Northumberland County Council is achieving a new level of efficiency with the latest vehicle additions to its fleet, from Mercedes-Benz and Fuso.
Municipal Vehicles
Transport operator and Pall-Ex member John Bywater Transport is achieving welcome fuel savings and now expects more, following in-house comparative fuel trials involving tractor units from five truck...
Tractor Units
Millbrook Proving Ground has become the first site in the UK to offer a commercial facility for surface noise testing that conforms with the recently introduced ISO specification.
Noise Reduction
One of Britain's biggest and best-known brewers has raised a toast to a pair of 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters, which are now delivering to pubs and other outlets that cannot be accessed by larger trucks.
Rigids
Britain's biggest, privately-owned importer and distributor of bananas has stood down its old fleet of 15 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, and replaced them with 20 new vehicles.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
A 44 tonne DAF XF105 tag axle tractor was the choice of sports surface specialist J Mallinson (Ormskirk), which is now moving plant and equipment to race tracks and sports stadia around the country.
Tractor Units
Crash testing has been undertaken at Euro NCAP headquarters for a number of recently introduced van-based vehicles.
Car Derived Vans
As Euro 6 engined trucks take to the road, Brian Tinham assesses what is likely to come next – and the engineering most likely to deliver it
Engine/Transmission Management
With a commitment to slash CO2 emissions, dairy giant Arla has developed five transport solutions. Brian Tinham talks exclusively to group fleet director Gordon Irvine
Alternative Fuels
Cenex, the UK's centre of excellence for low carbon technologies, is to run the sixth annual Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2013) event at Millbrook on 4 and 5 September 2013.
Alternative Fuels
The FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) scheme for tanker drivers.
Driver / People Management
Independent long-haul logistics company Virginia International Logistics says it is making "significant fuel savings" with Continental tyres.
Tyres & Retreads