As Millbrook gears up for this year’s premier international low-carbon event, Brian Tinham looks behind the scenes at the business drivers and the technologies
Alternative FuelsVacu-Lug employee Jason Humphries has achieved a ‘distinction’ in the City & Guilds Part 1 Retread Workshop Practice examination, scoring the highest mark nationwide. The firm’s Dave Alsop and Elaine...
People
Some 75,000—90,000 tractor-trailer journeys have been saved and up to 10.6 million vehicle-km cut to the end of 2015 under the government’s LST (longer semi-trailer) trial scheme, according to figures...
Longer Semi-Trailers
Telematics specialist MiX Telematics is to stage a one-day safety roadshow, which it says is aimed at UK service, delivery, utility, haulage and passenger transport operators.
Road Safety
Scotland’s oldest family-owned department store chain Watt Brothers has added an additional DAF LF45.160 to its small commercial vehicle fleet, using Ryder’s services.
Rigids
Cowplain, Waterlooville-based plant repair specialist TD Bowles is reporting that its Mercedes-Benz Citan, Vito and Sprinter LCVs have delivered total reliability since it started specifying the...
Car Derived Vans
Knorr-Bremse yesterday (5 September 2016) formally announced its public all-cash offer for all shares in Haldex at SEK 110 per share, 10% above ZF’s recent offer for the company.
Brakes & Braking Systems
August 2016 recorded the best new LCV (light commercial vehicle) registrations performance in 11 years, according to latest SMMT (Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders) figures.
Sales Figures
Mobile recycling equipment specialist CRJ Services reckons its Volvo FH16-650 tag-axle tractor is future-proof, because of its telematics, which provide for remote monitoring and diagnostics.
Tractor Units
Garden sheds and summer houses manufacturer Shire Garden Buildings has taken delivery of a 30-strong fleet of long-wheelbase Nissan NV400 dropside vans.
Drop Side
TomTom Telematics has released its OptiDrive 360 eco-driving package, primarily for construction trucks, following the release of first findings from the four-year EU-funded ecoDriver project, which...
Driver / People Management
Integration with the wider transport network is key to low carbon vehicles, according to the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), which intends to focus on emerging technologies for reducing emissions at...
Green Vehicles