Sky TV installer Campbell & Kennedy says it has been improving productivity and efficiency since implementing a bespoke Route Monkey customer relationship management (CRM) system to manage its team of...
Fleet Management Systems
Shell is claiming up to 2% fuel savings and 56% better engine wear protection, as well as longer oil drain intervals, with Shell rimula Ultra 5W-30 – the oil giant’s most advanced heavy-duty diesel...
Lubricants & Systems
Demand for truck tyres in the UK replacement market is continuing to show a steady shift to 315/70 R 22.5 fitments, according to a report by premium tyres manufacturer Michelin.
Tyres & Retreads
Volvo is to demonstrate its self-driving, autonomous truck technology to the world’s press in a simulated mining environment at a conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 24 May 2016.
Construction Equipment
Almost two thirds of fleet managers (65%) in the UK see fuel-related fraud as a major issue for their operations, according to independent research from Shell, published today (26 April 2016) at the...
Driver / People Management
The IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) has gone live for bookings for this year’s national IRTE Conference, due to be held at Eastwood Hall, in Nottinghamshire on 28 September.
Continuing Professional Development
Looking at what’s left of the cab after this incident on 22 March 2016, it’s hard to imagine that Paul Cooling, a driver for J Medler Haulage of Norwich, was able to walk away with only cuts and...
Bodywork
Two dedicated gas-fuelled Scania tractor units are now operating on daily return-to-base services with Waitrose, extending parent company John Lewis’s move into clean, quiet, sustainable truck...
Green Vehicles
ZF has now produced one million of its celebrated commercial vehicle intarders, originally launched in 1992 to reduce wear on service brakes and ensure safe, fade-free braking.
Engine/Transmission Management
A report by the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs into air quality and transport finds that the government’s existing plans for Clean Air Zones (CAZs) are too inflexible.
Social / Corporate Responsibility
Goodyear says it has relaunched its European commercial vehicle website in a bid to help fleet operators select the right truck tyres and truck tyre-related services for their operations – and to cut...
Tyres & Retreads
Grantham-based commercial tyre retreading specialist Vacu-Lug has introduced three new retread tyres for the heavier end of commercial vehicles.
Tyres & Retreads