optare Solo buses in the city centre – all 9.2m Optare Solo EVs, with 25 seats and a wheelchair bay.
Electric Vehicles