While the world’s politicians argue over how to tackle global warming, a UK consortium is doing something about it with a new breed of double-deck trailers that will cut CO2 emissions and boost...
Bodywork
Cambridge University is using a new test procedure to examine the air flow around an artic, especially beneath the trailer, where aerodynamic drag is at its worst. Brian Weatherley reports
Trailers
The four-axle rigid market has recently seen the arrival of new lightweight models. Brian Weatherley lists what’s available in the low-tare eight-legger marketplace for UK aggregate hauliers looking...
Rigids
An expert panel delivered a positive verdict on Earned Recognition: HGV and PSV operators, big or small, should pursue it – though they’d like more benefits for ER holders. By Brian Weatherley
Workshop Management Systems
At the 2018 IRTE conference, Welsh traffic commissioner Nick Jones delivered a ’realpolitik’ view on the challenges of regulating road transport in a traffic area not previously strong on resources,...
Driver CPC
Assuming we can find enough of them, what will tomorrow’s truck drivers want from a next-generation dashboard display? Brian Weatherley finds out
Speed Limiters
Scania’s New Generation R and S-series may have more charisma, but its latest P and L-series urban chassis have the qualities to deliver on inner-city driveability, safety and emissions, as Brian...
Drivelines
Lightweight tractors have a lot to offer payload-hungry hauliers. But they shouldn’t only be the preserve of 44-tonne bulk operators. Brian Weatherley considers the benefits of losing weight, and...
Couplings
Three major UK fleets are putting Fuso’s zero-emission eCanter to work in the nation’s capital. Brian Weatherley examines the all-electric 7.5-tonner and the opportunities for its wider adoption in...
Battery Technology
The ever popular legal stream featured a traffic commissioner, the DVSA’s head of enforcement policy and a leading transport solicitor, ensuring a large turnout from delegates. Brian Weatherley...
Driver CPC
French temperature-controlled specialist Chereau has created a way to improve the ‘dialogue’ between tractors and reefer trailers, making life easier and safer for operators and drivers. Brian...
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
There’s a new generation of ‘urban’ artics on the street with innovative trailers that look like meeting the needs of both operators and local authorities alike. Brian Weatherley examines what they...
Trailers