Wrings Transport is set to make a £20,000 saving on its insurance premium after installing Smart Witness accident cameras to its fleet of 50 vehicles.
Security Equipment
Transport organisations appear broadly pleased with yesterday's (5 December 2013) Autumn Statement, with the widely anticipated fuel duty freeze and the maintained differential for cleaner alternative...
Fleet Operating Costs
The IRTE's road transport technician licensing scheme irtec is being brought to Wales, with the opening of a new assessment centre at Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC).
Irtec
Plenty of bodybuilders argue that improving fuel returns is at least as much about the aerodynamics as it is about engine technology. Brian Tinham examines the claims
Aerodynamics
Dual fuel has more than merely caught the attention of the big boys. Brian Tinham talks to DHL and TNT about their major truck conversion programmes
Alternative Fuels
Don't breathe a sigh of relief just yet. Last month, the Coalition stated its intention to provide £49m of funding to improve the development of engineering skills. Its announcement was timed to...
Apprenticeships
When it comes to tankers and other vehicles carrying hazardous materials, operations and engineering are very different to general road haulage. Brian Tinham reports
ADR VehiclesTransport Systems Catapult, part of the Catapult innovation and technology programme set up by the government's Technology Strategy Board, has installed: Chris Powell as chief financial officer; Mark...
People
Iveco launched its long-awaited Eurocargo Euro 6 truck range at the Italian Embassy in London – and simultaneously in Berlin and Madrid –last week (28 November 2013), with the slogan 'perfect in every...
Rigids
The North Eastern Centre of the IRTE celebrated 60 years of existence earlier this month, with a luncheon held at the Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light.
Continuing Professional Development
Sustainable logistics and dual-fuel pioneering firm Howard Tenens has bought 42 new trucks this year, including 36 Euro 5 dual-fuel (compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel) tractor units, to update...
Alternative Fuels
For the second year running, Ford has been lauded as the most reliable van manufacturer and Ford Transit the most reliable van, according to a Fleet News survey of the 50 largest UK contract hire and...
Panel Vans