The FTA’s (Freight Transport Association) Truck Excellence and Van Excellence audits – if supplemented by additional checks – have been recognised by TfL (Transport for London) as valid alternatives...
Driver / People Management
Transport minister Andrew Jones today (30 June 2016) announced that LowCVP’s new Low Carbon HGV technology accreditation scheme will now be rolled out to encourage uptake of fuel-saving, low-carbon...
Emissions Control
While truck auctions are currently “a little brisker”, according to Glass’s latest guidance on used HGV sales, only scarce late year Euro 5 and Euro 6 are moving well, while the market for older...
Drop Side
Speaking at the National Infrastructure Forum, ExCel Centre, London, yesterday morning (28 June 2016), transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin sought to calm nerves in the wake of the Brexit mandate.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
The Ricardo-led ADEPT (Advanced Diesel-Electric Powertrain) consortium says it has now successfully applied advanced mild hybrid technologies with 48V ‘intelligent electrification’ to deliver a Ford...
Hybrids
ZF has unveiled HDA (highway driving assist) and EMA (evasive manoeuvre assist), the latter developed with Wabco, both aimed at improving safety for tractor-trailer combinations.
Braking Systems
An on/off-road Iveco Trakker 8x4 tipper is centre stage on the Case Construction Equipment stand at this year’s Hillhead quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition (28—30 June 2016).
Tippers
Global GPS navigation specialist Sygic has signed a partnership agreement with Route Monkey, the route optimisation firm.
Tracking
CIMC Vehicles, the China-based global trailer manufacturer, has agreed terms to acquire Retlan Manufacturing, which includes Northern Ireland based trailer manufacturer SDC, for an undisclosed sum.
Trailers
Civil engineering, earthworks and waste management contractor MJ Church has commissioned two 80-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units just under a year after putting its first Arocs eight-wheelers...
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Civil engineering, earthworks and waste management contractor MJ Church has commissioned two 80-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs tractor units just under a year after putting its first Arocs eight-wheelers...
Heavy Goods Vehicles
ACR Tipping Services’ reckons its new Scania R cab Loadmaster tipper – dubbed Double Dutch – is a stop-you-in-your-tracks truck that resets the bar on quality.
Tippers